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Twenty years of gas chromatographs at QLD underground coal mines – Part one — by wallacep — created Feb 05, 2010 03:24 PM

The need for immediate accurate assessment of the composition of the underground environment during and following a fire or explosion has been known for well over thirty years.

Twenty years of gas chromatographs at QLD underground coal mines – Part two — by wallacep — created Feb 05, 2010 03:26 PM

The Camgas evolution continued… The third generation of Camgas brought with it revolutionary new hardware. This was the first system to use an ultrafast micro GC manufactured by MTI Analytical Instruments.

Australia urged to drop emissions trading scheme: UCL School of Energy — by wallacep — created Feb 05, 2010 03:27 PM

One of Australia’s foremost energy academics has called on the Federal Government to immediately introduce a carbon tax and drop any move to an emissions trading scheme (ETS).

Coal miners represented at Copenhagen — by wallacep — created Feb 05, 2010 03:32 PM

Australian coal miners were represented at the international climate change talks Copenhagen, in December, when union members spoke at the ‘Climate Change and the World of Work’ forum, running alongside the United Nations talks.

Productivity of the underground truck - how can it be measured? — by wallacep — created Feb 05, 2010 03:34 PM

The growing demand for optimisation of mining operations requires the utmost precision in design of underground haul roads and selection of trucks and loaders.

Diesel designs cut health risk — by wallacep — created Feb 05, 2010 03:36 PM

CSIRO Exploration & Mining scientists are trying to develop a method of eliminating or at least reducing mine workers’ exposure to damaging particulates.

MINEGEM™ underground automation system — by wallacep — created Feb 05, 2010 03:38 PM

Caterpillar has announced the next generation of its underground automation system, MINEGEM™, designed to enhance safety and boost operator efficiency and effectiveness in underground mining operations.

EDEM software allows virtual retrofit — by wallacep — created Feb 05, 2010 03:41 PM

Recently, Mackay- based heavy equipment fabricator, G&S Engineering, approached Haald Engineering with a technical challenge.

New Sandvik loader contributes to record mine performance — by wallacep — created Feb 05, 2010 03:45 PM

The role of a Sandvik LH517 loader, the first to be put into service in Australia, has been acknowledged in assisting the achievement of record tonnages at the Lanfranchi nickel mine, near Kambalda.

The Copenhagen Accord: what actually happened - and how? — by wallacep — created Feb 05, 2010 03:47 PM

What do you do when you have a two-track negotiation framework that stalls? You open up a third track. That is effectively what happened in Copenhagen at the 15th Conference of Parties (COP) under the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change.