This is an archive of CompuServe forum messages from 1985 to 1995, as saved in transcripts by John Foust.
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John, Hello, nice to meet another person from Kentucky. You might want to contact the Kentucky Geological Survey. They have maps of everything it seems. They are located at UK, in the Mines and Minerals building. I hope this helps. Steve Brooks
Hello, May I ask which ventilation book you use? I have the Hartmann book, which is not too bad. Steve Brooks
Hello, Excuse me for interupting, but I may be able to shed some light as to why they put the divider down the middle of the drift. Dividing a drift with a tunnel is an easy way of creating a pathway for the air to follow in a drift. It…
Welcome to the forum! A large Anthracite deposit on the Susquehanna? That's interesting, do you happen to know which mining company holds the reserves? Anthracite isn't burned in the US's powerplants, it other more important uses. They use it mainly in steelmaking, and in filter media. The deposit should help…
Jon, Coal rank is more a function of coal age, more than purity. The ranking system is based on carbon content for the higher ranked coals, and BTU for the lower ranked coals. The older coals have had more time to undergo coalification, thus has had more of the water…
Hello, From what I understand most of the anthracite came from Pennsylvania, though there are a few small deposits in the Rockies. There is not much anthracite left, and very little mined today. What is mined is typically used in metallurgical applications. The western coals are typically lower rank, and…
Bruce, I'm at the University of Kentucky. My masters project will be in mineral benificiation. Right now I'm working out at the Center of Applied Energy Research that is operated by UK. It sounds like you are pretty busy if you are looking for that many minerals. What area do…
Michael, I'm not a geologist, but instead a mining engineer. I have a keen interest in geology though. I am currently working on my masters degree in mining. Steve
Bruce, I'm not a geologist. I'm a mining engineer. I'm currently working on my masters degree in mining engineering. What kind of metals and industrial minerals? I went to school up in the Copper Country of Michigan, and was always off chasing after old rock piles to hunt around on.…
Angus, The area of specialization that wedge failure and rock bolts fall under is called rock mechanics. I've had alot of education in the area, but have never seen a program that will do wedge failure calculations. My advice would be to contact a University that has a mining engineering…
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Hello, I'm new here. I'm glad to see that there is an area for earth science. I think that it's an important area that doesn't get the attention that it deserves. Steven Brooks