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  • coal mine
    coal mining
    / Haulage

    …coal onto the primary or main haulage; and the main haulage system, which removes the coal from the mine. The fundamental difference between face, intermediate, and main haulages is that the last two are essentially auxiliary operations in support of the first. Face haulage systems must be designed to handle…

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    …coal onto the primary or main haulage; and the main haulage system, which removes the coal from the mine. The fundamental difference between face, intermediate, and main haulages is that the last two are essentially auxiliary operations in support of the first. Face haulage systems must be designed to handle…

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