Underground mine ventilation

Underground mine ventilation provides a flow of air to the underground workers of a mine with sufficient volume to dilute and remove dust and noxious gases (typically NO_x, SO₂, methane, CO₂ and CO) and to regulate temperature. The source of these gases are equipment that runs on diesel engines, blasting with explosives,^[1] and the orebody itself.^[2]

The largest component of the operating cost for mine ventilation is electricity to power the ventilation fans, which may account for one third of a typical underground mine's entire electrical power cost.^[1]

^ ^a ^b De la Vergne, Jack (2003). Hard Rock Miner's Handbook. Tempe/North Bay: McIntosh Engineering. p. 157. ISBN 978-0-9687006-1-7. Archived from the original on 2017-05-04. Retrieved 2008-10-21.
^ MNCU1107A Implement the Ventilation Management Plan - Commonwealth of Australia 2001

[Hard_Rock_Miner's_Handbook_Section_18-1] De la Vergne, Jack (2003). Hard Rock Miner's Handbook. Tempe/North Bay: McIntosh Engineering. p. 157. ISBN 978-0-9687006-1-7. Archived from the original on 2017-05-04. Retrieved 2008-10-21.

[2] MNCU1107A Implement the Ventilation Management Plan - Commonwealth of Australia 2001

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