AHP. abstract. Coal is the major fossil fuel used for power generation in India. For producing more and more coal, mining activities are increasing day by day. Coal mining activities lead to ...

Valuing the environmental impacts of opencast coal mining in the UK

See Brocklesby, M. 'Opencast and Excess Mining Capacity', in Peart J. D., and Rutherford L. A. (eds) 1986 A Review of Opencast Coal and its Environmental Impact, Newcastle, Newcastle Polytechnic, 39. This paper persuasively argues that opencast coal is produced at a marginal cost greater than deep-mined coal and therefore at present

The mining project under study is one of the largest opencast project (OCP) of coking coal of BCCL. It has 34.6 Mt quarrable reserve of coal.The project report sanctioned in the year 1982 for a targeted production of 2.5 Mt yr −1 and the life of the project is 17 yr. The summarised data of the project are given in Table 1.For different …

for simulation of opencast mine dewatering, flooding, and the environmental impact. This paper is a result of many years of the author's experience on groundwater flow modeling for open-pit dewatering and its flooding as well as any environmental impact caused by mine dewatering in Poland and abroad. 2.

It is at 715m above MSL. The total mine-able reserve is 4.64 lakhs tonnes. The current rate of production is around 35, 000 tonnes per year. The average daily production of ore is approximately ...

A number of studies have also examined the environmental impacts caused by mining and quarrying activities. Trigg and Dubourg (1993) examined the environmental effects arising from a coal mine in England, and found a decrease of 10%–40% in house prices, depending on the distance from the mine. ... Evaluating Impacts of Opencast …

Opencast coal mining can lead to a large number of environmental problems, including air pollution, water pollution, and solid waste occupation. The previous …

Open-cast iron ore mining is vital for the global economy, providing the raw material for steel production. It is cost-effective and allows for the efficient extraction of large ore quantities within shorter timeframes compared to underground mining. However, open-cast mining can have significant environmental impacts. Open-cast iron ore mining …

Open-pit mining is commonly used to extract metallic ores like aluminum, bauxite, copper, gold, copper, and iron as well as non-metallic ores like coal, uranium, and phosphate. Open-pit mining is ...

Opencast mining near the residential areas has become inevitable and therefore environmental impacts are required to be mitigated. Ground vibrations, Dust and fly rock are the important environmental impacts as they may damage the properties and fly rock may cause fatalities a proper blast control ensures effective utilization of the energy of ...

Thus, some early symptoms particularly of the " Manganism" have been observed in case of mine workers. In order to assess the impact of this opencast Manganese mining on surrounding soil, soil ...

Mining and opencast mining in particular affect all components of ecosystems (Bradshaw, 1997). During opencast mining, material overlying the mined minerals, called …

The article attempts to investigate the status of permafrost recovery after excavation backfill in an opencast coal mine. To do that, we forecast the permafrost recovery under certain initial temperatures and different boundary conditions by using the numerical simulation method. The results show that the filling temperature significantly …

The impact of opencast mining on the environment and public health is critical in the present scenario. Therefore, impact assessment is of utmost importance to safeguard these elements in the ...

A few such studies include: assessment of changes in land use [45,54]; impact assessment of land and water resources [55]; environmental impact assessment [8,56,57]; impact assessment of ...

The Yimin opencast coal mine was selected to conduct a case study. The production of 100 tons of coal was used as the functional unit to evaluate the environmental risks in the stages of stripping, mining, transportation, processing, and reclamation. A total of six environmental impact categories, i.e., resource consumption, acidification ...

The future of opencast mining and energy production based on conventional resources is one of the most important issues being discussed in international forums. The whole discussion is becoming increasingly heated and takes on a special significance with the drastic increase in energy commodity prices that has occurred with the outbreak of …

One of the adverse environmental impacts of mining is that it causes a variety of diseases that are caused mainly due to pollutants in the air and water bodies. Pollution of any type has serious negative impacts on human health, livestock and biodiversity. ... (2004) Assessment and management of air quality for an opencast coal …

Open-cast mining changes geological, hydrological and geotechnical conditions. It influences the existing ecological system and landscape. The dust and …

Based on two-dimensional heat-conduction equations with a phase-change component, this study investigates the impact of underground mining on the permafrost environment in an opencast coal mining pit. The dynamics of the maximum thawed and freezing depths at different depths around a borehole wall are determined. The spatial …

The aim of this paper is: (a) To locate the main opencast bauxite mining activities as well as the existing or planned other human interventions and activities in the area of Northeastern Ghiona, and (b) The determination …

The aim of this paper is: (a) To locate the main opencast bauxite mining activities as well as the existing or planned other human interventions and activities in the area of Northeastern Ghiona, and (b) The determination of the impacts to the natural environment and more specifically to the hydro-geomorphological characteristics and processes ...

to humans, and are important indicators for evaluating ecosystem conditions and human well-being. Opencast mining is one of the human activities that severely damage the surface environment, but its long-term impact on ecosystem services lacks systematic assessment. This study takes the Ordos opencast mining area as an example,

Environmental Quality Management is a sustainability journal at the intersection of science, engineering & social system development focused on natural resource management. Opencast coal mining in India: Analyzing and addressing the air environmental impacts - Ghose - 2007 - Environmental Quality Management - Wiley …

Major environmental impacts result from both underground and opencast mining. Some of the issues are common for both types of mining such as lowering population change in land use pattern, habitat disturbance and Socioeconomic stresses. Some impacts

Opencast coal mining in England and Wales can cause a wide range of environmental problems which are increasingly public issues due to the planned expansion in output and the impact this may have on agriculture and landscape.Opencast mining is reviewed on a county by county basis to identify the variations in the disturbance caused. A detailed …

Open-cast iron ore mining is essential for meeting the demand for iron ore and steel production, it is important to address its environmental and sustainability …

From the point of view of mining activity, these are typical impacts of a mine on the environment, the dominant impact (67.79%) being related to the impact category of mineral, fossil resources (Fig. 6). Furthermore, the land use impact category also has a high share, which is related to the large-scale transformation of the land …

A new documentary, "Finite: The Climate of Change", focusses on two communities where local activists in the UK are making a stand against an opencast coal mine. — Activism Takes Centre Stage 'Finite: The Climate of Change' is a documentary that highlights the urgency of environmental activism. Director and producer Rich …