Aminer is a person who extracts ore, coal, chalk, clay, or other minerals from the earth through mining. There are two senses in which the term is used. In its narrowest sense, a miner is someone who works at the rock face; cutting, blasting, or otherwise working and removing the rock.[1][2] In a broader sense, a "miner" is anyone working within a mine, not just a worker at the rock face.[1]
Renowned as one of the most dangerous jobs in the world - and for good reason. Cave-ins, explosions, toxic air, and extreme temperatures are some of the most periloushazards observed to take place in underground mining.[3] In some countries, miners lack social guarantees and in case of injury may be left to cope without assistance.
In regions with a long mining tradition, many communities have developed cultural traditions and aspects specific to the various regions, in the forms of particular equipment, symbolism, music, and the like.
Mining engineers use the principles of math and science to develop philosophical solutions to technical problems for miners.In most cases, a bachelor's degree in engineering, mining engineering or geological engineering is required. Because technology is constantly changing, miners and mining engineers need to continue their education.[4]
The basics of mining engineering includes finding, extracting, and preparing minerals, metals and coal. These mined products are used for electric power generation and manufacturing industries. Mining engineers also supervise the construction of underground mine operations and create ways to transport the extracted minerals to processing plants.
The Mining Innovations for Negative Emissions Resources (MINER) program seeks to increase the U.S. domestic supplies of copper, nickel, lithium, cobalt, and other rare earth elements. These minerals are critical during the transition to clean sources of energy, such as wind and solar. The MINER program will fund the technology research that increases the mineral yield while decreasing the required energy, and subsequent emissions, to mine and extract these energy-relevant minerals. Specifically, the program will investigate the potential CO2-reactive ores to unlock net-zero or net-negative emission technologies. At the conclusion of this program will be a portfolio of commercially demonstratable technologies that can realize the following benefits:
The U.S. domestic mineral supply is projected to be insufficient to meet the demand for the energy transition from fossil fuels to renewable and clean energy sources. This poses a significant risk to the energy supply chain, from renewable generation, battery storage, electricity transmission, to electric vehicles. The current state of mineral extraction technologies is further challenged by difficult operating conditions such as the continued depletion of high-profit deposits, increased mining and processing costs, and the expensive management of accumulated tailings. Technology innovation is needed to relieve the demand for these energy minerals and place mineral extraction on a more sustainable economic path.
The MINER program aims to use the reactive potential of CO2-reactive ore materials to decrease mineral processing energy and increase the yield of energy-relevant minerals via novel negative emission technologies.
Since the creation of the U.S. Critical Minerals Stockpiling Act (1939), the domestic supply of energy-relevant minerals has been a national security and economic concern. With the combination of rapid technological advancements and geopolitical events, the U.S. domestic conventional mineral supply is insufficient for the transition from fossil fuels to renewable and clean energy sources. MINER metrics meet the U.S. need for net-zero, commercial-ready technologies that provide energy-relevant minerals for economic and national security.
In addition to demonstrating carbon negativity, the proposed technologies will quantify and reduce our impact on environmental and human health by addressing ecotoxicity, acidification of air, smog, water pollution, and more.
The continuous miner has a low cutting speed that reduces dust generation and allows for a cleaner, safer working environment. High-capacity onboard filtration and suppression further reduce dust exposure for operators.
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