This September, Las Vegas hosts MINExpo 2008, one of the world’s largest mining exhibitions that is held every four years. MINING.com Magazine reviews everything you need to know before you attend. read more »
Global demand for coal has shown some signs of slack, leaving investors to wonder what's next for U.S. producers who've seen prices at times triple over the past year.read more »
Mining companies will find it difficult to raise capital in the current environment, especially if a trend emerges for miners to spin-off assets, says Melbourne-based private equity fund African Lion.read more »
The resources boom has pushed Africa into second place as the destination with the second highest growth for Australian trade and investment behind Asia, a top diplomat says. read more »
Mining officials in the United States asked prosecutors Wednesday to decide whether criminal charges are warranted in the deaths of nine people in last year's collapse of the Crandall Canyon mine in Utah. read more »
British mining company Lonmin PLC kept up its public defence against a hostile 5 billion pound takeover approach from Anglo-Swiss miner Xstrata PLC on Tuesday.read more »
A combination of low prices, weddings, Eid and Diwali are likely to give the physical market substantial support throughout much of September - the question is whether purchasers are buying more, or earlier, or both?
Mining Field: Lateral Development and RampsArea: Trackless Headings (Rule#186)
The maximum practical air velocity in lateral headings that are travelways is approximately 1,400 fpm. Even at this speed, a hard hat may be blown off when a vehicle or train passes by. At higher velocities, walking gets difficult and road dust becomes airborne. However, in pure lateral airways, the air velocity may exceed 3,000 fpm.
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