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Coal Mine Hazards and Control - MNNG9905
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Faculty: Faculty of Engineering
 
 
School:  School of Mining Engineering
 
 
Course Outline: http://www.mining.unsw.edu.au/
 
 
Campus: Kensington Campus
 
 
Career: Postgraduate
 
 
Units of Credit: 6
 
 
EFTSL: 0.12500 (more info)
 
 
Indicative Contact Hours per Week: 0
 
 
Excluded: MINE9905
 
 
Fee Band: 2 (more info)
 
 
Further Information: See Class Timetable
 
 

Description

This course module describes hazards and controls specific to underground coal mines, such as seam gas emission, outbursts and spontaneous combustion. The module includes methods of quantifying or predicting management requirements based on properties of the working section and adjacent seam gas reservoirs.

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