TECHNICAL PRESENTATION:
Management of spontaneous combustion in coal overburden spoil piles
Date: Wednesday 20 February 2019
Time: Technical Session V | 8:00 - 10:35am
Spontaneous combustion had occurred in the spoil piles at the Leigh Creek Coal mine during the decades of operation and there was potential for future combustion. As a result of coal mining operations ceasing in November 2015 the mining company developed a mine closure plan that included a management strategy to prevent spontaneous combustion in the spoil piles. In this presentation, Principal Consultant Andrew Garvie will discuss the strategy and showcase evidence of its performance.
