Determination of methane content at Maokhe coal mine from curent mining to -450 level in Vietnam

Abstract

Methane gas is one of the most serious dangers of underground coal mining as its buildup can lead to methane gas explosion. In QuangNinh province- Vietnam, several coal mines such as TrangKhe II-III coal mine, Khe Cham coal mine, especially MaoKhe mine that have high methane content. At the MaoKhe coal mine,experimental data showed thatthe concentration of methane in coal seams at different depths were not similar.In order to ensure safety, this report has been undertaken to determine a pattern of changing methane contents of coal seams at different exploitation depths in MaoKhe underground coal mine.