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Clobally Lhe Mlneral secLor ls golng Lhrough a Lechnologlcal revoluLlon Lo cope wlLh Lhe
downsLream lnnovaLlons 1he advancemenL ln Lechnology has resulLed ln excavaLlon of
garganLuan volumes of naLural resources from Lhe mlnes Mlnlng lndusLry ls consLanLly
ln search of hlgher levels of producLlon wlLh lncreased producLlvlLy and reduced cosL
8esldes Lhe economlcs of operaLlng scale Lhe new dlmenslons of developmenL focuses
on auLomaLlon cleaner mlnlng sysLems and lncreased uLlllzaLlon of asseLs by
lncreaslng machlne performance
ln Lhe pasL several decades Lhe mlnlng lndusLry globally has shlfLed LhrusL from
underground Lo opencasL mlnlng 1he use of large capaclLy Peavy LarLh Movlng
Machlnery (PLMM) Lhelr exLenslve deploymenL and an evergrowlng challenge Lo
lncrease producLlvlLy have led Lo lncreased complexlLy of operaLlon and managemenL
ln Lhe early 1990s SouLh LasLern Coal flelds LlmlLed (SLCL) a subsldlary of Coal lndla
reposed confldence ln CMC for lmplemenLlng a LoLal l1 soluLlon for Lhe Cevra Cpen
CasL Mlne havlng a LoLal maLerlal handllng of more Lhan 30 mllllon Lonne per year ln
Lhose days alLhough Lhe vlrLues of lnLegraLlon beLween dlfferenL sysLems were known
Lhe concepL of L8 ln mlnes was noL LhoughL off So CMC deslgned an CL1 appllcaLlon
1he lnLegraLed Mlne ManagemenL SysLem (lMMS)" coverlng almosL all Lhe funcLlons
SLCL managemenL declded Lo lnclude an CperaLor uependenL 1ruck ulspaLch SysLem
(Cu1uS) as maln hub of lMMS 1he pro[ecL was successfully lmplemenLed ln March
CMC's lndusLry racLlces MlnlnC
LxAMLL
Mlnlng of coal by open casL Lechnlque Chasnalla uhanbad (lndla)

LxcavaLlon 360000 cum
Coal exLracLlon 230 000 M1 per year
urpose Coal Mlnlng
Coal mlner reporLs solld growLh plpellne(SCLnA8lC
Cu1SluL)

!SLllsLed coalmlnlng company CpLlmum Coal has a robusL porLfollo of mlnlng asseLs a solld growLh plpellne
and ls worklng Lowards lncreaslng Lhe llfeofmlne of lLs operaLlonal fooLprlnL whlle susLalnably addresslng lLs
responsl blllLy Lowards Lhe envlronmenL Lhe company Lells Mlnlng Weekly

1he company's operaLlons are locaLed ln Mpumalanga and lnclude CpLlmum Colllerles and koornfonLeln
Mlnes CpLlmum Colllerles ls Lhe LhlrdlargesL opencasL coal mlne ln SouLh Afrlca and comprlses Lhree
opencasL secLlons and an underground mlne 8oschmanspoorL

1he company's kwagga norLh pro[ecL aL Lhe CpLlmum Colllerles operaLlons ls galnlng slgnlflcanL momenLum
and forms an lmporLanL parL of Lhe mlnlng group's growLh sLraLegy 1he pro[ecL ls a Lonnage replacemenL
pro[ecL and has a LoLal caplLal expendlLure of 8741mllllon

A new boxcuL has been esLabllshed a dragllne walkway compleLed and Lhe necessary surface lnfrasLrucLure
consLrucLlon ls under way Lo ensure pro[ecL compleLlon wlLhln Lhe nexL 12 monLhs" Lhe company reporLs

kwagga norLh wlll operaLe for 21 years

lurLher CpLlmum Coal also has a sub sLanLlal plpellne of greenfleld and brown fleld developmenLs lncludlng
Schoonoord whlch ls ln Lhe bankable feaslblllLy phase

CpLlmum Coal's developmenL pro[ecLs are evaluaLed on a conLlnuous basls whlle a robusL and prudenL
approach Lo pro[ecL approvals ls followed

1he coal lndusLry wlll grow rapldly ln Lhe nexL couple of years AL Lhe currenL coal exporL prlce and randdollar
exchange raLe coalmlnlng operaLlons are exLremely vlable and many opporLunlLles exlsL for coal mlnes be lL
opencasL or underground" CpLlmum Coal reporLs

WaLer managemenL and Lhe dewaLerlng of mlnlng operaLlons are essenLlal ln Lhe Plghveld area Lo prevenL
floodlng of opencasL operaLlons and mlnlng companles need Lo remaln consLanLly focused Lo achleve Lhls As a
resulL CpLlmum Coal follows a focused approach and has made a slgnlflcanL caplLal lnvesLmenL lnLo lnplL
waLer managemenL lnfrasLrucLure Lo manage excess waLer aL lLs opencasL operaLlons

Meanwhlle CpLlmum Coal noLes LhaL Lhe surfacemlned areas of all lLs operaLlons are rehablllLaLed on an
ongolng basls Lo resLore premlnlng land capablllLy Lhrough landscaplng Lhe spolls and rehablllLaLlng Lhe land Lo
pasLure condlLlons
CpencasL mlnlng sysLems lncludes
8uckeL wheel excavaLors
8uckeL ladder excavaLors
8elL wagons
Mass dlsLrlbuLors
Conveyor brldges on crawlers
Spreaders
Crushlng planLs on crawlers
lmpacL AssessmenL and ro[ecL Appralsal
SlnCL l1S ln18CuuC1lCn more Lhan 30 years ago envlronmenLal lmpacL assessmenL (LlA) has gradually
developed lnLo a powerful plannlng and declslonmaklng Lool LlA sLudles Lhe envlronmenLal consequences of
a proposed pro[ecL so LhaL correcLlve acLlons can be Laken Lo amelloraLe Lhe adverse lmpacLs PlsLorlcally Lhe
LhrusL of LlA has been on Lhe predlcLlon of changes ln Lhe naLural and socloeconomlc envlronmenL of slngle
developmenL acLlvlLles Powever concerns have ofLen been focused on Lhe comblned effecLs of mulLlple
acLlvlLles lL became lncreaslngly clear LhaL Lhe convenLlonal approaches Lo slngle pro[ecL assessmenL would
noL necessarlly address Lhe broad envlronmenLal degradaLlon over many years namely Lhe resulL of
cumulaLlve effecLs or cumulaLlve lmpacLs As Lhe sLress on Lhe envlronmenLal resources conLlnue Lo lncrease
as a resulL of excesslve developmenL pressures cumulaLlve lmpacL conslderaLlons become even more
lmporLanL ln Lhe LlA process lL has been felL Lherefore LhaL wlLhouL lncorporaLlng cumulaLlve effecLs lnLo
envlronmenLal plannlng and managemenL lL would be lmposslble Lo move Lowards susLalnable developmenL
(CLC 1997)
1he unlLed SLaLes Councll on LnvlronmenLal CuallLy (CLC) has deflned cumulaLlve effecLs as (CLC 1978)
Lhe lmpacL on Lhe envlronmenL whlch resulLsfrom Lhe lncremenLal lmpacL of Lhe acLlon when added Lo oLher
pasL presenL and reasonably foreseeable fuLure acLlons regardless of whaL agency or person underLakes such
oLher acLlons"
8ulk MaLerlal Pandllng
Cpen CasL Mlnlng 8ulk MaLerlal Pandllng (MPL) ulvlslon was esLabllshed ln Lhe year 1976 Slnce Lhen we
have been parLnerlng growLh ln core secLors llke power mlnlng porLs Cur experLlse lles ln deslgnlng
manufacLurlng and lnsLalllng Cpen CasL Mlnlng 8ulk MaLerlal Pandllng LqulpmenLs/CompleLe lanLs on
Lurnkey basls and we are leaders ln Lhese flelds
8elng a group company of 1hyssenkrupp loerderLechnlk Cermany who are one of Lhe worlds leadlng
deslgners and manufacLurers ln Lhls fleld makes us well equlpped Lo handle Lhls speclallsed markeL lL also
glves us access Lo Lhe wldesL range of world class Lechnology whlch lncludes Lhe Lechnology of krupp 8uckau
Wolf P8 WP Ck uemag Lauchhammer WeserhuLLe and 8oblns whlch have merged wlLh 1hyssenkrupp
loerderLechnlk over Lhe years
lndla mlne processlng machlnery
Accordlng Lo Lhe beneflclaLlon process lndla processlng machlnery can be dlvlded lnLo crushlng machlnes
grlndlng machlnes screenlng machlnes sorLlng machlne and dehydraLlon machlnery eLc Mechanlcal
processlng machlnery can be dlvlded lnLo gravlLy magneLlc separaLor floLaLlon machlnes and speclal
processlng machlnery rocesslng machlnery ls also used for bulldlng maLerlals chemlcals glass ceramlcs and
oLher lndusLrlal secLors ln lndla


mlnlng machlnery markeL ln lndla

ln recenL years lndlas rapld economlc developmenL an urgenL needs Lo speed up lnfrasLrucLure consLrucLlon
whlch made greaLer demand for mlnlng machlnery lL ls reporLed LhaL slnce 2004 lndlas mlnlng machlnery
demand wlll dramaLlcally lncrease ln Lhe nexL 3 years wlll be even more robusL growLh Chlna mlnlng
machlnery lndusLry Lhe besL Llme Lo open up Lhe lndlan markeL

lndla mlnlng equlpmenL ln recenL years sales of 13 bllllon Lo 20 bllllon annual growLh raLe of 20 Lo 30
lndlas currenL uLlllzaLlon raLe of less Lhan 1 mlxed concreLe wlll use Lhe nexL 3 years growLh raLe of 30 so
concreLe conveylng equlpmenL markeL poLenLlal 80 of concreLe LransporLaLlon equlpmenL markeL
concenLraLed ln Lhe wesLern and souLhern reglons lnLense compeLlLlon Lhe lowend producLs (70) buL an
lncrease ln demand for hlghend producLs

CovernmenL of lndla wlll be one of Lhe key lnfrasLrucLures for economlc developmenL only Lhe naLlonal 8oad
dream pro[ecL would need Lo spend 12 bllllon uS dollars 1he nexL 3 Lo 8 years ln addlLlon Lo consLrucLlon
of naLlonal 8oad Lhe sLaLelevel annual lnvesLmenL of 11 bllllon roads LxLenslve road consLrucLlon
equlpmenL markeL for cranes elevaLors maLerlal handllng equlpmenL and heavy LransporL demand wlll have
some growLh CurrenL markeL capaclLy crane ls abouL 100 mllllon uS dollars maLerlal handllng equlpmenL
markeL capaclLy ls abouL 3 bllllon uS dollars

Crushlng screenlng equlpmenL manufacLurers ln
lndla

S8M ls a crusher manufacLurer or ball mlll manufacLurer ln Chlna can supply you crusher and ball mlll ln lndla
or Lhe world sLone crusher ln lndla ls used wldely ln lndla mlnlng lndusLry and used ln crushlng planLs lor
example sLone crusher can apply for crushlng manganese ore ln manganese ore processlng planLs ln lndla
lndla lron ore crushlng planLs need [aw crusher ball mlll cone crusher used sLone crusher hydraullc crusher
eLc Coal pulverlzer manufacLurer ls very popular ln lndla because of lLs lmprovlng coal mlnlng lnduslndla mlne
processlng machlnery
Accordlng Lo Lhe beneflclaLlon process lndla processlng machlnery can be dlvlded lnLo crushlng machlnes
grlndlng machlnes screenlng machlnes sorLlng machlne and dehydraLlon machlnery eLc Mechanlcal
processlng machlnery can be dlvlded lnLo gravlLy magneLlc separaLor floLaLlon machlnes and speclal
processlng machlnery rocesslng machlnery ls also used for bulldlng maLerlals chemlcals glass ceramlcs and
oLher lndusLrlal secLors ln lndla


mlnlng machlnery markeL ln lndla

ln recenL years lndlas rapld economlc developmenL an urgenL needs Lo speed up lnfrasLrucLure consLrucLlon
whlch made greaLer demand for mlnlng machlnery lL ls reporLed LhaL slnce 2004 lndlas mlnlng machlnery
demand wlll dramaLlcally lncrease ln Lhe nexL 3 years wlll be even more robusL growLh Chlna mlnlng
machlnery lndusLry Lhe besL Llme Lo open up Lhe lndlan markeL

lndla mlnlng equlpmenL ln recenL years sales of 13 bllllon Lo 20 bllllon annual growLh raLe of 20 Lo 30
lndlas currenL uLlllzaLlon raLe of less Lhan 1 mlxed concreLe wlll use Lhe nexL 3 years growLh raLe of 30 so
concreLe conveylng equlpmenL markeL poLenLlal 80 of concreLe LransporLaLlon equlpmenL markeL
concenLraLed ln Lhe wesLern and souLhern reglons lnLense compeLlLlon Lhe lowend producLs (70) buL an
lncrease ln demand for hlghend producLs

CovernmenL of lndla wlll be one of Lhe key lnfrasLrucLures for economlc developmenL only Lhe naLlonal 8oad
dream pro[ecL would need Lo spend 12 bllllon uS dollars 1he nexL 3 Lo 8 years ln addlLlon Lo consLrucLlon
of naLlonal 8oad Lhe sLaLelevel annual lnvesLmenL of 11 bllllon roads LxLenslve road consLrucLlon
equlpmenL markeL for cranes elevaLors maLerlal handllng equlpmenL and heavy LransporL demand wlll have
some growLh CurrenL markeL capaclLy crane ls abouL 100 mllllon uS dollars maLerlal handllng
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Surface mlnlng creaLes more polluLlon ln comparlson Lo underground mlnlng 1hls paper hlghllghLs Lhe lmpacL
of mlnlng on alr waLer and human healLh ln and around Lhe mlnlng areas of !hansl 8undelkhand reglon lndla
1he posslblllLy of leachlng conLamlnanLs from Lhe ore maLerlal kepL ln Lhe open ground or from Lhe wasLages
or degraded ore maLerlal produced durlng Lhe mlnlng processes may conLamlnaLe Lhe groundwaLer ln Lhe
sLudy area 1he mlnlng acLlvlLy comprlslng drllllng blasLlngloadlng of wasLe LransporL of overburden and
crushlng of ore ls havlng conslderable lmpacLs on Lhe alr envlronmenL and well belng of llvlng organlsm
Mlnlng elLher by opencasL or by underground meLhods damages Lhe waLer reglme and Lhus causes a reducLlon
ln Lhe overall avallablllLy of waLer ln and around Lhe mlnlng areas 1hls sLudy showed LhaL Lhe ground waLer
and surface waLer was alkallne ln naLure Mlneral handllng mlneral preparaLlon and assoclaLed acLlvlLles
malnly conLrlbuLe 8SM and SM Lo Lhe surroundlng envlronmenL 1he mlnlmum and maxlmum value of
8SM and SM was 1731 g m3 Lo 212 g m3 and 4624 g m3 Lo 3213 g m3 respecLlvely Plgh levels of
suspended parLlculaLe maLLer lncrease resplraLory dlseases such as chronlc bronchlLls and asLhma causlng
healLh hazards Lo Lhe exposed populaLlon MeLals llke Cd Mn b Cu le and Sl concenLraLlons were found Lo
Lhe above permlsslble llmlL aL some places ln dlfferenL seasons and may cause healLh hazards ln exlsLlng
envlronmenL
CpencasL mlnlng domlnaLes coal producLlon ln lndla A survey was conducLed Lo evaluaLe lLs local aLmospherlc
lmpacL Lmlsslons daLa were uLlllsed Lo compuLe dusL generaLlon due Lo dlfferenL mlnlng acLlvlLles Work zone
alr quallLy amblenL alr quallLy and seasonal varlaLlons are descrlbed reveallng hlgh polluLlon poLenLlal due Lo
suspended parLlculaLe maLLer (SM) and consequenL lmpacL on human healLh Alr polluLlon conLrol measures
lnvolve plannlng and lmplemenLlng a serles of prevenLlve and suppresslve measures ln addlLlon Lo dusL
exLracLlon sysLems ulfferenL abaLemenL measures are enumeraLed olluLlon conLrol by Lrees Lhe Lolerance
of Lrees Lo dlfferenL alr polluLanLs and planL specles useful for conLrolllng polluLlon are also dlscussed 1here ls
a need for wlder appllcaLlon of dusL conLrol chemlcals on haul roads SusLalnable managemenL of polluLlon can
be achleved by Lhe proper lmplemenLaLlon of suggesLed abaLemenL measures

lndla CpencasL coal mlnlng desLroys Lhe
llvellhood of lndlgenous people ln !harkhand
1he rapld developmenL of open casL coal mlnlng ln Lhe norLh karanpura valley ln Pazarlbagh and ChaLra
ulsLrlcLs of !harkhand ls desLroylng Lhe resources of food and waLer of Lhe orlglnal lnhablLanLs of Lhese areas
malnly Adlvasls (lndlgenous people) of more Lhan 200 vlllages 1he reglon has exLremely ferLlle land whlch ls
now belng converLed lnLo a mlnlng slLe Laklng away vlLal farmlng land and foresLs and polluLlng Lhe uamodar
8lver whlch ls Lhe llfellne of Lhe area 1hls means a gross vlolaLlon of Lhe Adlvasls rlghL Lo food and hunger
and malnuLrlLlon for Lhem ln Lhe fuLure
Call Lo AcLlon
An lnLernaLlonal acLlon ls needed Lo address Lhe vlolaLlons of Lhe human rlghL Lo food and Lo supporL Lhe
movemenL Lo reslsL Lhe mlnlng plans of Lhe lndlan governmenL lease wrlLe pollLe leLLers Lo Lhe resldenL of
lndla Lhe MlnlsLer of Coal Lhe MlnlsLer of LnvlronmenL and Lhe Covernor of !harkhand requesLlng Lhem Lo
sLop all mlnlng operaLlons and suspend all new mlnlng pro[ecLs ln Lhe reglon
CAC Coal lndla laggs ln corporaLe soclal
responslblllLy effluenL LreaLmenL (lLAW ln
S?S1LM)

kCLkA1A Coal lndla ls runnlng 191 mlnes wlLhouL any envlronmenLal clearance Lhe CompLroller AudlLor
Ceneral (CAC) sald ln a reporL on Lhe company whlch says delays ln green clearances has severely hlL lLs
ouLpuL
CuL of 239 mlnes ln ClL whlch exlsLed prlor Lo 1994 lncludlng 48 open casL mlnes 170 underground mlnes
and 21 comblned mlnes were found Lo be worklng wlLhouL envlronmenLal clearance Lhe CAC sald ln a reporL
on corporaLe soclal responslblllLy of Lhe company
A senlor offlclal from corporaLe plannlng deparLmenL aL Coal lndla sald Lhese mlnes are very old and Lhey dld
noL requlre envlronmenLal clearance when operaLlons began buL Coal lndla had Laken up Lhe maLLer wlLh Lhe
governmenL