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Coal Mining

The document discusses different methods for mining coal, including underground and surface mining. Underground mining involves digging inclined or vertical entryways into deposits without removing the overburden rock above. It can use methods like bord and pillar or longwall mining. Surface mining excavates and removes the overburden rock above deposits and uses techniques like shovel and dumper combinations or draglines. Coal mining began commercially in India in 1774 and nationalization of mines occurred from the 1950s-1970s, leading to the formation of Coal India Limited.

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Coal Mining

The document discusses different methods for mining coal, including underground and surface mining. Underground mining involves digging inclined or vertical entryways into deposits without removing the overburden rock above. It can use methods like bord and pillar or longwall mining. Surface mining excavates and removes the overburden rock above deposits and uses techniques like shovel and dumper combinations or draglines. Coal mining began commercially in India in 1774 and nationalization of mines occurred from the 1950s-1970s, leading to the formation of Coal India Limited.

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Coal Mining-Methods

Mining Methods
Coal is mined by two main methods
surface or opencast mining and
underground mining.

The choice of method is largely


determined by the geology of the coal
deposit; the majority of the world's coal
reserves are recoverable by underground
mining.
The method used is determined by
the depth of coal deposit and the
overburden over it. In other words
ratio of coal and overburden, decides
the method.
Underground Mining is to reach the
deposit by inclined or vertical entries
and without removing the overburden
rock.
mined out by various methods.
Mining Methods
UNDER GROUND MINING
Bord & Pillar (conventional hand section)
Bord & Pillar (Semi- mechanised)
Blasting Gallery method for thick seams
Long wall Mining

OPEN CAST MINING


Shovel and Dumper Combination
Draglines
In-pit Crusher-Conveyor systems
Surface Miner
Mining Methods..
Shaft Mine Incline Mine

Excavator

Adit Mine Opencast Mine


PICTURE SHOWING AN INCLINE
ENTRY INTO A SEAM
ENTRY THROUGH A SHAFT
BORD & PILLAR LAYOUT
DRILLING OPERATION
IN THE COAL FACE
MANUAL COAL FILLING
LOAD HAUL DUMPER IN BLASTING GALLERY
METHOD
MECHANIZED DRIVAGE
MACHINES
POWERED ROOF SUPPORT AT LONGWALL
FACE
TYPICAL OPEN CAST MINE
BLASTING IN
OPEN CAST BENCHES
ROPE SHOVEL AND DUMPER
HYDRAULIC SHOVEL AND DUMPER
OPENCAST MINE WITH DRAGLINE
OPENCAST MINE WITH
DRAGLINE
OPENCAST WITH IN-PIT CRUSHER
CONVEYOR TECHNOLOGY
OPENCAST WITH SURFACE MINER
COAL MINING IN INDIA
Commercial coal mining in India started in 1774
by M/s Sumner and Heatly of East India
Company in the Raniganj Coalfield along the
Western bank of river Damodar.

On introduction of steam locomotives in 1853


production rose to an annual average of 1 million
tonne.
COAL MINING IN INDIA
National Coal Development Corporation (NCDC) was
set up in 1956. It was the first major step towards
planned development of Indian Coal Industry.

Coking coal mines were nationalized in 1971-72.

Non-coking coal mines were nationalized in 1973.

On 1 November 1975, a new public-sector company


Coal India Limited (CIL) was formed to enable better
organizational and operational efficiency in coal sector.

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