Article
Soviet Continuous Surface Mining Technology
Bulk Solids Handling
Editor(s)
Brown, E. T.
Abstract
The history of bucket wheel excavator (BWE) applications in Soviet mines dates back to the mid-1930s. a number of small, home-made excavators were introduced by the construction industry at the time. at present, BWE applications escalate further simulated by their use in coal mining. There were 38 BWEs in Soviet coal mines in 1978, 55 in 1982, and 72 in 1984; over 120 Mt coal were mined by BWEs in 1982. a typical BWE mines coal and loads it into rail cars for transport to a mine-mouth power plant or other coal users.
Department(s)
Mining Engineering
Document Type
Article - Journal
Document Version
Citation
File Type
text
Language(s)
English
Rights
© 1984 Vogel Business Media, All rights reserved.
Publication Date
1-1-1984
Publication Date
01 Jan 1984
Disciplines
Citation Information
Tad S. Golosinski. "Soviet Continuous Surface Mining Technology" Bulk Solids Handling (1984) ISSN: 0173-9980 Available at: http://works.bepress.com/tad-golosinski/49/