WV Coal Mining

ImPact is a purpose designed WLAN network communications platform that extends a site’s Ethernet topology into the underground workings of a mine.

One of the most critical applications the ImPact network is used for is tracking personnel and equipment in underground coal mines. Mine Site Technologies (MST) and AeroScout have combined their technology platforms to produce one of the most reliable and robust underground tracking systems available, with installation in over 100 mines in USA, Australia, Canada, China, Indonesia, and Zambia.

about 100 blocks of sealed ICG area. 100 more blocks and still mining. contracted ICG coal mined by mabo managment

China has experienced huge casualties from mining disasters, with over 9,000 deaths in year 2006 according to the official statistics, the government has pressured the larger mining operators to install mining safety monitoring system while shutting down the smaller mines. For any system to go to market, they must first be certified for Anti-explosion Safety and System Reliability, sponsored by Institute of Coal Research. While the MSHA certification seems to focus much more on anti-explosion safety side.

This is a summary comparing RFID and Zigbee coal mining technology. This page works in conjunction wth the previous submission regarding the business development plans of such a program. The system in question was developed and is currently deployed in Mainland China. This system can be localized for North American use.

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Recent developments in wireless tracking technology has provided enormous growth and has opened new doors forcing industries to rethink how they manage their inventory, equipment, and people. While the technology itself may not be new, the cost of production and deployment has fallen to levels that make it more affordable to many industries.

Background Information - How is coal mined?

As was the case 50 years ago, most coal is produced from two major types of mines-- underground and surface.  But the methods for recovering coal from the earth have undergone drastic changes in the past 25 years, as a consequence of technological advances.

West Virginia Office of Miners' Health, Safety and
Training

WEST VIRGINIA COAL MINING FACTS

In 1742, John Peter Salley took an exploratory trip across the Allegheny Mountains and reported an outcropping of coal along a tributary of the Kanawha River. He and his companions named this tributary the Coal River, and his report became the first reference to coal in what is today West Virginia.

By Johnny M Vergis
Special Thanks to Goldenseal Magazine

Let me take you to my hometown, Edwight, Raleigh County, back in the 1940's when I was growing up there. Let's look down from Turkey Rock on the mountain above town. There are coal miners walking to and from between the bathhouse and the company store, children playing, and womenfolk moving about. What a bustlng place my town is.