Methodology for assessment and analysis the geomechanical state of the opencast mining operations built up in the rock masses [PDF]
Mining and Metallurgy Engineering Bor, 2019 Ensuring the stability of constructive elements (rock flanks or benches) in the opencast pits and quarries is carried out in a different way, and this is often the reason of considering only separate parameters to be taken.
Dachev Georgi, Kutsarov Kiril
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Underground and Opencast Coal Mining Methods in India: A Comparative Assessment [PDF]
Space and Culture, India, 2019 Coal is one of the most essential resources of a country. It is widely used for power generation and as a raw material in the industries. India ranks third in coal production. However, the country has to import coal in order to meet the rising demand for
Sourav Mukherjee, Deb Prakash Pahari
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Risks and challenges affecting opencast pillar mining in previously mined underground bord and pillar workings [PDF]
, 2021 South Africa is one of the leading producers and exporters of coal globally. A significant amount of the country’s production is obtained from previously mined underground bord and pillar workings.
De Graaf, Wolter Willem +1 more
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Research on Identification of Land Damage Types and Analysis of Damage Process in Opencast Coal Mine of Steppe [PDF]
E3S Web of Conferences, 2020 Aiming at the situation of land damage caused by large Opencast Coal Mine in steppe, this paper took Borshil Opencast Coal Mine in Hulunbuir as the research object, identified the types of land damage caused by Opencast Coal Mine in the last 20 years ...
Jiancheng Yan, Yong Liu, Junhai Gao
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Landslide Geohazard Monitoring, Early Warning and Stabilization Control Methods
Studia Geotechnica et Mechanica, 2014 This paper is a presentation of landslide monitoring, early warning and remediation methods recommended for the Polish Carpathians. Instrumentation included standard and automatic on-line measurements with the real-time transfer of data to an Internet ...
Bednarczyk Zbigniew
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Ecological Indicators, 2023 Coal-based industries are critical to the contemporary world's growth, while the environmental degradation associated with the industry is also increasing. In this study, we develop the Remote Sensing Ecological Index (RSEI) and map its distribution from
Wu Xiao +4 more
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Environmental Challenges, 2021 Opencast coal mining generates a large amount of mine overburden spoils and creates huge overburden dumps in and around the mining area. It is a big issue as most of the overburden materials (OBMs) are unsuitable for vegetation due to lack of true soil ...
Khomdram Niren Singh, Diganta Narzary
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A Critical Review of Stability Analysis and Design of Pit Slopes in Indian Opencast Coal Mines
Chemical Engineering Transactions, 2018 The design of the optimum pit slope is one of the major challenges in Indian opencast coal mines. The aim of open cast mines should be to attain steepest possible slope angle without compromising safety in order to maximize profits. The important factors
Inumula Satyanarayana, Ashim Kumar Sinha
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The Impact of Nickel Mining on Soil Properties and Growth of Two Fast-Growing Tropical Trees Species
International Journal of Forestry Research, 2020 Opencast nickel mining is common in natural forests of Indonesia. However, rehabilitation of postmining degraded land is difficult. We investigated the effect of opencast nickel mining on soil chemical properties and the growth of two fast-growing ...
Ricksy Prematuri +3 more
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The political economy of opencast mining in Scotland and the north east of England [PDF]
, 1993 This is an interdisciplinary, descriptive, empirical study and analysis of the use of opencast mining in a complex process of commercialisation of the coal industry, its impact upon the environment and communities.
Ellison, James M.
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