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The Illinois Coal Mining Industry
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An investigation of cleaner production opportunities in the South African coal mining industry
The coal mining and processing industry in South Africa is responsible for significant local and regional environmental impacts, most notably those on water quality. As a result, legislation is becoming more stringent, public concerns are increasing and mine rehabilitation costs, which are incurred …
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A qualitative analysis of post-traumatic stress disorder experiences at the Slater Coal Mining industry
… of post-traumatic stress disorder within the mining industry. It further reviewed systems used to manage the same disorder following a disastrous mining accident in the Slater Coal Mines. There are key challenges that were reviewed as part of improving diagnosis and management of …
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Media coverage, industrial policy, and safety : explaining shifting state and Private ownership in China's coal-mining industry
… expropriatory nationalization of private coal mines to investigate the puzzle of uneven policy implementation in China. It casts new light on the role media coverage and public opinion play in the Chinese policy process, on the party-state's disciplinary (wenze) practices, and on the …
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Development and Application of a Risk-Based Online Body-of-Knowledge for the U.S. Underground Coal Mining Industry: RISKGATE-US COAL
… multiple fatality events in the U.S. underground coal mining industry, such as the Upper Big Branch mine explosion, illustrates the need for improved methods of major safety hazard identification and control. While many solutions to reducing the risk of mine disasters have been proposed, including …
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The South African coal mining industry as a driver of green growth and a low carbon economy? A study on Sustainable Development Goals 7 & 13
… a green economy and its continued dependence on coal-based energy. This research investigates the South African coal mining sector and its alignment with two of the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), in terms of company reporting and measurement of specific indicators. The …
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My Trash, Your Treasure: What Prevents Risk-Based Governance from Diffusing in American Coal Mining Safety Regulation?
… has been a growth of risk-based governance in coal mining safety regulation in many European and commonwealth countries. However, it is puzzling that the progress is much slower in the U.S. This dissertation seeks to explore this puzzle by examining the question what are the barriers keeping …
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Powerlessness and Pollution in Alleghany County, Virginia: A Historical Analysis of Paternalism and Economic Coercion in Appalachia and its Relationship with Environmental Degradation
… a historical analysis of the cotton textile industry of the Southern Piedmont and coal mining industry of Southern Appalachia, where these systems of power have been documented. In applying the indicators of paternalism and economic coercion found in these nearby Southern industries to …
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Exploitation of Land and Labor in Appalachia: The Manipulation of Men in Ann Pancake's Strange as this Weather Has Been
… this Weather Has Been </em>critiques the way the coal mining industry has affected the Appalachian people and land. The novel reflects natural ecofeminism, which views the connection between women and nature in essentialist terms. This outdated mode of ecofeminism leads to a reinforcement of …
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The Upper Big Branch Mine Explosion: Occupational Hazard or Preventable Tragedy; A Look at State-Corporate Crime
… to be a paucity of research associated with coal industry related corporate crimes. This includes personal and death related events in the coal mining industry. This was evident in the 2010 explosion at the Upper Big Branch Mine in Montcoal, West Virginia that resulted in the death of …
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Coal mine waters in South Africa: Their Geochemistry,quality and classification. Volume one and two
… few water-scarce countries in the world in which coal mining has been, and still is, extensively performed. Parts of Australia and the U.S.A. (specifically Wyoming and Montana) are also water-scarce coal-mining regions. In the past, mining has impacted heavily on the South African environment …
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A Feasibility Analysis of Wind Power as an Alternative Post-mining Land Use in Surface Coal Mines in West Virginia
Surface coal mining in West Virginia has supplied energy to the eastern coast of the United States for over a century. Over the years, the coal mining industry has been forced to adapt as societal demands regarding health, safety, and environmental impacts have changed. More recent pressure has …
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Risky business: A pentadic analysis of two West Virginia coal mining disasters
… was rocked with two devastating disasters in the coal mining industry. Despite the disasters, West Virginians could not just walk away from the mines, as they depended on the coal industry for jobs and tax revenue. West Virginia had built a purpose-driven orientation towards the coal industry …
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Where I Belong
… Duckworth migrating to West Virginia due to the coal mining industry overtaking his home and continues with George Duckworth, the focus shifting to creating something tangible of his life for future generations. Place becomes central to the life of Ephraim Duckworth who not only worked the land …
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Factors contributing to unsuccessful rehabilitation: a case study investigating the rehabilitation practices in Opencast Coal Mines in the Mpumalanga Province, South Africa
The coal mining industry has played a significant role in the development of the South African economy. Coal supplies about 70% of South Africa's primary energy and is likely to remain the country's major source of energy despite the increasing trends towards renewable energy. Even though the …
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A mixed integer model for optimizing equipment scheduling and overburden transport in a surface coal mining operation
… competition has increased in the surface coal mining industry, which has necessitated the development of more efficient methods for coal removal. Despite this trend, very little emphasis has been placed on the development of optimization techniques applicable to the surface coal industry. …
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The impact of legislation and other factors on the safety performance of Australian coal mines
… the current safety paradigm in the Australian coal mining industry and establish if the safety performance is improving. The number of fatalities, serious bodily injuries and high potential injuries is unsatisfactory according to community standards. People are still being killed and there is …
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A Dynamic Programming Approach to Identifying Optimal Mining Sequences for Continuous Miner Coal Production Systems
<p>Underground mines are the source of 33% of US coal production and 60% of worldwide coal production. Room-and-pillar mining with continuous miners has been the most common production system used in these mines since the 1960s. The introduction of continuous miners mechanized the underground coal …
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Surface Water Quality and Aquatic Ecological Health in Central Appalachian Streams
… region challenging. Of particular focus is the coal mining industry, both because of its prevalence and because of controversial methods of practice such as mountain top mining. One of the primary concerns in the region is the extirpation of sensitive aquatic macroinvertebrate species. Several …
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