Environmental issues from coal mining and their solutions

Environmental issues arise at every stage of the proc- ess. This paper will discuss environmental issues due to coal mining. In fact, environmental problems from coal mining have been studied since coal mining be- came industrialized. Nevertheless, environmental issues from coal mining have become important con- cerns only since …

An Overview of Soil Pollution and Remediation Strategies in Coal Mining

Coal remains a very important source of energy for the global economy. Surface and underground coal mining are the two major methods of coal extraction, and both have benefits and drawbacks. Surface coal mining can have a variety of environmental impacts including ecosystem losses, landscape alteration, soil …

An explosion in a coal mine in southwest Pakistan kills 12 …

QUETTA, Pakistan (AP) — An explosion inside a coal mine in southwest Pakistan killed 12 miners while eight were rescued, an official said Wednesday. The bodies of the dead were all recovered after the overnight collapse in Harnai, a district in the Baluchistan province, a mine inspector Abdul Rashid said.

Mining In Pakistan: Towards Climate-Proofing Projects

Mining is a key source of income for Pakistan, given its enormous mineral deposits spanning an area of 600,000 square kilometres. Pakistan possesses the world's second-largest salt mines and coal reserves, the fifth-largest copper and gold reserves and the second-largest coal deposits. Additionally, the country has abundant gravel, sand …

Potential harmful elements in coal dust and human health …

This study was aimed to investigate the potential harmful element (PHE) concentrations in coal dust and evaluate the human risk assessment and health effects near coal mining areas. For this purpose, dust samples were collected near various coal mines in Cherat, Pakistan, and analyzed for the PHE co …

Statistical analysis of fatalities in underground coal mines in Pakistan

Historically, Pakistan has faced an alarmingly high rate of coal mine disasters. There is a general lack of country-wide data and subsequent research on the fatalities of coal miners in Pakistan. In this study, a multimodel statistical analysis of underground coal mine fatal accidents in Pakistan from 2010 to 2018 was carried out.

Global mining footprint mapped from high-resolution …

A Larger open pit operations (ndida mine, copper porphyry deposit, Chile, 24°16'15 S, 69°4'14 W); B Formal/artisanal placer gold mining, Ankobra River, Ghana, where all mining sites are ...

Analysis and Forecast of Mining Accidents in Pakistan

In this research work, the accident data for the period of 2006-2019-is collected from Inspectorate of Mines and Minerals (Pakistan), Mine Workers Federation, and newspapers in order to evaluate ...

Ej Atlas

Sindh Engro Coal Mining and Power Plant Project, Thar Desert, Pakistan. Last update: . ... "One of the most serious environmental issues is that, at present the felling of the Rohiro tree is banned. ... Pakistan's coal expansion brings misery to villagers in Thar desert. China Dialogue. 12.09.2016.

Health costs of environmental pollution faced by …

The study by (Jabbar Khan et al., 2020) related to mining in the central Indus Basin confirmed that Pakistan has environmental problems due to coal mining. The …

Thar coal

The minister informed that total power generation from Thar coal stood at 2640MW with the formal commissioning of 1320MW Shanghai Electric Thar Coal Project under the CPEC.. Rising fuel prices and new energy situation after Ukraine war had also necessitated Pakistan to utilize its indigenous resources like hydel, solar, wind and Thar …

Why is illegal mining flourishing in Pakistan?

Many challenges face Pakistan as it strives to stamp out illegal mining and attract investment to take full advantage of its rich variety of resources. As the eight-year ban on excavation in the Northern Province of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa ends, Molly Lempriere takes a look at the challenges in this region and the country as whole, and asks what the …

Overcoming mine safety crisis in Pakistan: An appraisal

about the health and safety scenario in Pakistan's coal mining sector and highlighted that inadequate working conditions and lack of awareness about ergonomics are important issues [27].

Pakistan and coal

Health costs of environmental pollution faced by underground coal …

Pakistan's coal production and consumption have everlasting impacts. ... Direct costs of irritation of body and gastrointestinal problems of coal mine workers increased by Rs.1248.04 and Rs. 1974.70 for each marginal change of both diseases. While direct costs of musculoskeletal harm and headache increased by Rs.538.9 and …

Continuous monitoring of coal mine dangers with an …

Coal mining security operations benefits significantly from the use of traditional wired network solutions for monitoring coal mines. The complications with the coal mine safety monitoring system based on wireless sensor networks have been overcome to a point where output security is monitored and coal mine accidents are decreased.

Potential harmful elements in coal dust and human …

near coal mining areas in Pakistan. For better assessment of ... Therefore, PHEs higher concentrations in coal dust could pose various health problems to the exposed human individuals. Risk assessment

Impact of Coal Mining on Environment

Coal mining adversely affects the eco-system as a whole. On the unstable earth, the un-resting mankind constantly uses a variety of resources for daily lives.

Anthropogenic Effects of Coal Mining on Ecological …

There are over 90 billion tons of coal in Pakistan; 97% of coal reserves are lignitic, while only 3% have a maturity of sub-bituminous to bituminous [5,6]. In Pakistan, coal is used in sugar, steel, cement, and brick kilns, and domestic, and other small industries, including water and power development authorities.

What Drives Pakistan's Coal-fired Power Plant Construction …

According to the IEA, between 2015 and 2018, Pakistan's coal-based generation capacity increased from 148 GWh to 15,930 GWh. Such a ramp up in energy …

A brief review paper on mining subsidence and its geo …

The data shows that in India the open cast coal mining has dictate very much of 93.26%, nevertheless only 6.74% are underground mines. Apart from India 60% of the other countries have their underground coal extraction. In India the coal production is continuously declining due to the heavy extraction of coal on near-surface by open cast …

There's no second life for coal in Pakistan

Pakistan's intention to use coal for power production through gasification and liquefaction technologies is likely to cause harmful economic impacts.

Processes | Free Full-Text | Mining Industry Impact on …

The mining industry plays a significant role in economic growth and development. Coal is a viable renewable energy source with 185.175 billion deposits in Thar, which has not been deeply explored. Although coal is an energy source and contributes to economic development, it puts pressure on environmental sustainability. …

'They stole our jobs and life': Anger and desperation in India's coal

Harishpur is located near the Madhabpur opencast coal mine — where coal is extracted from the surface of the ground and not by digging the ground — operated by Eastern Coalfield Limited (ECL ...

Exploitation of Thar coal field for power generation in …

In this paper, the power generation from Thar coal is forecasted for the period 2020 to 2040. The results shows that the power generation for 2020 is 744 TWh, for 2030 is 744 …

Heavy metal(loid)s contamination and ecotoxicological hazards in coal

The studied coal mines (n = 7) occurred in the Hangu District (n = 2) and Kurram District (n = 5).It lies in the longitudes of 33°15ˊ-34°01ˊ E and latitudes of 69°52ˊ-71°15ˊ N in the Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province, Pakistan (Fig. 1).The population of Hangu district is 0.52 million having covered area 1380 km 2.Similarly, Kurram district has a …

Phasing down coal: UN report details challenges, opportunities

One of the main challenges of phasing out coal in Pakistan is the existing coal capacity and long-term agreements associated with coal projects, such as those …

Exploitation of Thar coal field for power …

Thar desert is located in south-east Pakistan carries 175 billion tons of coal and is the biggest coalfield in Asia. In this paper mathematical framework is developed for the accurate estimation of …

Pakistan's Thar Block-1 coal mine & power

The Thar Block-1 integrated coal mine and power project of China's Shanghai Electric in Pakistan officially entered commercial operation on February 5, 2023, after both units passed the Reliability Run Test successfully after 168 hours' full-load operation.The project will provide about 9 billion kilowatt-hours of clean electricity to the …