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| Underground Coal Mining Hand Notes |
| Underground Coal Mining Mining Engineering |
# Syllabus :-
UNIT- I INTRODUCTION:
Origin of Coal, Theories of Coal Formation, Classification of Coal, Coking Coal. Coal Seam and its Classification, Proximate and ultimate analysis of coal Coal Seam Structures and Abnormalities like Faults, Joints, Cleats, Folds ete., Coal Measuring Rocks and Their Characteristics, Distribution of Coal in India, Indian Coal Mining Industry; Geo mining conditions. Choice of Coal Mining Methods.
UNIT-II B0ARD AND PILLAR METHOD:
Important Terminology, Development, Size and Shape of The Pillar and Galleries, Panel System and
Without Panel System of development, Size of Panel, Cycle of Operations, Depillaring: Problems in
Depillaring, Preparatory Arrangements, Depillaring by Stowing, Depillaring by Caving Methods, Pillar
Extraction Techniques, Dangers Associated With Depillaring. Production calculation.
UNIT- II LONGWALL MINING:
Important Terminology, Types of Longwall Faces and Their Choice, Merits and Demerits of Longwall Mining, Development of Longwall Panels and Faces, Longwall Advancing Method, Longwall Retreating Method, Length of Longwall Faces, Rate of Face Advance, Double Unit Longwall Faces, Face Organization and Material Supply. Production caleulation
UNIT-IV MINING UNDER DIFFERENT CONDITIONS:
Mining of steep seam, Mining of thickseam, Sublevel Caving, Blasting Gallery Method. Problem in thick seam mining. Mining of Contiguous Seams and Steeply Inclined Seam, Mining of Seams Prone to Spontaneous Heating & Bumps, Mining of seam below water bodies, extraction of shaft Pillar.
UNIT-V SPECIAL MINING METHODS:
Coal Bed Methane, In-situ Gasification, Hydraulic Mining, High wall Mining. Coal Mine regulations connected with the above syllabus.
# Text Books :-
1. Elements of Mining Technology (Vol. 1 & 3): D. J. Deshmukh
2. Coal Mining: R.D.Singh
3. Modern Coal Mining: Samir Das
# Reference Books :-
1. Mining Engineer's Handbook (Vol. 1&2), 2nd Edition: Edited by Harold Hartman
2. Introduction to mining: Hartman
| Sr. No. | Unit Name | Solution |
| Unit - 1 | Introduction | Download |
| Unit - 2 | Board and Pillar Method | Download |
| Unit - 3 | Longwall Mining | Download |
| Unit - 4 | Mining Under Different Conditions | Download |
| Unit - 5 | Special Method Of Mining | Download |
| This Hand Notes is Provided by Balkrishna Patel (B.E. Mining Engineering) Government Engineering College, Jagdalpur ,Bastar (CG) Batch - 2018-2022 Email - balkrishnapatel632@gmail.com |
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