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Mining Publication: Silica Dust Sources in Underground Metal/Nonmetal Mines - Two Case Studies
Keywords: Dust control Metal mining Nonmetal mining Silica dust Surveys
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Original creation date: February 2002
Authors: GJ Chekan, JF Colinet, RH Grau
Conference Paper - February 2002
Download PDF Document (0.45 MB)
NIOSHTIC2 Number: 20023174
2002 SME Annual Meeting, Feb 25-27, Phoenix, Arizona, preprint 02-037. Littleton, CO: Society for Mining, Metallurgy, and Exploration, Inc., 2002 Feb; :1-8
NIOSH's Pittsburgh Research Laboratory is currently involved in research to identify silica dust generation in underground metal/nonmetal mines. The ultimate goal of this research is to develop control technologies to reduce worker exposure to respirable silica dust. Commodities and job classifications with the highest silica dust exposure have been identified through analysis of the Mine Safety and Health Administration's compliance dust-sampling database. Dust surveys were conducted in an underground limestone and gold mine to investigate silica dust sources, generation levels and the controls being used. A summary of the mining operations, sampling procedures, resulting data and suggested methods to improve the dust control will be provided.
Image of publication Silica Dust Sources in Underground Metal/Nonmetal Mines - Two Case StudiesConference Paper - February 2002
Download PDF Document (0.45 MB)
NIOSHTIC2 Number: 20023174
2002 SME Annual Meeting, Feb 25-27, Phoenix, Arizona, preprint 02-037. Littleton, CO: Society for Mining, Metallurgy, and Exploration, Inc., 2002 Feb; :1-8
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Dust Control Handbooks for Coal Mining and Metal/Nonmetal Mining
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Investigation of Respirable Mine Dust and Crystalline Silica Dust Characteristics and Toxicity in Metal/Nonmetal Mines
Novel Stopping Designs for Large-Opening Metal/Nonmetal Mines
Reducing Silica and other Respirable Hazards in the Industrial Minerals and Metal/Nonmetal Mining Industries
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Page last reviewed: September 21, 2012
Page last updated: September 21, 2012
Content source: National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health, Mining Program
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