| Title | A case for conservation of electrical energy in Canadian underground mines
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| Licence | Please note the adoption of the Open Government Licence - Canada
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| Author | Gangal, M; Pathak, J |
| Source | Canada Centre for Mineral and Energy Technology, Mining Research Laboratories, Division Report MRL 92-082 (OPJ), 1992, 5 pages, https://doi.org/10.4095/328565  Open Access |
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| Year | 1992 |
| Publisher | Canada Centre for Mineral and Energy Technology |
| Document | serial |
| Lang. | English |
| Media | paper; on-line; digital |
| File format | pdf |
| Province | Canada; British Columbia; Alberta; Saskatchewan; Manitoba; Ontario; Quebec; New Brunswick; Nova Scotia; Prince Edward Island; Newfoundland and Labrador; Northwest Territories; Yukon; Nunavut;
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| Subjects | Economics and Industry; Science and Technology; mines; underground mining; energy conservation; Mining industry; Costs; Energy management; Energy technology |
| Illustrations | pie charts; tables; bar graphs |
| Released | 1992 08 01; 2021 06 29 |
| Abstract | It is estimated that 61% of electrical energy consumption in underground hardrock mining operations is accounted for by ventilation and air compressors. These costs are further escalated as a result of
increasing utility rates, current trends in workplace health and safety practices for more stringent legislation affecting ventilation, and expanding mine operations. These escalating energy costs can be reduced by controlling air delivery when and
where necessary, recovering waste heat from mine ventilation and compressors, and utilizing it during winter months. Additional savings can be achieved by using alternate mining equipment. The tendency to conserve energy costs in mines also promotes
the design and development of new and efficient equipment and mining methods.
Recent developments in sensors, instruments, materials, and computer technologies now permit energy management and the automation of such systems. CANMET has been
pursuing energy conservation in mines for a number of years. This paper summarizes electrical energy costs and potential savings in Canadian underground mining operations. |
| GEOSCAN ID | 328565 |
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