ADVANCED MEN &

MATERIAL
TRANSPORTATION SYSTEM
IN UNDERGROUND COAL
MINES
By: Rohit Kumar Singh
113MN0492
Causewise break-up of Indian coal mines accidents(1989-1999)

Source: https://faculty.franklin.uga.edu/amandal/sites/faculty.franklin.uga.edu.amandal/files/
Fatal_accidents_in_Indian_Coal_Mines.pdf
Cause of mine accidents and fatalities per million manshifts in
Indian and South-African nomenclature(1989-1997)

Source: https://faculty.franklin.uga.edu/amandal/sites/faculty.franklin.uga.edu.amandal/files/Fatal_accidents_in_Indian_Coal_Mines.pdf
Frequency of mining industry fatalities, by major event group,
age 16 years and over, 2004-2008

EVENT FREQUENCY PERCENT

Transportation 326 37.8
Contact with objects/equipment 291 33.8
Fires and explosions 96 11.1
Exposure to harmful environments 78 9.0
All other events 71 8.2
Total 862 100.0
Source: U.S. Bureau of Labour Statistics
Choice of transportation system depends on various factors:

 Access to mineral deposit

 Geographical and environmental conditions in the mines
 Productivity of a mine
 Which transport system will be profitable for mines
 Safety of workers working
 How easily a failure in the system can be rectified and starts
working again
 Mining method being used
 Transportation system in underground mines can be broadly
classified into two categories:-

 Transportation system for men and equipment

 Transportation system for ores/coal, etc.

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 Transport system for men and equipment

Vertical
For persons, Inclines
Shafts equipment Generally
and material inclined at 16
to 18 degree
from
horizontal
Travelling
time is less
Often used
for belt
conveyor
Maximum
transport
carrying
load
depends on
installation Large
machines
can be
transported
Automatic without
dismantling
and Manual

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Transport system for men and equipment
Man-
Track rider
System trains
Fast To take
transport men and
equipment
into mines
Over large
distances Safest way
of
transporta
Efficiency tion
and speed
depends
on the If track
standard fails then
of roadway rail stops
grading working
and
installation
of track
Used in
mines with
drift

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Transport system for men and equipment

Mono Electric
RTV’s
Rails For persons,
equipment vehicles
For men
and material transportati
on inside
Travelling mines
Rubber tired
time is less vehicles are
and fastest flexible
Works on
battery
usually
Runs on Caterpillar
electricity track vehicles
for special
Easy way to purpose.
roam in
bigger and Usually 2 or 4
larger mines seaters
Being used for e.g RTV1140
at very few inspection
places

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Transport system for ore and waste materials

LHD
For ores and SDL
coals
For ores and
coals

Loads, hauls,
dumps

Works at
Run on
face
electricity
and diesel.
Can be
remote
controlled Manually
too. operated
and can be
remote
controlled
Works at too
face

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Transport system for ore and waste materials

Hydraulic
Conveyor and mine
pumps To transport
belt Fast slurry,
transport ventilation
etc.

Over large
distance

Safer and
can work
continuously Uses a
. motor pump
Less and pipes.
maintenance
is required

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Transport system for ore and waste materials

Mine
SHAFT Two cars
shafts Fast and
available, easy.
one for
men and
other for Require
coal motors,
wire ropes,
railway
tracks etc.
Different
haulages
have
Require different
pulley, wire speeds,
ropes and benefits
other etc.
safety
systems.

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Transport system for ore and waste materials

Mine
For RTV’S
Rails materials
Rubber
and coals
tyred
Railway vehicles
tracks
needed

Usually
Fast way for
of transport
transport ation from
ation face to
shafts
If galleries
Stops are
working if spacious
track soil has
problems good
grip. e.g
RTV900xt

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Future of transport system in mines
In order to
• Minimize input cost
• Improve production
• Improve safety
• Sustainable mining
Several research and developments are being done by several
Mining industries.

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Future of transport system in mines
Few concept projects on which people are working are:

• Airships: Used to transport personnel and equipment to

remote areas where there is no road and electricity. It will
reduce the input cost significantly and help companies to
start earning profit at an early stage. It can be used for
asteroid mining too.
• Mining bots: Used at severe and dangerous conditions so
that worker’s safety is not neglected and extraction can be
done efficiently. E.g. in very deep mines where daily
transportation of workers will take time.

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Importance of transportation system in mines
• To have access to mine deposits.
• To continue the mining activity.
• To extract ores from mines.
• To increase the production of ores.
• To make a mine earn profit.
• To transport man power safely.
• To transport equipment and materials properly.
• To reduce the number of accidents due to transportation system
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