Abstract: The invention relates to a method of dusting coal mine surfaces, the method comprising applying stone dust particles treated with a cationic and/or zwitterionic surfactant to surfaces in the coal mine. The invention also relates to liquid formulations, coal mine dusting agents and apparatus for use in such a method.
Type:
Application
Filed:
June 1, 2009
Publication date:
May 10, 2012
Applicants:
Mining Attachments (QLD) Pty Ltd., Applied Australia Pty Ltd.
Inventors:
Alan Graham Brown, Carlos Alberto Mari, Rodney James Connell, Matthew Charles Ryan