Variability of Mercury Content in Coal Matter From Coal Seams of The Upper Silesia Coal Basin

Autor: Ireneusz Pyka, Krzysztof Wierzchowski, Jarosław Chećko
Rok vydání: 2017
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Zdroj: Archives of Mining Sciences. 62:843-856
ISSN: 1689-0469
DOI: 10.1515/amsc-2017-0058
Popis: The process of identifying and documenting the quality parameters of coal, as well as the conditions of coal deposition in the seam, is multi-stage and extremely expensive. The taking and analyzing of seam samples is the method of assessment of the quality and quantity parameters of coals in deep mines. Depending on the method of sampling, it offers quite precise assessment of the quality parameters of potential commercial coals. The main kind of seam samples under consideration are so-called “documentary seam samples”, which exclude dirt bands and other seam contaminants. Mercury content in coal matter from the currently accessible and exploited coal seams of the Upper Silesian Coal Basin (USCB) was assessed. It was noted that the mercury content in coal seams decreases with the age of the seam and, to a lesser extent, seam deposition depth. Maps of the variation of mercury content in selected lithostratigraphic units (layers) of the Upper Silesian Coal Basin have been created.
Databáze: OpenAIRE