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03 Comment
05 Coal News
12 Industry View: Making A Case For The Coal
Sector’s Rebound
Steve Doyle, BtuBarron LLC, US.
74 Suppliers Round‑Up
Regional Report: Mongolia
14 The Slow And Bumpy Road
2016 will be dominated by parliamentary elections in
Mongolia. Jonathan Rowland reports.
bauma 2016 Preview
20 Suppliers Round‑Up Special: bauma 2016
Jonathan Rowland previews bauma 2016 and some of the
mining equipment that will be on show there.
IPCC & Surface Miners
28 A Fine Idea
Henning Ranft, Wirtgen, Germany, explains how minimising
fines can maximise coal recovery.
33 Angle For Efficiency
Dr Franz Wolpers, thyssenkrupp Industrial Solutions
AG, Germany, introduces an energy-balanced steep-angle
conveying concept to optimise operating costs and energy
efficiency in quarries and smaller opencast mines.
Underground Health & Safety
39 Combating Collisions
Maurice Jones reviews what is now available on the proximity
detection front.
45 On The Safety Wavelength
Christian Fimpler and Herbert Nüllmann, Eaton, Germany,
detail wireless data and voice communication as important
safety factors for shaft conveyor systems.
49 Chilling Out
Pierre Brisset, KTI Piersch Kältertechnik, Germany, describes
the most recent ice installations for mine cooling.
Underground Power Cables
53 The Right Trail
Proper trailing cable selection and management can power
greater underground coal mine productivity, as Gary Mostyn,
Nexans AmerCable, USA, explains.
Coal Storage
57 Collecting Dust
Karen Wear, Donaldson Co. Inc., USA, explores the process
of selecting a dust collection technology for coal handling
systems.
60 Moving Forward
Harold A. Walker and Donna Walker, PICOR, USA, present
an economical and environmentally acceptable method of
storing and reclaiming bulk materials.
65 It All Adds Up
Cindy Ritzman and David Boardman, Stockpile Reports,
USA, make the case for more frequent physical inventory
counts.
Coal Dewatering
69 Chemical Enhancement
Mert Kerem Eraydin and John C. Roach, Nalco Chemical Co.,
USA, highlight the opportunities to improve coal dewatering
operations with chemical dewatering aids.
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