— How would you rate the overall adoption of technology in mining? It is progressing well, particularly where it can have an impact on key areas such as productivity and safety. We have seen an increasing share of mines extend the degree to which they have invested in areas such as predictive maintenance, collision avoidance and fatigue …

Three multiple-fatality coal mining accidents in 2006 led Congress to pass the Mine Improvement and New Emergency Response Act (MINER Act) of 2006. Among other topics, the MINER act addresses research and development of safety technology for …

 — In our first case study, we approached 100 people involved in coal mining, including 80 from coal mines, 4 from research and service providers, and 16 from government establishments. The convenience sample was drawn from 60 participants attending a Coaltech 2020 colloquium, and 40 members of the South African Colliery …

Download Citation | On Nov 14, 2023, Nomsa SM Mafodi and others published The Adoption and Application of Technology Innovations in the Coal Processing Mining Industry- A South African Case Study ...

 — The technology of coal mining has gone through continual evolutions and several revolutionary changes which transformed the methods, equipment, and productivity over the decades. In recent years, advances in technology focused more on the use of communication systems, automation, and data sciences for the health and safety of the …

 — The National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health has facilitated the development of numerous new technologies for underground coal mining but has observed that the commercialization and …

 — Over the past few decades, global demand for rare earth elements has skyrocketed. Several are an integral part of many modern technologies, including smartphones and some kinds of computer hard ...

Over recent history and since the beginning of industrialization, several changes in production paradigms have taken place, promoted by the surge and application of novel technologies. As shown in Fig. 6, the world has already seen three paradigm shifts, better known as industrial revolutions. Currently, a new transformation is i…

 — Mining Technology lists the top technologies that are expected to transform mining in the years to come. MT. Menu. ... The adoption of centralised systems for operating, monitoring and controlling the mining or the processing activities from a remote location has been much sought after by mining companies over the last four years in the …

 — In the US, the adoption of these technologies is growing, with both surface and underground mines implementing or planning to implement automation technology. The introduction of these technologies into mining will potentially affect worker health and safety and NIOSH seeks to proactively address these issues.

The article presents the key features of underground coal mining that influence the development of mining technologies and mining equipment design. It covers the most important challenges faced by underground coal mining companies and discusses growth areas in mining technology that are aligned with the paradigm of sustainable development.

In this paper we consider a particular kind of new process technology in coal mining, mechanical ventilation, that aimed to solve the problem of methane. As mines descended deeper and into previously unexploited basins, miners encountered ... adoption. At mid-century the only alternative to furnace ventilation was steam. Steam was a flexible ...

 — In the 13 th 5-year plan of coal industry development, the goals have been set, coal production will be more intensive through obsoleting the backward production capacity by 0.8 billion ton per year, the amount of coal mine will be about 6000, and the production of the large coal mine (1.2 million tonnes/year) will account for more than …

 — Abstract. Greening of coal through sustainable mining in India requires extensive deployment of technology. This article briefly highlights the role of technology …

Technology Adoption in Mining. Analyst Comment. ... Tremor at Polish coal mine kills four miners, six trapped. News. UK Minister supports coal mine to reduce reliance on Russian supply. News. Centerra to transfer Kumtor mine's …

 — However, coal mining is hazardous owing to the presence of methane gas that easily explodes, posing significant risks to miners and polluting the environment. To mitigate methane seepage from trapped coal ... Insights from this study could inform policymakers in crafting targeted regulations that encourage green technology adoption …

The significance of adoption and application of technological innovation in coal processing and/or beneficiation plays an important role in coal mining. Organizations that are competitive and gain global recognition. The South African coal mining industry has been moving towards changing the narrative in coal process technologies over the past years. …

 — Modern mining practices routinely integrate technology in mining into workflows to improve operational efficiencies. While competitiveness is a compelling reason for innovation, technology development and the use of artificial intelligence (AI) can also play a role in managing employee health, decreasing safety risks, and managing the …

 — Previous studies on technology adoption have focused mainly on organisations in the manufacturing and service sectors. However, limited literature exists focusing on barriers to and enablers of technology adoption in the mining sector. Using data from 28 interviews with mining experts, this study identified five environmental- and four ...

Mining technology experts advise that fully electrifying operations may not represent the optimal decarbonization solution or deliver favorable economics at every mine site. While suitable for new mines designed with electric drive equipment in mind, retrofitting existing facilities poses considerable challenges regarding layout and infrastructure.

 — By using new technology like spatial data effectively, the mining industry gains insights into mine systems at a reduced cost and impact on the environment. The mining industry is steadily moving toward a future where it's possible to virtually construct and deconstruct buildings, plants, mines, and all associated infrastructure before even ...

 — Technology adoption, particularly autonomous solutions alone, without consideration of end-to-end mining throughput, is at best challenging and at worst represents business failure. ... with additional semi-automated or automated equipment either planned or underway in minerals and coal mines across Australia, often supported …

 — The insights gained demonstrate that processes of innovation diffusion and technology adoption in the mining sector are subject to a complex and convoluted structure of stakeholder involvement and engagement. ... Diffusion model of value-added technology in Indonesian coal mining firm. Adv. Sci. Lett., 21 (6) (2015), pp. 2038-2041, 10.1166/asl ...

 — commercialization, and adoption of new technologies for use in underground coal mining in the United States. The findings are based on structured interviews and a …

 — Coal is the most abundant fossil fuel on Earth. Its predominant use has always been for producing heat energy. It was the basic energy source that fueled the Industrial Revolution of the 18th and 19th …

 — From the steam engine enabling coal mining to be profitable, to advanced drilling techniques, innovation has played a pivotal role in improving productivity and efficiency. ... the adoption of artificial intelligence (AI) has emerged as a game-changer for mining, allowing for more efficient exploration, taking automation to new levels ...

 — This paper takes its starting point in the fact that many mines have managed to improve its work environment, with regards to, for example, accident occurrence, while at the same time having stopped seeing improvements in these areas even in the wake of technology interventions. Technology projects in the mining industry continue to make …

 — Accounts of technological change during industrialization processes based on labor-saving innovations are commonplace, even more so in the coal mining industry, in which the focus has until now been placed on the steam engine water pump and the coal cutting machine. However, to better understand technological change, we need to bear …

 — China has called on coal-producing regions and enterprises to accelerate adoption of so-called 'smart-mining' technologies, according to a statement released by the National Energy Administration ...

 — Adoption of new technology in mining could help address the sector's struggles with lack of diversity. Technology in mining also helps eliminate the excuse of this sector being too dangerous for women, since more jobs will be operated at a distance from the rock face. We hope to see employment gender gaps reduced thanks to technology.