Reclamation of Degraded Landscapes due to …

3.5. Interdisciplinary dimension of reclamation. All mining operations, due to their nature, have negative impacts on the cultural …

Optimization of Shovel-Dumper Combination in an Open Cast Mine …

To broaden a nonparametric PDF for a combination of shovel and dumper in an open cast limestone mine, the ancient failure statistics which includes time between failure (TBF) of a shovel and ...

open cast mining equipment

fields of mining and handling of coal, ore and other minerals, as well as removal, transport and dumping of overburden. Our machines and systems have proved to be reliable in …

MINISTRY OF LABOUR THE MINES RULES, 1955

THE MINES RULES, 1955 1 SRO. 1421 dated 2nd July, 1955 – In exercise of the powers conferred by Section 58 of the Mines Act, 1952 (35 of 1952), the Central Government hereby makes the following rules the same having been previously pub lished as required by sub -section (1) of Section 59 of the Act, namely:

(PDF) Sustainable development of lignite production on open cast mines …

Teheran, 2005. Ignjatovic D, Maneski T, Lakovic D, Polovina D, Danicic D. Capital Mine Equipment Revitalization on Open Cast Mines in Serbia, Mineral Material Complex of Serbia. 2003: 578–594. Kolonja B, Ignjatovic D, Knezevic D. Coal homogenization benefits–example on open pit mine Tamnava–TPP Nikola Tesla B system.

GEO ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT & ITS MANAGEMENT …

In the process, mining affects all the components of environment and the impacts are permanent/temporary, beneficial/harmful, repairable/irreparable, and …

Study of Illumination System in Open Cast Coal Mine

2.2 Open cast Mining A mine in which the coal lies near the surface and can be extracted by removing the covering layers of rock and soil. Surface mining is used when deposits of ...

(PDF) Underground and Opencast Coal Mining Methods in …

Coal Production from opencast mines in India (FY 1998-99 to 2016-17) Source: Coal Directory of India, FY 1998-99 to 2016-17 …

Operations & Assets

Its operations include open cast mines, crushing, beneficiation, concentrator plants and an electro-winning facility. Facility Description. Open cast mining with heap leach, agitation leach followed by solvent extraction (SX) and electrowining in the production of copper cathode. In addition, there is dense media separation (DMS) and flotation ...

THE HIDDEN DRAGON: NITRATE POLLUTION FROM …

The Nitrogen Cycle thus entails the uptake of atmospheric or soil Nitrogen by plants or animals, and the conversion and use there-of by plants and animals as essential building blocks for amino-acids and genetic material. As a result of animal excretion and plant decay, ammonia (NH 3) or ammonium (NH 4 +) is formed, which readily oxidises to ...

The Mines Act 1952

(k) "office of the mine" means any office at the surface of the mine concerned; (kk) "Open cast working" means a quarry, that is to say an excavation where any operation for the purpose of searching for or obtaining minerals has been or is being carried on, not being a shaft or an excavation which extends below superjacent ground.

(PDF) IMPACT ANALYSIS OF OPEN CAST COAL MINES ON …

Chitade et al. (2010) studied the coal mining area of Chandrapur district of Maharashtra and researched the impact analysis of open-cast mines on land use/land cover using remote sensing and GIS ...

Chapter 3 Mining and Mineral Processing

Mining and Mineral Processing 3.1 Opencast Mines Opencast mining is extraction of commercial minerals from the Earth's surface using open-pit workings. About 60 % of metallic ores, 85 % of non-metallic ores, 100 % of non-metallics, and 35 % of coal are produced by this method. The distribution of mineral resources of the world is shown in …

recovery by opencast pillar mining in the Witbank coalfield

The Southern African Institute of Mining and Metallurgy, 2017. ISSN 2225-6253. This paper was first presented at the New technology and innovation in the Minerals Industry …

Risk Assessment & Safety Management Plan for Mines: …

commonly used in underground / open cast mines are load-haul dumpers, side-discharge-loaders, universal drill machines, excavators / shovels, Dozers, pay loaders, cranes, handheld drill machines, rope haulage, conveyors, ventilation fans, dewatering pumps, shuttle cars, locomotives etc. ... Ore processing Plant 5 7 5 175 3. Pit slope failure 5 ...

Opencast Mining

Opencast mining destroys landscapes, forest, and wildlife habitat at the mining site when trees, plants, and topsoil are cleared from the mining area. From: Coal and Peat Fires: A Global Perspective, 2019. About this page. ... In case of open cast mining there will be complete loss of agricultural land and deforestation in and around the pit ...

(PDF) Land Cover Changes in Open-Cast Mining Complexes …

Remote sensing technologies may play a fundamental role in the environmental assessment of open-cast mining and the accurate quantification of mine land rehabilitation efforts.

recovery by opencast pillar mining in the Witbank coalfield

pillars and voids, and challenges experienced during the mining of pillars from surface. The reconciliation process evaluated the overall flow processes, from in situ coal to the mined-out coal. The similarities between opencast pillar mining and conventional opencast mining were studied in terms of the mining sequence, pit layout, and operations.

GEO ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT & ITS MANAGEMENT …

In the process, mining affects all the components of environment and the impacts are permanent/temporary, beneficial/harmful, repairable/irreparable, and reversible/irreversible. Mines especially open cast iron ore mines, due to its own peculiarities can cause disturbance in ecology, resulting in various pollution problems.

Noise survey and noise modelling of open cast machineries in mines

Obtaining a suitable work environment for the labourer's is fundamental for attaining higher processing and benefit in both surface and underground mines. Noisy working conditions have negative consequences for the labourer's resolve and badly affect their wellbeing and execution. To survey the status of noise (noisy) levels in mines, …

Open-Pit Mining: A Comprehensive Guide

Open-pit mining, or opencast mining, is a surface mining technique used for large-scale operations. It involves extracting minerals from a pit by removing waste rock and overburden. Commonly used for minerals like copper, gold, and iron ore, requires heavy equipment such as trucks and shovels to efficiently extract the ore.

(PDF) Assessment of heavy metal contamination of soils and plants …

PDF | On Jun 15, 2015, S.S. PANDA and others published Assessment of heavy metal contamination of soils and plants in and around open cast mines of Sukinda, India | Find, read and cite all the ...

A Management Plan towards the Flooding of an Open …

Open-Cast Mine with Adjacent Underground Sections Eelco Lukas and Danie Vermeulen Institute for Groundwater Studies, University of the Free State, South Africa ... Mining method Recharge as a percentage of the average rainfall Bord-and-pillar 1 – 3% Stooping 6 – 13% Longwall and shortwall 15 – 20%

Mining and biodiversity: key issues and research needs in …

2. The many ways mining activities impact biodiversity. Mining affects biodiversity at multiple spatial scales (site, landscape, regional and global) through direct (i.e. mineral extraction) and indirect processes (via industries supporting mining operations, and external stakeholders who gain access to biodiversity-rich areas as the result of …

Chapter 3 Mining and Mineral Processing

Mining and Mineral Processing 3.1 Opencast Mines Opencast mining is extraction of commercial minerals from the Earth's surface using open-pit workings. About 60 % of …

Optimization of loads of dumpers in an open cast mine …

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 ...

(PDF) ROCK BLASTING FOR MINING

Mining is a geotechnical industry. Geologist explore the economic mineral deposits for mining. A lot of methods are adopted to exploit the valuable economic mineral resources through open cast ...

Samancor Chrome Mines

Both units now comprise five underground mining areas, each with a hoisting shaft, while WCM also includes an open-cut mine. Overall capacity is approximately 5.8Mtpa of run-of-mine ore. Underground, Samancor relies mainly on room-and-pillar mining, typically with low-angle adits connecting to a horizontal access level.

(PDF) Selection of plant species for the …

Selection of plant species for the reclamation of mine-degraded land in the Indian context. as sinks; leaves intercept 60–90%; …

Minerals | Free Full-Text | Leaching Behavior and Potential

The Wulantuga open-cast germanium coal mine area (43°56′57.86″ N, 115°54′37.36″ E), covering an area of 2.2 km 2 [21,22], is located in the southwest of the Shengli Coalfield (with a total area of 342 km 2 ) in northeastern Inner Mongolia, northern China . The germanium-rich coal in the open-cast mine has been mined since 1997.

(PDF) Noise Pollution in Opencast Mines

The present study reports the systematic noise monitoring inside the work zone area of a chromite mining complex for the Heavy duty, Medium duty and Light duty vehicles in summer 2008 and winter ...

(PDF) Design Considerations for Waste Dumps …

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.

(PDF) Environmental Impact Assessment of Coal Mining

Huge areas in the Raniganj and Jharia coalfield in India have become ruined due to abandoned and active mine surface and underground mines. In open cast mines, waste resources are usually stacked ...