Open Cast Mining Operation – AMS

AMS is one of the few companies to offer turnkey solutions for hard and soft rock open cast mining across India. At AMS, we have the capacity and expertise to handle complete open pit mining contract in different environment.We have the resources to prepare mine sites, extract minerals on contract for clients, build complete mill facilities, manage mine operations, and …

Report on Land Restoration / Reclamation of 50 Mines …

all the subsidiaries of Coal India Ltd. The result of land reclamation status of all such mines to be put on the website of CIL, (), CMPDI () and the concerned coal companies in public domain. ... 1.3 Land reclamation monitoring of all opencast coal mining projects would also comply the statutory requirements of ...

Impacts of Coal mining: a Review of Methods …

International Journal of Surface Mining and Reclamation 5 (2) 83 - 88. Ghose, M. K., and Banerjee, S. K. Status of air pollution caused by coal washery projects in India. ... M. Assessment of environmental impacts by mining activities: A …

Reclamation, Rehabilitation, And Rejuvenation of Mining …

1.1 Open Cast Coal Mine Conceptual Sketch. 1 sciencedirect. ... 5.1 Reclamation of Piparwar opencast Coal mine, Jharkhand ... opencast coal mining project, which was spread over 1100 hectares ...

Backfilling requirements and constraints in Indian opencast mining

Most mining in India takes place in ecologically sensitive areas. The findings of a research project on backfilling (i.e. filling the pit with extracted materials) are discussed.

Development Opportunities on Reclaimed Open Cast …

Coal mining reclamation is a worldwide concern. As a result of the land reclamation development for opencast coal mine in India, the restoration and reclamation monitoring in Dhanbad has …

Shelf life of stock-piled topsoil of an opencast coal mine

Opencast coal mining production in India is predicted to increase from the present level of 180 mil- ... reclamation in former coal mining areas (Kundu & Ghose ♦Correspondence: Dr M.K. Ghose Tel: 191 326 206372/191 326 206613 Fax: 191 326 203042 email: [email protected] 1994#). The topsoil must be mined separately at the begin-

Analysis of accidents due to slope failure in Indian …

failure in Indian opencast mines are quite common, resulting in injuries and fatalities. In 2016, a disaster due to dump failure in Rajmahal coalfield of ECL, killed 23 workers. Even though all …

Management of topsoil for geo-environmental reclamation of coal mining

Topsoil is an essential component for land reclamation in mining areas. It is seriously damaged if it is not mined out separately without being contaminated, eroded and protected. Systematic handling and storage practices can protect topsoil while in storage and after it has been redistributed onto the regraded area. Impact of coal mining on topsoil quality in Indian context …

(PDF) Assessment of ecological restoration success and …

Coal mining, which comprises both underground and opencast mining, plays a significant role in India's economic growth and development (Bandyopadhyay and Maiti, 2019) as it is the 2nd largest producer and consumer of coal in the world after China.

Quality evaluation of land reclamation in mining area based …

Most research on the evaluation of mining area reclamation is based on landscape patterns, soil quality, land remediation, and quality of farmland engineering in reclamation areas. The Pingshuo opencast coal mining area on the Loess Plateau of Shanxi Province provides a scientific basis for optimizing the landscape pattern and building ...

Assessing vegetation recovery in reclaimed opencast mines …

Several countries with abundant mineral resources have established national laws to regulate reclamation of mined lands. A good example is the Surface Mining Control and Reclamation Act (SMCRA) in the USA, approved in 1977, which establishes standards for reclaiming opencast mines (understanding reclamation as establishing permanent vegetative …

The hits and misses of a mine reclamation project in Jharkhand

In fact, the reclamation work was being planned since 2015 when the then coal minister of India, Piyush Goyal, laid the foundation stone for the development of the eco-park. "Kayakalp Vatika is a collective effort of the CCL officials to reclaim and restore degraded mining land into greenery …

Land Restoration / Reclamation Monitoring of more …

Land restoration / reclamation monitoring of 10 opencast coal mines of Northern Coalfields Ltd. (NCL) producing 5 million cu.m. and more (Coal+OB) per year based on satellite data, …

Reclamation of Degraded Landscapes due to Opencast Mining

Even though it is regarded as a crucial economic activity worldwide, mining has a significant negative impact on environment. Due to its nature, especially opencast mining inevitably leads to serious degradation on ecological and aesthetic values of the landscape. Topography and drainage, air, soil and water quality, vegetation including forest ecosystems, noise levels and …

Design and analysis of solar photovoltaic based coal mine reclamation

The Gross Domestic Product per capita in India reaches an all-time high of 1750.60 USD in 2015 indirectly shows that per person energy consumption also increases. To conquer the electricity shortage, power generation should also increase in a similar way as utilization increases. Coal will remain the major source of energy and its production quadruple by 2020. In India, coal …

Land reclamation and restoration of natural ecosystem; a …

Rekha, G.H.O.S.H.; Ghosh, D.N. 1990: Land protection and land reclamation in opencast mining areas ― a case study in Jharia coalfield, eastern India Indian Journal of Earth Sciences 17(2): 108-112. ... India Journal of Sustainable Mining 18(4): 247-256. Ilic Sasa; Ristovski Miroslav; Dimkic Goran 2002: ...

Rehabilitation in Mine Closure Environmental, Economic …

Mine closure plans are specific to each mine, and include details on how the mining company will close the mine site, how environmental protection will be achieved, and how the site will be …

Particulate Matter Dispersion in Indian Non-coal Opencast …

Exposure of mine workers to particulate matter (PM) in opencast mines is of major concern because of associated adverse health impacts. Dispersion studies of PM generated during opencast mining ...

Impact of Opencast Coal Mining on Surface …

Impact of Opencast Coal Mining on Surface Topography in Salanpur Block 3 Annals of the National Association of Geographers, India back to the Harappan civilisation.

Soil fertility analysis in and around magnesite …

The opencast mining operations have periodical effects in surrounding landscape and it is important to monitor the quality of the soil. The pre- and post-mining activities influence the soil quality due to removal of …

Reclamation of Degraded Landscapes due to …

When the extraction of reserve is over, the altered landscape has to be reclaimed in order to relieve the damaging effects of opencast mining and restore the landscape and its immediate surroundings.

(PDF) A HANDBOOK ON MINE RECLAMATION

Degradation through open cast mining. ... Land reclamation in India primarily involves the reestablishment of forest cover, whether on or off the mine site, by the .

Monitoring Post-Mining Reclamation Success in Jharia

This study assessed post-mining reclamation in Muraidih and Block II opencast operations in JCF, India, using Landsat TM and OLI data (2005–2021). With a focus on two …

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Quantifying the impacts of opencast mining on vegetation …

Opencast mining has significantly triggered vegetation degradation in many ecologically sensitive regions across the globe. The detailed spatio-temporal information on mining-induced vegetation ...

MITIGATING ENVIRONMENTAL AND SOCIAL IMPACTS …

although surface mining is more common in several important coal producing countries. In India also surface mining is given importance. Surface mining or opencast mining is only economic when coal seam is near the surface. Opencast mines damage a large land surface area, displace people from their ancestral homesteads and cause agricultural losses.

Particulate matter pollution in opencast coal mining areas: …

International Journal of Mining, Reclamation and Environment ... Original Articles. Particulate matter pollution in opencast coal mining areas: a threat to human health and environment ... Satya Prakash Sahu Department of Mining Engineering, Indian Institute of Technology Kharagpur, Kharagpur, India & Michael Hitch Australian Centre For ...

Shelf life of stock-piled topsoil of an opencast coal mine

If the storage period exceeds the 'shelf life' of the topsoil, it cannot be preserved by technical reclamation only. Opencast coal mining production in India is predicted to increase from the present level of 180 million tonnes per year to approximately …

Bioreclamation of coal mine overburden dumps in India

Presently about 70% of coal mining is being done by open cast methods. Needless to mention, the open cast mining method is most destructive activity and it severely damages the ecosystem. ... the growth performance of ten tree species on five coal mine overburden dumps located in different coalfields of India. Land Contamination & Reclamation ...