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[skillionaire]

They will be going under our house soon

I guess like all mining they follow the most economic path that will give the greatest return.
why should it change the fact that there is a massive basin to chose from that could avoid going underneath a house?

And no, not really I don't know how they really work, never been in a coal mine, only ever past them

Could be more stable there? Cheaper as well, as that land cannot be bought on top, only underneath? Not sure either.

[B4TT]

Yeah possibly! I know a lot of the land out Gunnedah way is rural too, cows and crops and shiz.. not sure if that is a game changer.

[Adam]

I would say at our place, the mine was established before most houses. And the others were "promised not to mine under"

With long wall mining the coal seam is normally between 2-3 metres and they dig out the coal, move forward an let the earth fall behind them. Which causes the most subsidance up top. But it's not instant, obviously it takes a while to sink.

With room and pillar, they leave blocks of coal to support the roof. Normally 5m x 10m. This is less destructive, but obviously, not as ecenomic because they have to support the roof and also the walls. And they leave big chunks of coal there

[B4TT]

So they will do room and pillar under your house leaving heaps of coal.. but then you will forever have a tunnel under your house?

[Zac]

Wow... Adam knows his Shite... Impressed...

[Adam]

So they will do room and pillar under your house leaving heaps of coal.. but then you will forever have a tunnel under your house?

Nope. Long wall.

Hence the subsidance thing

[skillionaire]

Haha, desperate to use that image!?

[Adam]

Wow... Adam knows his Shite... Impressed...

Adam used to design mining machinery 'twas my job to know

Haha, desperate to use that image!?

Haha agreed!!!

[Zac]

Adam also talks abut himself in third person... early sign of insanity? LOL!

Thats cool man... designing mining machines... seen them on Discovery channel... so cool...

[B4TT]

Nope. Long wall.

Hence the subsidance thing

Waiiit.... so basically your house will sink into the ground in a few years???

I had only seen these ones.

[skillionaire]

Yeah, as far as I know, Adam will know - there is only a couple of complete underground operations in Australia. Most are open face or open cut or vvvvvvvvvatevers?

[Shaz]

New hoon laws for QLD


Media Statements

Minister for Police and Community Safety
The Honourable Jack Dempsey

Wednesday, April 17, 2013

Australia’s toughest hooning laws passed

Queensland will now see serial hoons’ vehicles sold or crushed sooner after the Newman Government passed the country’s toughest anti-hooning penalties in last night.

The new penalties will see people committing two serious hooning offences have their car confiscated indefinitely as part of changes to the Police Powers and Responsibilities (Motor Vehicle Impoundment) and Other Legislation Amendment Bill 2012.
Police Minister Jack Dempsey said Queenslanders were fed up with dangerous hooning on public roads and wanted the brakes put on the perpetrators.
“Hooning such as racing and driving recklessly in the suburbs is not only socially unacceptable, it is outright dangerous and places the lives of all road users at risk,” Mr Dempsey said.
“In the past we have even seen hoons lose control of their vehicles before ploughing into yards and houses injuring and, in some cases, taking the lives of innocent people.
“The community and the Government were sick and tired of hoons and these new penalties will see their cars off the road for 90 days for the first offence, and confiscated and sold or crushed if they commit a second hooning offence within a five year period.”
The two strikes approach will apply to those committing Type 1 offences which include:
• Dangerous operation of a motor vehicle
• Racing and speed trials on roads
• Wilfully starting a motor vehicle or driving a motor vehicle in a way that makes unnecessary noise or smoke
• Evade police
Mr Dempsey said the new laws would address frustration in the community which, under the previous government, continued to see hoons back on the road even after multiple offences.
“Under Labor more than 92 per cent of vehicles previously impounded ended up back on the road,” he said.
“We are telling the people of Queensland that the police now have the legislative tools to truly put the brakes on hoons. If there’s a local hooning issue they should contact their local police station or the Hoon Hotline on 13HOON (13 4666).”
While the hooning laws have now been passed through State Parliament, they won’t come into effect for six months to allow sufficient time for logistics to be finalised and community education about the new penalties as requested by the Legal Affairs and Community Safety Committee.

[Adam]

loads of underground, bro

[RX25SE]

It was explained to me that if you imagine that coal reserve is the size of a dinner plate, then less than a 50 cent piece has been mined to date.

So I guess that means a load of coal.



That is the extent of my mining knowledge.

[skillionaire]

Hi,

Lots of government gobble dee **** in there, let me break it down for you.

• Wilfully starting a motor vehicle or driving a motor vehicle

Cheers,
Nik

[B4TT]

Shame for NSW that the price of coal "sunk like a refugee boat" haha

[skillionaire]

That is the extent of my mining knowledge.

All I know is that we export nearly 80% of it (might be less now?) which seems silly, because we could be greedy and say all our coal are ours.

Shame for NSW that the price of coal "sunk like a refugee boat" haha

See the electricity generation stats against the 7.7% homie? Looks like China is ACTUALLY around zero on growth.... Can't cook those books.... interesting!!!

[Morgan]

then less than a 50 cent piece has been mined to date.

So a 20c piece?

[skillionaire]