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ACARP Project C16022

undergroundcoal.com.au

E. Baafi, I. Porter, R. Stace and D. Ruberu

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Key objective

•To establish a single domain site http://www.undergroundcoal.com.au/ to provide coal mining industry with the necessary information on underground coal mining via the World Wide Web.

•Serving as devolution of outcomes from the RDTG by•maintaining a body of coal mining knowledge and assists in its sharing;•storing outcomes from roadway development workshops and benchmarking efforts.

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• The site will GOES LIVE on 28th August 2009 with the following content: Introduction to coal mining practice sub-module Outburst module Online forum Roadway development benchmarking survey Handbook of Roadway Development Practice – Improving Roadway

Development sub-module Active consultants serving the industry Roadway Development Operators’ Workshop presentations 2006-2009 Calendar of future events Research updates and useful information Industry links

• Future contents include Longwall sub-module Handbook of Australian Roadway Development Practice – Mine

Profiles, Roadway Development Practices, Process Management

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• To review the site click on

http://www.undergroundcoal.com.au/

undergroundcoal.com.au