Abstract
This publication summarizes, for potential contractors and other interested parties, the proposed research, development, and demonstration contract projects programmed by the Bureau of Mines for fiscal year 1977 (October 1, 1976-September 30, 1977) under its advancing coal mining technology program. The objective of these projects is to provide an ordered and sequenced series of advances toward the overall goal of providing the system technology required to increase the productivity of the coal mining process.
