Ventilation Optimization — Balancing the Need for More Power Against Environmental Concerns

• Main Authors: Hardcastle, Stephen G., Lamond, R. D., Willoughby, D. T.
• Format: Text
• Language: unknown
• Published: Scholars' Mine 1999
• Subjects: Mine ventilation; ventilation surveys; tracer gas; ventilation network simulation; ventilation design; diesel exhaust exposure; blast clearance; GHG emissions; natural ventilation; Mining Engineering; Nanisivik
• Online Access: https://scholarsmine.mst.edu/usmvs/8usmvs/8usmvs-theme17/2; https://scholarsmine.mst.edu/cgi/viewcontent.cgi?article=1093&context=usmvs

This paper shows how the Nanisivik mine was able to improve the underground working environment, decrease operational costs, and reduce its impact on the environment through optimizing their ventilation system. Through re-organizing their ventilation system, the overall flow through the mine increas...