Application of 222Rn technique to locate subsurface coal heatings in Australian coal mines

International Journal of Coal Geology

Volumn 74, Issue 2, 2008, Pages 139-144

  Xue, S ^a   Dickson, B ^b   Wu, J ^c  

^a CSIRO   (Australia)

^b Dickson Research Pty Ltd   (Australia)

^c TAIYUAN UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (China)

Author keywords

Coal mine fires; Coal mining; Radon; Radon detection technique; Subsurface coal heating

Indexed keywords

COAL GAS; GEOCHRONOLOGY; RADON; STRUCTURAL GEOLOGY;

GEOGAS MICROBUBBLE MODEL; SUBSURFACE COAL HEATING;

COAL MINES;

COAL; COAL MINE; DETECTION METHOD; HEATING; MODELING; RADON ISOTOPE;

AUSTRALASIA; AUSTRALIA;

EID: 40649120439     PISSN: 01665162     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.coal.2007.11.005     Document Type: Article

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