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CHAPTER 16
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United States Bureau of Mines—Study
and Control of Fires in Abandoned Mines
and Waste Banks
CHAPTER CONTENTS
16.1 United States Bureau of Mines
Introduction
Mine-Fire Control
16.2 Fire-Control Projects in
Abandoned Mines and Waste
Banks
Introduction
Eastern Bituminous Region
Western United States and
Alaska
Anthracite Coalfields
16.3 Characteristics of Fires in
Abandoned Coal Mines and
Waste Banks
Introduction
Initiation of Coal-Mine Fires
Geologic and Mining
Factors
Natural Barriers
Discontinuous Fire
Propagation
16.4 Locating Abandoned Mine
Fires
Emblem of the US Department of Interior, Bureau of Mines (1910
-
1996).
Introduction
Mine-Fire Diagnostics
Geophysical Methods
Temperature Monitoring
16.5 Controlling Abandoned Mine
Fires
Introduction
Burnout Control
Water Injection
Foam Injection
Cryogenic Slurry Injection
Summary
Acknowledgments
Important Terms
References
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Additional Reading
