Best Practice Guidance for Effective Methane Drainage and Use in Coal Mines

ISBN-10
9210603648
ISBN-13
9789210603645
Category
Coalbed methane drainage
Pages
69
Language
English
Published
2010

Description

Coal mines are not only a safety management challenge but also a major source of greenhouse gas emissions. Methane release during coal mining creates unsafe working conditions in underground coal mines around the world. This Guidance is intended to provide a genuine contribution to improve mine safety practices at active underground coal mines, by supporting safer mining practices to reduce fatalities, injuries, and property losses, while encouraging the use of coal mine methane (CMM) to reduce greenhouse gas emissions and utilize otherwise -wasted energy resources.