Mining
Most people know that the coal industry is a major factor in the state of West Virginia, but what many don’t realize is that the industry that provides us with our electricity is also a large consumer of energy. IOF-WV works with the mining industry to increase efficiency and more effectively produce the coal. The IOF-WV team has received funding on projects such as: mine roof geology mapping system to monitor the roof bolter drilling parameter as it drills the roof bolt holes and determines the types of roof strata and any fractures; Radio Imaging Method to detect geological anomalies ahead of mining which received the 2004 R&D 100 Award; and Drill String Radar system for longwall drilling (the drill String Radar received the 2005 R&D 100 award and the data transmission system received the 2006 R&D 100 award).
Links to Participating Companies
Projects:
- DEMONSTRATION OF CROSSWELL IMAGING TECHNOLOGY AND ADVANCED DRILLSTRING RADAR NAVIGATION FOR HORIZONTAL DIRECTIONAL DRILLING
- IN MINE VALIDATION OF METHOD DETERMINING CHARACTERISTICS OF COAL SEAM USING ELECTROMAGENTIC TRANSMISSION
- EVALUATION OF ROOF BOLTING REQUIREMENTS BASED ON IN-MINE ROOF BOLTING DRILLING PARAMETERS
- DEVELOPMENT OF ULTRA-FINE COAL DEWATERING TECHNOLOGY AND AN INTEGRATED FLOTATION DEWATERING SYSTEM FOR COAL PREPARATION PLANT
WVU Contacts:
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Richard Bajura
West Virginia University
National Research Center for Coal & Energy
(304) 293-2867 ext. 5401 -
Syd Peng
West Virginia University
Mining Engineering
(304) 293-7680 ext. 3301
Syd.Peng@mail.wvu.edu
Industry Contact:
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Dana Burns
Potesta & Associates, Inc.
(304) 342-1400
dlburns@potesta.com
