The United Nations Organization (UN) certified and endorsed this week the coal mines of Altos Hornos de México (AHMSA) for the commencement of gas incineration technology that can significantly reduce methane emissions into the atmosphere, creating a positive impact against global warming.
Furthermore, the UN noted Minerales Monclova's (a subsidiary of AHMSA) application of other projects to increase methane gas capture and electricity generation with a potential of up to 120 megawatts, equivalent to 10 percent of capacity produced by plants of the Federal Commission Electricity (CFE) from coal.
As for the burning of methane gas, AHMSA explained in a statement that for the purposes of safety for miners, gas is extracted by drilling fields early before their exploitation and led to an incinerator at the mine entrance, which reduces a large proportion of firedamp inherent to coal seams.