Table 14 The parameter indexes and capacity planning results for each mining district of the recommended Plan 3.

From: Research on production capacity planning method of open-pit coal mine

Mining district

3rd mining district

4th mining district

5th mining district

Region

Region No.3

Region No.1

Region No.2

Region No.4

Coal seam

B

12

21

31

12

31

12

21

31

B

12

21

31

Average thickness (m)

Single

1.81

24.18

7.09

8.76

18.69

10.25

20.65

4.06

8.87

1.57

11.83

6.85

8.65

Total

41.84

28.94

33.58

28.90

Working face length (m)

1500–2000

1500–2900

1800–1900

1600–1800

Annual advancing speed (m/a)

310–400

350–400

300–400

325–400

Production capacity (Mt/a)

30–35

20–31

24–33

20–27