As open-cast coal mines are enormous craters, which are left idle once the coal is extracted, the idea of using the non-functional open-cast mine as PSHP will resolve many practical challenges. The proposed case study has been applied to the Open Cast Project-4 (OCP-4) coal mine in Karimnagar district, Telangana, India.

In 1973 newly nationalised Bharat Coking Coal Ltd (BCCL), a subsidiary of state-owned Coal India, started large-scale open cast mining as a more rapid and cost-effective method of extraction.

The open-cast mine operated by ICML near Rakhakura, West Bengal [Valeria Mongelli/Al Jazeera] ... 104 blocks have been auctioned under commercial mining. Coal India, a state-run near-monopoly, has ...

SCCL pioneered mechanization of coal mines in India by adopting coal drilling machines as far back as in 1937. In 1950 Shuttle Cars, Gathering Arm Loaders, Conveyors and Coal Plough Equipment were introduced. …

Indian School of Mines, Dhanbad 826004, India Received: 29 January 200 I; accepted : 29 June 200 I ... GHOSE & MAJEE: AIR POLLUTION DUE TO OPEN CAST MINING 787 Over exploitation of nature in the name of industrialization and development is causing degradation of our environment. At the same time, we do relali se

With the increase in demand of coal in India in the power sector and other industries, open cast mining of deep seated coal deposits has increased.

Nanfen iron mine. Nanfen open pit iron mine, located in Nanfen district of the Liaoning province, China, is approximately 500m deep. It is one of the largest open-pit metal mines in China. Nanfen …

The Piparwar opencast mine in Jharkhand was once the largest coal-producing mine in the state and had damaged the local ecology. Now, after about 30 years of mining operations being started, …

The Gevra coal mine is an opencast mine complex with a peak capacity of 49 million tonnes-per-annum (MTPA) in Korba, Chhattisgarh, India.South Eastern Coalfields Limited (SECL), a subsidiary of Coal India, operates …

The present open-pit mining conditions in India, calls for Shovel-Dumper combinations in most cases. The dumper has a predetermined pay load capacity as determined by the manufacturers and with ...

About 80% of total mining in India is carried out in coal sector through open cast mines where heavy dumpers are plying on the haul roads. Mine haul roads have witnessed an enormous increase in ...

A large open cast coal mine always needs a stable side slope to prevent collapse due to excessive overburden pressure. The present study was undertaken to assess the stability of slope of an open cast coal mine located in Mohanpur block in the Raniganj coalfield area in West Bengal, India.

PRODUCTION OF RAW COAL FROM UNDERGROUND AND OPEN CAST MINES FROM LAST TEN YEARS Qty. in MT YEAR Opencast Underground All India Production Growth % Production Growth % Production Growth % 2013-14 516.116 49.649 565.765 2014-15 560.667 8.63% 48.512 -2.29% 609.179 7.67% 2015-16 592.822 5.74% 46. ...

Open cast mining has grown at phenomenal rate in India because of increasing demand for energy. Open cast mining has raised to 250 million tonnes which represents 70% of overall coal production. This type of mining differs from extractive methods that require...

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State-run Coal India will open this year what is expected to become one of the country's biggest coal mines, officials said, as India struggles to keep pace with surging power demand.

This paper present a case study of dump slope stability of Makardhokra-II open cast mine of western coalfield limited. This mine spread over the area of 289.0 hectares. Dump slope instability is ...

The CCL is a subsidiary of Coal India Limited (CIL), an undertaking of the Government of India. The 'Kayakalp Vatika' initiative aims to reinstate biodiversity in the reclaimed mining land.

- GP0STOAAU Gebra open cast coal mining in Korba, Chhattisgarh. At present, it is India's largest coal mine with a total production capacity of 35 million ton per annum. Gevra mining block is having an area of about 19.03 sq.km, located in the central part of Korba field. These types of landscapes are very common view in this region made by the …

In this paper we have presented the findings of a study on Sonepur-Bazari open cast mine in Eastern India undertaken to find out the potential for development of mining geotourism. For that ...

The work presents a detailed analysis of mine accidents in underground as well as open-cast manganese mines in India. The HFACS framework was adopted to perform the analysis and significant findings were obtained. Based upon the findings an FRA model was proposed to assess the risk level for a given situation and modify the …

As per DGMS of India the mine lighting should be designed and installed with proper lamps and fixtures regarding height, orientation, spacing, and reflectors or other accessories, to secure a ...

Surface mining is the dominant driver of land use land cover (LULC) change in the Raniganj coalfield region in West Bengal, India. Owing to its multifaceted consequences on soil, water, and landholders, assessment of spatio-temporal changes in mining areas has become important. The oldest coal mine of India, Raniganj coalfield …

Controlled blasting has become imperative in many Indian open cast mines as the workings benches are within/approaching the danger zone of 500 m. Accordingly the blasting impacts in the form of ground vibration, flyrock and air overpressure/noise should be...

Highwall Mining in India S.K. Dixit1 and Manoj Pradhan2 1 South Eastern Coalfields Ltd., India 2 National Institute of Technology ... Table 2 Details of the seams workable by highwall mining at Sharda open cast mining Seam Workable thickness, m Depth, m Roof rock up to 5.0 m Floor rock up to 3.0 m Emission of inflammable gas, m3/ ton of coal ...

India Introduces SKT105E, India's First Locally Manufactured, Fully Electric Open Cast Mining Truck, Revolutionizing the Mining Sector 12 April 2024 India, a leading global manufacturer of construction and mining equipment, proudly unveils the SKT105E Electric Dump Truck, the first of its kind to be locally manufactured in India.

Proper design of waste dumps in open cast mines is essential to avoid any large-scale dump failure which may have significant impacts on safety as well as the economics of an open-pit project.

The Bhubaneswari OCP Mine, owned by Coal India, is a surface mine located in Odisha. The mine produced an estimated 30 mtpa of coal in 2023. The mine will operate until 2024. Buy the profile here. 5. Jayant Mine. Owned by Coal India, the Jayant Mine is a surface mine located in Madhya Pradesh. It produced an estimated 24.12 …

In mining, overburden (also called waste or spoil) is the material that lies above an area that lends itself to economical exploitation, such as the rock, soil, and ecosystem that lies above a coal seam or ore body. In many mineral industries, like coal industry, in open cast mines, coal can be extracted only after removing layers of soil, stone etc.

Indian state-run company Coal India will begin operations at five new coal mines and expand the capacity of at least 16 existing mines to help meet growing demand for the fossil fuel, the company's chairman, P.M. Prasad, told reporters on Wednesday.. Anticipated record output from the company is set to boost coal inventories at power …