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Major Reforms made in #Draft #Mining Plan #Guidelines 2024 issued by Ministry of Coal. Key reforms introduced in the revised draft Mining Plan & Mine Closure Guidelines include: - Enhanced flexibility for minor modifications in Mining Plans, with major changes requiring approval from the Coal Controller Organization (CCO). - Provision for calendar plan flexibility to accommodate increased annual coal production beyond scheduled targets. - Mandatory reporting of other commercially valuable minerals found within leasehold areas to State Governments. - Preference for blast-free and continuous coal-cutting technologies in mining methods. - Implementation of comprehensive Safety Management Plans as per Coal Mines Regulations, 2017, including mandatory safety audits. - Integration of fly ash filling protocols into mining plans to address related environmental concerns. - Requirement for drone surveys and processed outputs for comprehensive five-year compliance reports of Mining Plans. - Inclusion of sand for stowing in mines within revised guidelines. - Provision for extraction of barrier coal in adjacent mines to conserve coal reserves. - Facilitation of mine amalgamation for safer and more efficient operations, including the use of decoaled voids for overburden dumping. - Permission for project proponents to exclude non-viable areas within allocated blocks with detailed justifications. - Guidelines for dumping overburden in areas outside coal blocks. - Certification of project boundaries based on DGPS surveys for coal blocks allocated through auction or allotment. - Standardization of Heavy Earth Moving Machinery (HEMM) specifications to ensure safety, efficiency, and interoperability in coal mining operations. - Mandatory adoption of conveyor belts or railway transport for coal evacuation, promoting environmental sustainability. - Requirement for mechanized loading to optimize coal movement from siding to end-users, enhancing operational efficiency and environmental protection. - Mandatory preparation of Temporary and Final Mine Closure Plans for abandoned or discontinued mines post-2009. These guidelines are now under stakeholder consultation to facilitate an inclusive and comprehensive review process, ensuring that all relevant perspectives are considered. The stakeholders are requested to submit their comments by 1st July 2024.

Fenner Conveyors demonstrates the value of testing pulleys at run-conditions prior to site installation, saving a Bowen Basin coal mine potentially millions in part replacement and downtime. #coalmining #conveyors #conveyorsolutions

The 30-day public comment period for the Coyote Creek Mine Supplemental Environmental Assessment (EA) closes on January 5, 2024. All emailed and mailed comments must be received or postmarked by January 5, 2023 to be considered. Comments may be emailed to: OSM-nepa-nd@OSMRE.gov with the subject line "ATTN: OSMRE, Coyote Creek SEA". Comments may be mailed to: ATTN: OSMRE, Coyote Creek SEA C/O: Logan Sholar, OSMRE Western Region P.O. Box 25065 Lakewood, CO 80225-5065 Please note that comments made on social media are not considered official records. Coyote Creek Mining Company owns and operates the Coyote Creek Mine in Mercer County, North Dakota. The Coyote Creek Mine uses standard surface strip-mining procedures to mine private and Federal coal resources. Coal is currently mined from two permit areas: NACC-1302. The proposed Federal mining plan under consideration would mine coal in Federal lease NDM-110277 within the existing boundaries of North Dakota Public Service Commission Permits NACC-1302. If approved, the proposed Federal mining plan would allow the mining of 5.2 million tons of Federal coal within approximately 320 acres. The EA and the unsigned Finding of No Significant Impact (FONSI) are available for review as of December 7, 2023. To review the planning documents and find more Coyote Creek Mine information, please visit: https://lnkd.in/eMz98FtT Photo Courtesy of Coyote Creek Mine.

South Eastern Coalfield Limited’s #Gevra Mine Set to Become The Largest Coal Mine in Asia Coal Ministry Gets MoEFCC Nod for 70 MT Annual Coal Production in Mine Chhattisgarh-based Coal India subsidiary South Eastern Coalfield Limited’s Gevra mine is set to become the largest coal mine in Asia. The mine has been granted environmental clearance to expand production capacity to 70 million tons per annum from the current 52.5 million tons. We have a vision for Gevra to become the largest coal mine in the world with state-of-art mining operations and this is a significant milestone towards that journey.” said Shri Prem Sagar Misha, CMD, SECL on the occasion. Earlier, the #EnvironmentalClearance of Gevra opencast was accorded as follows: Sl No. EC details EC Capacity 1. Dated 04-10-2004:25.00 MTPA 2. Dated 03-06-2009:35.00 MTPA 3 Dated 31-01-2014: 40.00 MTPA 4. Dated 06-02-2015: 41.00 MTPA 5. Dated 21-02-2018 (Validity extension for one year):45.00 MTPA 6. Dated 28-03-2019 (Validity extension for one year): 45.00 MTPA 7. Dated 04.06.2020 (Validity for 30 years or life of Mine whichever is earlier.) :45.00 MTPA 8. Dated 10.05.2021: 49.00 MTPA 9. Dated 05.09.2022; regularized on Dated 23.08.2023: 52.5 MTPA   #Reserves: Total mineable reserve within 4781.798 Ha (as on 01.04.2023): 951.481 MT   Details of #Seams: i. No of seams : 18 ii. Thickness of seams to be worked on : 0.70 m to 70.34 m iii. Grade of coal : G10 grade iv. Stripping ratio (mineral in tonnes to overburden in cum) : 0.617 tonne per cum v. Average gradient : 1 in 6 to 1 in 12 vi. Maximum thickness of seams : 70.34 m vii. Ultimate working depth : 340 m   #Life of mine will be 16 years starting from FY 2022-23. About Gevra Gevra is one of the megaprojects of South Eastern Coalfields Limited and became the largest coal mine in the country last year with annual production for FY 22-23 reaching 52.5 million tons and has been contributing towards energy security of the country for more than 40 years. The mine has a strike length of around 10 KM and a breadth of 4 KM. Eco-friendly blast-free mining technology in the form of Surface Miner, Ripper Mining have been deployed in the mine and one of the highest capacityHEMM machines like 42 Cum shovel and 240-ton dumper combinationare used for overburden removal in the mine. It also has first-mile connectivity equipped with a conveyer belt, Silos and Rapid Loading System for swift and eco-friendly coal evacuation. PIB: https://lnkd.in/gZyC-Rpq

Reminder of the ongoing public comment period for the Coyote Creek Mine Supplemental Environmental Assessment (EA)! The public comment period opened on December 7, 2023, and will close on January 5, 2024. Coyote Creek Mining Company owns and operates the Coyote Creek Mine in Mercer County, North Dakota. The Coyote Creek Mine uses standard surface strip-mining procedures to mine private and Federal coal resources. Coal is currently mined from two permit areas: NACC-1302. The proposed Federal mining plan under consideration would mine coal in Federal lease NDM-110277 within the existing boundaries of North Dakota Public Service Commission Permits NACC-1302. If approved, the proposed Federal mining plan would allow the mining of 5.2 million tons of Federal coal within approximately 320 acres. The EA and the unsigned Finding of No Significant Impact (FONSI) are available for review at: https://lnkd.in/eMz98FtT All emailed and mailed comments must be received or postmarked by January 5, 2023 to be considered. Comments may be emailed to: OSM-nepa-nd@OSMRE.gov with the subject line "ATTN: OSMRE, Coyote Creek SEA". Comments may be mailed to: ATTN: OSMRE, Coyote Creek SEA C/O: Logan Sholar, OSMRE Western Region P.O. Box 25065 Lakewood, CO 80225-5065 Please note that comments made on social media are not considered official records. 📷: Courtesy of Coyote Creek Mine

🌟 In-Pit Crushing and Conveying (#IPCC) Complex   🔹 The number of #mining enterprises is growing all over the world with the demand for natural resources increasing likewise.   🔹 Nowadays, the depth of #opencast_mining reaches 200 meters thus making the use of motor trucks inefficient due to extended length of truck roads intended for transportation of mineral resources above the ground. The In-Pit Crushing and Conveying Technology for opencast mining and conveying the mineral resources features a reasonable alternative to the cyclic mining technique.   🔹 IPCC technology widely uses the #conveying equipment including high angle conveyors with a dip angle over 20 degrees designed for transportation of mineral resources with their subsequent stacking, loading into the cars or transfer for further processing, etc.   🔹 In general, the IPCC Complex includes the following equipment:   - ◻ Equipment for mining mineral resources and their loading into motor trucks or freight cars. - ◻ Equipment for conveying mineral resources to the crushing and reclaiming units. - ◻ Crushing and reloading units where the mineral resources undergo crushing before being loaded on the conveyors. Conveying equipment. - ◻ Stacking equipment.   Layout of the IPCC Complex: - ◻ Crushing and reclaiming unit - ◻ Sloping portion of a high angle conveyor - ◻ Hold-down belt drive station of a high angle conveyor - ◻ Horizontal portion of a high angle conveyor - ◻ Load-carrying belt drive station of a high angle conveyor - ◻ Ore stacker - ◻ Ore yard - ◻ Master station   💠 Our group of companies has great experience in participating in IPCC system projects and we are able to offer a wide range of services in this fields from design and engineering of IPCC technology and participating as an integrator for supplying necessary equipment, such as rotary excavator, reclaimer, spreaders, crushers and conveying systems.   💠 We would like to share with you the brief description of implemented projects with solutions based on IPCC system technology.   #mining #conveying_systems #IPCC_technology #implemented_solutions #opencast_mining #high_angle_conveyors #mining_equipment #best_alternative_solutions #Strategic_Alliance

Australian mining magazine Safe to Work recently shared an article discussing the importance of electrical safety in mining. They talk about how "electrical safety is dependent on people having the knowledge and accountability to make sure operations run safely" and that one of the big players in the field Rio Tinto is implementing strategies to minimize the risk of electrical incidents. With many of our clients working in or designing for the mining industry, we couldn't agree more on the importance of good electrical safety practices - starting with grounding! Read more in the article here: #electricalsafety #mining #arcflash #electricalrisks

““Just like a normal digger but quicker:” BHP switches on its first giant #electricexcavator “ AUGUST 21, 2024 - GILES PARKINSON “#Mining giant BHP has followed in the path of fellow #ironore major Fortescue by deploying its first electric excavator, dumping a #dieselengine and replacing it with an #electricmotor fed by a #trailingcable .” “The R 9400 excavator is made by Liebherr and is operating at the Yandi mine in the Pilbara region of Western Australia, and will be key to helping the #ironoreminers #reduceemissions from the billions of litres of #diesel that are burned each year in the mining province.” “Fortescue started trialling an electric excavator in December last year, and after finding that it #loweredcosts and #boostedproductivity , and #cutemissions , it plans to replace all its #dieselexcavators , saving a total of 95 million tonnes a year.” “Fortescue, however, is in a hurry. It has a target of #realzeroemissions by 2030, which means no burning of #fossilfuels , while BHP’s target is for a 30 per cent reduction by 2030. BHP’s longer term target is “#netzero ” by 2050.” https://lnkd.in/efy2WDj5? Source- original post Read all my posts #MariusPreston

In this 2021 article, Carly Leonida interviews Rebecca Siwale, MBA, Director for Productivity & Digital Service Solutions at FLSmidth, on the benefits of process plant audits. Siwale explains how audits help optimise mining operations, improve recoveries, reduce costs, and support sustainability goals. Using advanced tools, audits identify bottlenecks, enhance efficiency, and align plant performance with business objectives. Regular surveys also help mines adapt to changing conditions like ore properties and fuel prices. Learn how audits can boost efficiency and profitability in mining: https://lnkd.in/gXpfWhb2 #miningefficiency #sustainability #mininginnovation #processpptimisation #theintelligentminer

In the coal mining industry, safe production is always put first. To this end, the dispatching desk in the coal mining industry has become a key tool for achieving real-time monitoring, rapid response and effective management. By integrating advanced monitoring systems and efficient communication equipment, the #kesino dispatching desk can not only timely display the environmental parameters, equipment status and operation progress in the mine, but also quickly coordinate rescue actions in emergency situations to ensure the safety of miners and improve production efficiency. In addition, the #kesino dispatching desk also has the functions of lifting and height adjustment, combined with ergonomic design to ensure that dispatchers remain comfortable and reduce fatigue during long hours of work. These features make the dispatching desk not only the core equipment for mine safety management, but also significantly improve work efficiency and emergency response capabilities. 👉Learn more: www.kesinoconsoles.com 📧 Email: info@kesinoconsoles.com #coalminesafety #productionefficiency #intelligentdispatchingdesk #realtimemonitoring #rapidresponse #emergencymanagement #humanizeddesign #cente #control #controlrooms #RTMC #securityconsoles #consoledata #EmergencyCommunications #kesino #TechnicalFurniture #controlcenters #commandcenters #commandandcontrol #noc #soc #securitycenter #console #Ergonomic