Coal Preparation in Poland - Development Trends for Increasing Production Efficiency

Abstract

The article presents the current status in the scope of the production structure of hard coal enrichment plants in Poland, taking into account the efficiency, grain size of enriched run-of-mine and the type of equipment used. These data will be presented in a tabular format for each Polish Coal Company operating on the Polish market. Simplified technological schemes of coal preparation plants will also be presented: enrichment of steam coal with a grain size above 20 (10) mm, enrichment of steam coal with a grain size above 0.1 (0.5) mm, enrichment of steam coal in the full graining range and enrichment of coking coals in the full graining range. Based on the presented data, the planned needs and trends in the scope of increasing production efficiency, minimizing water consumption and work safety will be described.