BS ISO 14180:2017

Gives guidance on procedures for extracting samples from coal seams in the ground, from exploration tenements, or from underground or open-cut mines. Covers bore core, drill cuttings, open-cut slot, adit, drift or shaft, pillar and strip sampling. Not applicable to sampling from moving streams in production or any other source of coal not in situ. Gives recommendations for selecting and preparing the sampling site, and covers procedures for taking small and bulk samples and for the preparation of samples for transporting.

This document provides guidance on methods for taking samples from coal seams in the ground, whether from exploration areas or tenements, or from operating underground or open-cut mines. The following methods are described: sampling of small or large diameter holes; drill cuttings sampling; open-cut slot sampling; adit, drift or shaft sampling; pillar sampling; channel sampling; strip sampling. This document does not apply to sampling from moving streams in production or any other source of coal that is not in situ. Recommendations are made for selection and preparation of the sampling site, and methods are described for taking both small and bulk samples, and for preparing the samples for transport. NOTE AnnexA gives an example of a channel sample record form that can be used to record sampling and other relevant data, and ISO13909 or ISO18283 describes how to determine the mass of a representative sample at various nominal top sizes.