Spotlight: Mining law in Australia

Government policy is generally geared towards fostering a framework in which growth in the mining sector can be encouraged, recognising the critical role mining plays in Australia's overall ...

Coal

Coal is a black or brownish-black sedimentary rock that can be burned for fuel and used to generate electricity. It is composed mostly of carbon and hydrocarbons, which contain energy that can be released through combustion (burning). Coal is the largest source of energy for generating electricity in the world, and the most abundant fossil fuel ...

India's plan for life after coal

India has promised that renewables will provide 50% of its electricity by 2030. This figure could rise further as India pursues its target of net zero emissions by 2070 . Jharkhand's decades-old ...

Terror in the Coal Mines of North-East India — Jamhoor

To this effect, Autonomous District Councils (ADCs) were created to protect customary laws and the lands of tribal communities. ... But the nationalized coal mining industry of India operates in Meghalaya through Coal India Limited (CIL). CIL is a state-owned mining conglomerate that was established in 1975 with the intent of combatting …

Effects Of Coal Mining On The Environment

Mining of coal expected to remain at record levels. The mining and burning of coal has grown more or less non-stop since the late 1800s. The good news is that this steady rise seems to have been stopped. Global mining of coal is expected to remain steady in the years to come. But this is far from good enough.

Effects of intrinsic properties, particle size and specific surface

Many coal mining countries across the globe are suffering from mine fire problem due to spontaneous combustion of coal, and India is no exception. Jharia coalfield in India is well-known for coal seam fire due to spontaneous combustion, which continues to burn for more than 100 years now [4]. ... For studying the effects of intrinsic properties ...

Energies | Special Issue : Intelligent Coal Mining Technology

Special Issue Information. Dear Colleagues, Coal remains one of the most important energy resources in the world. With the continuous development of science and technology, coal will inevitably be developed by intelligent and even unmanned mining technologies in the future.

How coal plants can support flexibility by improving efficiency and

With majority of the entire supply chain from coal mining to power generation, T&D is fully local and combined with other utility services like gas and water contributes to 5.5% of India's GDP. Power also provides a substantial multiplier effect to the overall economic growth in India.

Coal Gasification in India: What is It, Benefits and Disadvantages

Coal gasification actually emits much more carbon dioxide than other processes. Coal gasification reduces overall waste, but it still releases a substantial amount of CO2. Coal gasification is ...

Mining industry in India

Odisha is India's leading mineral producing state, having accounted for over 40 percent of domestic mineral production in 2022. Published by Statista Research Department, Nov 2, 2023. Subscribe ...

Opencast coal mining and sustainable local livelihoods in …

issues are raised in the above discussion: sustainability ofcoal mining and traditional local livelihoods. The present study at-tempts to examine these two research issues by assessing the effects of coal mining on traditional local livelihood, in the Indian state of Odisha. The study is carried out using a com-

The political economy of coal: Lessons learnt from 15 country …

In this paper, we briefly summarize the key insights from this research effort by analyzing the respective actors' objectives and the structural factors which influence a country's energy policy and draw some preliminary implications for the design of coal phase-out policies. 2. (Stated) objectives.

Coal in the Mix: Challenges and Opportunities for the Future Use …

According to the IEA, India is slated to become the world's second largest coal consumer in the next few years and, together with countries in the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN), will represent two-thirds of coal demand growth to 2019. Due to cost considerations, much of the coal technology that will be deployed in developing ...

Impacts of Coal mining: a Review of Methods and …

Inherent properties (diversity of species, photosynthesis and canopy cover density) increase forest resilience against climate change, while the disturbed forests are vulnerable to climate change...

Environmental issues of coal mining

... Jharia is one of the largest coal fields in India covering about 460 km 2 of area. Opencast and underground mining methods are used to extract coal from the mines which had adversely...

World's Distribution of Coal

After China and Indonesia, India is the world's third-largest producer and user of coal. In 2018, it produced 771 Mt of coal (7.9% of the global total). India also consumes 12% of the world's overall coal use. In 2018, it imported 240 Mt of coal, making it the world's second-largest coal importer.

Effects of intrinsic properties, particle size and specific surface

Many coal mining countries across the globe are suffering from mine fire problem due to spontaneous combustion of coal, and India is no exception. Jharia coalfield in India is well-known for coal seam fire due to spontaneous combustion, which continues to burn for more than 100 years now [4]. Hence, spontaneous combustion of coal is not a ...

Population Cancer Risks Associated with Coal Mining: A …

Of 34 studies identified, 27 studied coal mining as an occupational exposure (coal miner cohort or as a retrospective risk factor) but only seven explored health effects in surrounding populations. Overall, risk assessments were reported for 20 cancer site categories, but their results and frequency varied considerably.

Black coal, thin ice: the discursive legitimisation of

These campaigns often aim at local communities and seek to obscure and downplay the wider effects (e.g. climate change) of coal mining, ... coal-based growth is a key element of India's and ...

Environmental degradation in India's oldest coal mining belt …

Study on failure depth of coal seam floor in deep mining

The North China coalfield is bounded by the Yin Mountains Tectonic Belt, the Kunlun-Chaidamu-Qinling-Dabie Tectonic Zone to the south, the Helan Mountain Tectonic Belt to the west, and the Bo Sea and Yellow Sea to the east (Fig. 1).This paper takes a coal mine in Huaibei mining area as an example for studying the failure depth of the floor of …

Future of Coal in India: Smooth Transition or Bumpy …

While India imposes a Rs. 400/tonne (metric ton) cess upon coal, which even applies to imports, this is only about $5.5 per short ton of coal. If one were to convert this to an implicit carbon tax ...

FAQ: Coal, economic development and poverty …

The logic that coal is needed to combat poverty is based on two premises. The first is that coal provides poor s with electricity. The limitations of coal-fired power as a solution to energy poverty are …

Energy dissimilation characteristics and shock mechanism of

2.2 Analysis of the characteristics of rockburst damage 2.2.1 Historical shock and microseismic data analysis. From the + 500 level (330 m depth) mining until now, there have been seven serious shock events in the south mining area, with the affected areas including all the mining roadway of B 3+6 working face. The locations of the seismic …

Exploring the last 50 years of Indian research on the impact of …

Coal mining-related environmental effects include land use change, deforestation, coal mine accidents, land subsidence, pollution of water environments, …

Impacts of Coal mining: a Review of Methods and Parameters …

This review presents a systematic synthesis of the various methods and measures that have been used to investigate the effects of coal mining in India. A total of 87 peer-reviewed articles were collected for each year from 1970 to 2014 using a …

Coal Gasification UPSC Notes

The method can be used to extract resources that would otherwise be too expensive to extract. It also provides a viable alternative to traditional coal mining techniques. UCG has a lower environmental and social impact than conventional coal mining with gasification, yet environmental issues exist, including the possibility for aquifer pollution.

10 Environmental Impacts of Coal, It's Mining and Power Plant

In the United States, coal accounts for roughly one-quarter of all energy-related carbon emissions. 2. Air Pollution. Air pollution from coal-fired power plants is linked with asthma, cancer, heart and lung ailments, neurological problems, and other severe environmental and public health impacts.

Environmental impact studies in coalfields in India: A case study …

However, coal mining adversely affects the environment of the area by digging and causing deforestation. A typical coal mining area is affected by air, water and soil …

Coal Production

Coal production continues to grow globally due to the demand for low cost energy and iron and steel, as well as cement. Coal, based on the current extraction rates, will last about 115 years longer than conventional oil and gas reserves, with an estimated 1.1 trillion tonnes of proven coal reserves worldwide. Ten countries are responsible for 90% of the total global …