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Rating system for coal mine roofs

underground South African coal mines are a major safety hazard as well as a substantial operational burden. From the South African Mines Reportable Accidents Statistics System (SAMRASS), 2000, a total of 231 accidents were reported from coal mines in South Africa. The number of underground accidents was 147, with 53 resulting from falls of ground.

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Mineralogy and Geochemistry of Sub-Bituminous …

As much as 70 % of the South African estimated coal reserve is located in the Waterberg, Witbank, and Highveld coalfields, as well as lesser amounts in the Ermelo, Free State and Springbok Flats …

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Mineralogical, chemical, and petrographic properties of selected South

ABSTRACT Three South African feed coal samples for the combustion process were beneficiated to produce carbon-rich and mineral-rich fractions. The mineralogical, petrographical, and chemical properties of these feed coals and their density separated fractions were investigated using XRD, XRF, QEMSCAN, Electron …

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Characterization of the coal resources of South Africa

Geology and coal quality of the South African coalfields Coal is found in South Africa in 19 coalfields (Figure 1), located mainly in KwaZulu-Natal, Mpumalanga, Limpopo, and the Free State, with lesser amounts in Gauteng, the North West Province and the Eastern Cape. Table I summarizes pertinent geological information about the coal seams in ...

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Radiographic outcomes among South African coal miners

Objectives: This study, the first to document the prevalence of pneumoconiosis among a living South African coal mining cohort, describes dose–response relationships between coal workers' pneumoconiosis and respirable dust exposure, and relationships between pneumoconiosis and both lung function …

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(PDF) The coalification of South African coal

In: P.C. Lyons and B. Alpern (Editors), Coal: Classification, Coalification, Mineralogy, Trace-element Chemistry, and Oil and Gas Potential. Int. J. Coal Geol., 13: 375-390. It has been generally accepted that the variation in rank of South African coal is essentially due to the metamorphic effect of dolerite dykes and sills.

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Standard Classification of Coals by Rank

4.1 This classification establishes categories of coal based on gradational properties that depend principally on the degree of metamorphism to which the coal was subjected while buried. These categories indicate ranges of physical and chemical characteristics that are useful in making broad estimates of the behavior of coal in …

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South African coal mining today

The country's coal mining industry employs almost 92,000 people, who earn some R29.6 billion. Some 70% of the coal mined in South Africa is consumed domestically, with some 81% of electricity being generated from coal. At current rates of production, South Africa has reserves sufficient to satisfy its needs for more than a century.

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The Behaviour of Rare Earth Elements from South African Coal …

Lanzerstorfer, C. Pre-processing of coal combustion fly ash by classification for enrichment of rare earth elements. Energy Rep. 2018, 4, 660–663. [Google Scholar] ... "The Behaviour of Rare Earth Elements from South African Coal Fly Ash during Enrichment Processes: Wet, Magnetic Separation and Zeolitisation" …

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South Africa and coal

South Africa is a large coal producer and consumer. In 2019, it produced 258.9 million tonnes. South Africa is a major exporter of coal into the world market. It is also heavily dependent on coal for power generation and is aiming to rapidly expand its coal-based generation capacity.

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1 IntroductIon to south AfrIcAn coAl mInIng And …

Coal currently provides about 70% of South Africa's primary energy4. Ninety per cent of the country's electricity is produced by coal-fired thermal generation, while 's coal …

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Mineralogical, chemical, and petrographic …

Three South African feed coal samples for the combustion process were beneficiated to produce carbon-rich and mineral-rich fractions. The mineralogical, petrographical, and chemical properties of ...

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Surface and bulk characterization of an ultrafine South African coal

South African coal-fired power stations produce about 25 million tons of fly ash per annum, of which only approximately 5% is currently reused. ... The beneficiation of South African FA after it has been put through a process of air classification, electrostatic recovery and/or density separation has been described before [1] ...

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Coal

South Africa's coal resources are contained in the Ecca deposits, a stratum of the Karoo Supergroup, and date from the Permian period between 280 and 250 Ma. In general terms, they are largely located in …

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South Africa's Power Producer's Revised Coal Ash …

ISSN 1946-0198 journal homepage: SouthAfrica'sPowerProducer'sRevisedCoalAshStrategyandImplementation Progress KelleyReynolds-Clausen1,∗ ...

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South African Coal Industry

South Africa is the 6th biggest coal exporter country with 6,23 billion USD export value. 1/4 of South African coal is exported to energy providers and metallurgical plants in mostly Europe, South America, and India. Coal is highly used as energy source in South Africa, almost 90% of South Africa electricity being obtained from coal-fired power ...

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South Africa

In 2019, South Africa's Integrated Resource Plan (IRP) laid out intentions to diversify the country's power mix by 2030. It outlined its goal to decommission over 35,000 MW of coal (of 42,000 MW assumed operating) by 2050. The plan would still allow the country to burn coal with no exit date yet agreed. South Africa has pledged to be carbon ...

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What We Do | Produce & Export Thermal Coal | Thungela

Thungela is one of the largest pure-play producers and exporters of thermal coal in South Africa, based on aggregate thermal coal reserves and marketable thermal coal production. ... As a leader amongst South African thermal coal miners, we are committed to performing our operations with a view to a sustainable future, in accordance with our ...

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Characterization of the coal resources of South Africa

Coal is found in South Africa in 19 coalfields (Figure 1), located mainly in KwaZulu-Natal, Mpumalanga, Limpopo, and the Free State, with lesser amounts in Gauteng, the North …

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SAMREC

The correct reference for the SAMREC Code is: THE SOUTH AFRICAN CODE FOR THE REPORTING OF EXPLORATION RESULTS, MINERAL RESOURCES AND MINERAL RESERVES (THE SAMREC CODE), 2016 EDITION The History of the Development of the SAMREC Code The South African Code for the Reporting of Exploration Results, …

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Types and classification of coal

Types and classification of coal. As geological processes apply pressure to dead plant material, over time it is transformed into the following: Peat – this is not yet coal. Lignite, or brown coal, the lowest rank of coal, used almost exclusively as fuel for electric power …

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Sintering and slagging of mineral matter in South African …

SINTERING AND SLAGGING OF MINERAL MATTER IN SOUTH AFRICAN COALS DURING THE COAL GASIFICATION PROCESS By Ratale Henry Matjie Supervisor: Professor P. Chris Pistorius Department of Materials Science and Metallurgical Engineering, Philosophiae Doctor (Metallurgy) ... African power stations' feed coals and their …

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South African coal resources explained and analysed

Three main topics are addressed: the application of national coal resource estimates; basic concept of regional coal resource classification; analysis of the latest …

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(PDF) THE COAL VALUE CHAIN IN SOUTH AFRICA

South Africa has long been an international outlier as a producer and consumer of coal. In 2019, it accounted for 3,6% of global coal production compared to 0,4% of the world's gross domestic ...

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International Classification | Atlas of Coal Geology

Traditional coal classification schemes, such as the rank-based system of ASTM D388 (ASTM, 1996a) or the original ISO (United Nations Economic Commission for Europe) International Classification of Hard Coals by Type, were developed using one type of coal, specifically, vitrinite-rich coals. ... (Australia and South Africa) owing to the ...

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Journal of the Southern African Institute of Mining and …

Coal occurs in South Africa in 19 separate coalfields (Figure 1), each of which has unique characteristics relating to coal formation, and the Competent Person should take due …

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The characteristics of Southern African coals

This paper summarizes the characteristics of Southern African coals, presents a fundamental approach to the combustion performance of coal, and reviews some of the recent developments in the...

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SOUTH AFRICAN CODE FOR REPORTING OF MINERAL …

Classification of the United Nations Economic Commission for Europe (UNFC) and from the ... 6.4 Reporting of Coal in Pillars and Remnants, Discard and Reject Coal in Stockpiles, Dumps and Tailings ... ('GSSA'), the Geostatistical Association of South Africa ('GASA'), the South African Council for Professional Land Surveyors and ...

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Coal

Coal mining's advent in South Africa can best be traced to the start of gold mining in the late 19 th century, particularly on the Witwatersrand, with the first coal in appreciable tonnages being extracted on the Highveld coal …

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