Ultrathick Seam Longwall Mining in China
WEBOct 24, 2013 · By Syd S. Peng, Huamin Li, Ying Zhou and Jingyi Cheng More Chinese mines are cutting coal from ultrathick seams in one conventional pass as an alternative to topcoal caving techniques China is by far the largest coal producer and consumer in the world, producing billion metric tons (mt) and consuming billion mt in 2012, .