The opencast coal mining technique is used in areas were the coal reserves are scattered in shallow and thin seams and cannot be extracted by deep mining methods (Beynon et al., 2000). The opencast process starts with exploration activities to identify where there are deposits of coal and what is the depth of the seams.
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WhatsApp: +86 18203695377THE ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT OF OPENCAST COAL MINING by PAUL TOMLINSON Opencast mining has long been a source of argument between the conservation lobbies and the National Coal Board Opencast Executive Those objecting to opencast operations argue that, apart from certain coals, such as anthracite, opencast coal is not needed to satisfy market
WhatsApp: +86 18203695377Methods of extraction Coal extraction methods vary depending on whether the mine is an underground mine or a surface (also called open cast) mine. Additionally, coal seam thickness and geology are factors in the selection of a mining method. The most economical method of coal extraction for surface mines is the electric shovel or drag line.
WhatsApp: +86 18203695377opencast coal mines for overburden removal, 3065% of the materials can be directly thrown into the minedout area without any need for further handling (Figure 1); thus, it will
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WhatsApp: +86 18203695377The reclamation of surface (opencast) coal mines is not always successful; there remains a legacy of degraded land that burdens local communities. This article evaluates a communityoriented, lowcost means of geoecological regeneration, the "Cradle for Nature" strategy, which uses mosaic tree planting to foster positive natural ecological processes. Results show that, while the ...
WhatsApp: +86 18203695377Opencast mining is regarded as one of the most dramatic disturbances in terrestrial ecosystems. Opencast coal mining leads to the destruction of local ecological environment and the loss of natural conditions (Milder et al. 2013 ).
WhatsApp: +86 18203695377Planning and managing equipment systems of surface mining are critical for achieving higher production and productivity. Poor performance of equipment systems can endanger the economic viability of mining operations [][].OB removal is a major process in the surface mining of coal, accounting for over 60% of the mining cost [4, 5].Dragline is predominantly used for overburden removal to ...
WhatsApp: +86 18203695377Opencast coal mining: process and method Opencast mining, a method of mining introduced in 1942 to maintain coal supplies du ring the Second World War, is a quarrying method that is viable where a coal seam is relatively near the land surface or where a pit can expose a number of seams within an acceptable depth (normally up to 100m in the UK).
WhatsApp: +86 18203695377Abstract. Coal mining contributes to economic development, but has an immense impact on the quality of the environment. Soils near coal mines may get contaminated by the dispersion of coal particles and dust from the mines. Soil samples were collected near an opencast coal mine (OCM) in Dhanbad, India.
WhatsApp: +86 18203695377Longwall mining involves the full extraction of coal from a section of the seam, or 'face' using mechanical shearers. The coal 'face' can vary in length from 100350m. Selfadvancing, hydraulicallypowered supports temporarily hold up the roof while coal is extracted. When coal has been extracted from the area, the roof is allowed to ...
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WhatsApp: +86 18203695377: OpenPit Mining. Openpit mining, or opencast mining is a surface mining technique of extracting rock or minerals from the earth by their removal from an open pit or borrow. This form of mining differs from extractive methods that require tunneling into the earth, such as long wall mining. Openpit mines are used when deposits of ...
WhatsApp: +86 18203695377Highwall mining is an adaptation of auger mining. Instead of an auger hole, an entry into the coal seam is made by a continuous miner, remotely operated from a cabin at the surface. The cut coal is transported by conveyors behind the miner to the outside. Using a television camera, the operator can see and control the miner's progress.
WhatsApp: +86 182036953779. SOME PREFERABLE HEIGHT FOR BENCHES Manual quarries: 3 to meters. Mechanised: > meters. Shovel 2m3: 6 to 8 meters. Shovel : About 12 meters. 13. BERM A Berm is a raised barrier served as a border barrier to prevent heavy vehicle accidents in opencast mines. Size: • Height: more than the diameter of Dumper wheel.
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WhatsApp: +86 18203695377The Yimin opencast coal mine was selected to conduct a case study. The production of 100 tons of coal was used as the functional unit to evaluate the environmental risks in the stages of stripping, mining, transportation, processing, and reclamation. A total of six environmental impact categories,, resource consumption, acidification ...
WhatsApp: +86 18203695377the environment of mining and the surrounding mining also pumping and drain of groundwater,lower the groundwater level,less the amount of water, aquifer of Quaternary will be drained in the openpit mining process, seriously influence the use of water resources. Air Pollution The main air pollution generated by openpit
WhatsApp: +86 18203695377Opencast mining production is affected by many factors such as internal and external structures of the slope, soil softening, seepage, stress redistribution, rainfall pattern and erosion (Wu et al 2015; Zhou et al 2009).Of all these factors, rainfall infiltration has been described as the major cause of slope failure that can result in harmful incidents in open pit mining operation and loss of ...
WhatsApp: +86 18203695377on opencast coal mine using LCA were focused on single process, including mine haulage options (AwuahOffei et al. 2009) and the selection of mining technologies (Chinh et al. 2007;MangenaandBrent2006;);however, there was only a few research that were concerned on the whole opencast coal mining stages related to environmental
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WhatsApp: +86 18203695377This study therefore investigated the pollution of surface soils surrounding 135 large opencast coal mining pits in China. A total of 1772 surface soil samples were collected, and the concentrations of eight major HMs were determined. The HM concentrations in this study were relatively lower than the published HM concentrations of coal mine ...
WhatsApp: +86 18203695377Such work provides a theoretical foundation and technical support for systematic research on the process of land reclamation in large opencast coal mines (Song et al., 2020). In general, the important roles of monitoring and evaluating the land reclamation effects at different stages in guiding the ecological restoration of degraded mining ...
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