ACARP is a research program funded by Australian black coal producers via a levey of 5 cents per tonne of product coal. Around $12 million is invested annually in areas related to coal production.
Selected underground coal research projects for 2004 are as follows:
Coordination of In-Seam Drilling and Gas-Outburst Research Ext C10012
J & SD Hanes
Mines Rescue Vehicle: Testing and Development Ext C12002
QMRS, SIMTARS
Gas Emission Curves for Sealed Goafs or Abandoned Mines C13007
Lunagas
Remote Methane Measurement in Underground Coal Mines C13008
University of New South Wales
Shallow Longwalls and the Near Surface Groundwater C13009
Seedsman Geotechnics
Geoterra
Significant Incident Identification and Evaluation System for Mines Rescue Services C13010
University of Queensland
University of New South Wales
Coal Destressing – Implications and Opportunities for Deeper Mines C13011
SCT Operations
Laboratory Study of Coal Properties and Outburst Simulation C13012
CSIRO Petroleum
Aquifer Inflow Prediction and Water Barrier Design for Longwall Panels C13013
SCT Operations
Automated Mineralogical Logging of Coal and Measure Core C13014
CSIRO Exploration and Mining
Monitoring Systems and Geological Structure Assessment to Improve Management of Mining Conditions C13015
AMC Consultants
CSIRO Exploration & Mining
Quality Appraisal for Geophysical Borehole Logs C13016
Fullagar Geophysics
CSIRO Exploration and Mining
Transparent Flameproof Enclosure Cover C13017
CSIRO Exploration and Mining
Beltana Highwall Mining
Longwall Top Coal Caving Application Assessment in Australia C13018
CSIRO
Dust Control for Thick Seam Longwalls C13019
CSIRO Exploration and Mining
Pre-mining Gas Recovery Technologies Optimisation C13020
CSIRO Exploration and Mining
Grasstree Colliery
Locating Underground Heatings with Surface Radon Detecting Technique C13021
CSIRO Exploration and Mining
Improving the Efficiency of Longwall Face Recoveries by managing the Geotechnical Threats C13022
Strata Engineering (Australia)
NBW Mining
Effectiveness of Slurry Stone Dusting in Preventing the Progression of Explosions C13023
SIMTARS
The Effect of Equipment Placement in a Flameproof Enclosure C13024
SIMTARS
Permitted Explosives for 21st Century C13025
University of New South Wales
Personal Emergency Guidance System C13026
CSIRO Exploration & Mining
Measurement and Prediction of Cutting Forces and vibrations on Longwall Shearers C13027
University of Queensland
Validation of Spontaneous Combustion Parameters for Modelling of Behaviour C13028
SkillPro Services
Integrated P-wave / PS-wave Seismic Imaging for Improved Geological Characterisation of Coal Environments C13029
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