Chapter 11
I The Present Energy Economy
II Australian Energy Consumption
III Research And Development
IV Coal
i Transition at the coal face
ii Further development of face mechanisation
iii Mechanisation outside the face area
iv Open-cut mining in NSW
v Open-cut mining in Queensland
vi Underground mining in Queensland
vii The state of the art
viii Conclusion
V Oil And Natural Gas
VI Solar Energy
VII Nuclear Energy
VIII Bagasse Firewood And Other Biomass
IX Electric Power Generation And Distribution electric Power Generation And Distribution
X Manufactured Gas
XI Industrial Process Heat
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Open-cut mining in NSW (continued)
Considerable sophistication has entered the electro-mechanical and hydraulic facets of the equipment employed, with the extensive use of computerisation and electronics in control systems.In the exploration and planning stages the graphics embodied in computers have permitted the presentation of programmes which go a long way to solving and integrating the various operations inherent in large open-cuts.
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