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I have to add a little shout-out to the A.A.P.G. Student Chapter at the University of Akron... We are the only active chapter in Ohio!! Great job guys!
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Caves and Karst Conservancy
I would like to include links to Geology Clubs from other universities here so if you know of any...e-mail me the html address. Thanx!!
Coal Mine Trip:
THANX again SOC Co.!!
Geology Club recently returned from a trip to the Southern Ohio Coal Co. Meigs Mine #31, located in southern Ohio near Athens. After a brief lecture from staff geologist Steve Doe and a safety orientation, the geology club donned coveralls, steel-toed safety boots, safety glasses and a miner's "wheat lamps" for their underground tour. While underground, the club was shown the use of continuous mining machines and a longwall mining system. the continuous minings machines are used to develop panels for the longwall system. Longwall mining is the safest and most economical form of underground mining. The system uses a double drum shearer to remove coal from the face of the seam. As the shearer moves across the seam, making a 40-inch deep cut, the coal falls onto a chain conveyor system. (The longwall system is quite impressive...right Jason?) As the shearer passes, electro-hydraulic "shields" advance to support the roof and protect the miners. (each shield can support over 800 tons!! but i don't know anyone that wanted to test that theory) Longwall panels can be as wide as 1,170 feet (a VERY-LONG walk as some of the group found out) and 13,000-15,000 feet long!! The coal is then dumped onto a conveyor belt that moves it out of the mine and into the preperation plant. At the prep plant the coal is washed to remove the rock fraction ans some of the sulfur content. After the coal is washed it is shipped 10 miles by overland conveyor belt to the Gavin Power Plant. The water used from the mining and preparation processes is collected and treated for future re-use. A certain amount of the water is released to nearby streams only after it meets or exceeds all state and federal standards. Overall it is a very impressive operation that can only be fully comprehended after seeing it from start to finish.
we would like to thank everyone at SOC Co. and Steve Doe for sharing their time with us and showing us their mine. THANX!!!!! :c)
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page was last updated: July 11, 2000. 22:41:16 est
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Wanted: Geology Jokes!!! The cornier the better.
