Coal mining

Modern underground coal-mining methods can be classified into four distinct categories: room-and-pillar, longwall, shortwall, and thick-seam. Room-and-pillar mining. In this method, a number of parallel entries are …

Umrer Coal Mine

Table 1: Project-level location details. Mine Name. Location. Coordinates ( WGS 84 ) Umrer Coal Mine. Umrer, Nagpur, Maharashtra, India. 20.845833, 79.271666 (exact) The map below shows the exact location of the coal mine: Loading map...

Middelburg Mining Services (MMS)

Table 1: Project-level location details. Mine Name Location Coordinates Middelburg Mining Services (MMS) Middelburg, Nkangala, Mpumalanga, South Africa -25.899444, 29.460556 (exact) ... To access additional data, including an interactive map of world coal mines, a downloadable dataset, and summary data, ...

Jagannath Coal Mine

The Jagannath coal mine is operated by Mahanadi Coalfields Limited, a subsidiary of Coal India. It produces a maximum of 6 million tonnes per annum, on the Talcher coalfield in Angul, Odisha state, India. [5] [6] The Jagannath mine is a part of the larger Talcher coalfield that produces 61.83 million tonne-per-annum for Mahanadi …

Masama Coal Project

Project. Masama Coal Project. Mining Coal. Producer of : Thermal Coal. Location : Mmambula coalfield, Botswana. Mine Type : Open-cast and underground. Life of Mine : 100 years. Start of Operation : 2019. Owner …

Ensham Coal Mine

The Ensham mine is an open-cut and underground coal mine located near Emerald, Queensland, Australia. In February 2023, previous owner Idemitsu Australia, sold its stake in the Ensham coal mine to Sungela Pty Ltd — a consortium of Thungela Resources Limited (75%), Mayfair Corporations Group Pty Ltd (12.5%) and Audley …

Dipka Coal Mine

Table 1: Project-level location details. Mine Name. Location. Coordinates ( WGS 84 ) Dipka Coal Mine. Korba, Chhattisgarh, India. 22.345077, 82.544192 (exact) The map below shows the exact location of the coal mine: Loading map...

Coal mining | Definition, History, Types, & Facts | Britannica

M. Albert Evans Raja Venkat Ramani. Coal mining, extraction of coal deposits from the surface of Earth from underground. Coal has been used since the Bronze Age, …

Isibonelo Coal Mine

Table 1: Project-level location details. Mine Name. Location. Coordinates ( WGS 84 ) Isibonelo Coal Mine. Bethal, Gert Sibande, Mpumalanga, South Africa. -26.4352762, 29.208912 (exact) The map below shows the …

Matla Coal Mine

The Matla mine is a mining complex comprised of three underground coal mines owned and operated by Exxaro Resources 15 kilometers west of Kriel in Mpumalanga Province, South Africa. [1] Exxaro has proposed a 4 million tonne expansion project to enable the mine to produce 10 million tonnes. [2] It expects this project to be …

Koyagudem Coal Mines

Mining lease is to be obtained for the part of the project, since, the areas under the mining lease i.e. KOC - I Mining lease (247.00 Ha-valid up to 13.05.2031) and KOC - II Mining lease - Phase I (231.94 Ha FL - valid up to 25.02.2028) will also be utilized. Mine Details. Sponsor: Singareni Collieries Company Limited

Canyon Coal

Canyon Coal is a coal exploration and mining company with operations and projects in Mpumalanga and Gauteng provinces of South Africa. We take pride in the fact that we can contribute to the development and transformation of the South African society and enhance the lives of all South Africans and the overall economy, by conducting responsible ...

Chelmsford Colliery

Table 1: Project-level location details. Mine Name Location Coordinates Chelmsford Colliery Newcastle, KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa -27.902916, 29.924397 (exact) The map below shows the exact location of the coal mine: ... Chelmsford Colliery Coal Mine is a surface & underground mine in Newcastle, KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa.

Vlakvarkfontein Coal Mine

Vlakvarkfontein Coal Mine is an operating coal mine in Delmas, Mpumalanga, South Africa. Contents. 1 Location. 1.1 Table 1: Project-level location details. 2 Project …

Palesa Coal Mine

Palesa Coal Mine is a surface mine in the Thembisile Hani Local Municipality, Mpumalanga, South Africa. [4] HCI Coal, a wholly-owned subsidiary of Hosken Consolidated Investments Limited, owns and operates the Palesa colliery. The colliery's mining rights cover portions of the farm Loopspruit and the farm Rooipoort.

Eastern Coalfields Raniganj coal mines

ECL operates a total of 98 mines on the Raniganj coalfield, of which 77 are underground and 21 open-cast; the mines employ about 73,000 workers. The coalfield's proven reserves total 16.9 billion tons. Coal fires are frequent in the open-cast mines of Raniganj. Proposed Expansion. ECL intends to expand Raniganj to 50 MTPA capacity. …

Coal Mines | Coal Mines | U.S. Energy Atlas

These data identify and provide information on surface and underground coal mines in the United States in 2022. These data identify and provide information on …

Twistdraai Thubelisha Coal Mine

The Twistdraai Thubelisha Colliery is an underground coal mine, operated by Mining in Secunda, Mpumalanga, South Africa. The Twistdraai mine opened in 1980 to produce coal for 's Secunda synthesis plant. At that time, there were three original shafts: Twistdraai, Twistdraai East, and Twistdraai West. [5]

Global Coal Mine Tracker

The Global Coal Mine Tracker (GCMT) is a worldwide dataset of coal mines and proposed projects. The tracker provides asset-level details on ownership structure, development stage and status, coal type, production, workforce size, reserves and resources, methane emissions, geolocation, and over 30 other categories. The most …

Impumelelo Coal Mine

The Impumelelo coal mine, formerly known as the Brandspruit mine, is an underground mine operated by Mining in Embalenhle, Mpumalanga, South Africa. [5] The mine is a part of 's Secunda Mining Complex. Located about 50km outside of Secunda, the Impumelelo mine is the most geographically remote of 's Secunda …

Coal explained Mining and transportation of coal

Basics. +Menu. Mining coal. Coal miners use large machines to remove coal from the earth. Many U.S. coal deposits, called coal beds or seams, are near the earth's …

ARNOTOPCO – Community Mine

The mine is adjacent to the Arnot power station and within a 4-kilometer radius of the Rietkuil siding. Arnot Opco has a ten-year coal-supply agreement with Eskom, the power utility, to supply 180 tonnes per month. The mining operations will create at least 1500 direct jobs in peak production, replacing the jobs lost during the mine closure in ...

Global Coal Mine Tracker

The Global Coal Mine Tracker (GCMT) is a worldwide dataset of coal mines and proposed projects. The tracker provides asset-level details on ownership structure, development stage and status, coal type, …

Khanye — Canyon Coal

Khanye Colliery is our flagship opencast mine located in Bronkhorstspruit, Gauteng. The mine has a remaining life of mine of 14 years. ... The mine produces 240 000 t/m of ROM coal with a 400 tph Larcodem plant for beneficiation which was commissioned in March 2019. The coal is washed and is predominantly used for the export market.

Mohanpur Coal Mine

The Mohanpur coal mine is operated by Eastern Coalfields Limited, a subsidiary of Coal India. The mine is working with a project area of 109.91 hectares within a leasehold of 164.91 hectares. ... Mine Details. Operator: Eastern Coalfields Limited; Owner: Coal India; Location: Near Churulia in Burdwan, West Bengal, India; Coordinates: …

Jagannath Coal Mine

The Jagannath coal mine is operated by Mahanadi Coalfields Limited, a subsidiary of Coal India. It produces a maximum of 6 million tonnes per annum, on the …

Broadmeadow Coal Mine

Background. Broadmeadow coal mine is an underground coal mine which can produce up to 4.8 million tons of coking coal per year, in Queensland, Australia. The mine is located 34km north of Moranbah and neighbors the nearby Goonyella Riverside coal mine, which has the same owner as Broadmeadow.

Elandspruit Colliery

The primary consumer of coal from the Elandspruit mine is Eskom, who purchase approximately 65% of the coal produced. The mine is categorised as a surface mine, however, it does produce a very small quantity of coal via underground operations. Wescoal report that there are 27 employees at Elandspruit, there are 427 contractors in …

Jayant Coal Mine

1.1 Table 1: Project-level location details. 2 Project Details. 2.1 Table 2: Project status. Table 3: Operation details. 2.3 Table 4: Coal resources and destination. 2.4 Table 5: Ownership and parent company. 3 Expansion/Extension. 3.1 Table 6: Project status. 4 Background on Mine.

Sigma Mooikraal Operations

Sigma Mooikraal Coal Mine is an underground mine owned and operated by in burg, Free State, South Africa. [4] 's original opencast and underground Sigma Colliery began production in 1954. However, in 2005, the Sigma Mooikraal mine was brought online to provide 20 million tonnes per year (Mtpa) of coal to 's utility plants ...

Bhubaneswari Coal Mine

Note: The above section was automatically generated and is based on data from the GEM April 2024 Global Coal Mine Tracker dataset. Background. The Bhubaneswari coal mine is operated by Mahanadi Coalfields Limited, a subsidiary of Coal India.It produces up to 30 million tonnes per annum (MTPA) on the Talcher coalfield in Angul, Odisha state, India. …

Coal

Coal. We are one of the world's largest producers and exporters of seaborne traded thermal and coking coal. Coal is an important part of our global commodity portfolio and we are focused on running a profitable business in a safe, efficient, responsible and sustainable manner. Our coal is used in power generation, steel making and industrial ...

Jampali Coal Mine

The Jampali Opencast coal mine has a designed capacity of 3.5 MTPA on a mining lease area of 658.10 ha (out of which, 91.914 ha of forestland that falls in safety zone is not to be acquired). The mine is operated by South Eastern Coalfields Limited, a subsidiary of Coal India, is located in District Raigarh, State Chhattisgarh, India. Mine …

Coal | Uses, Types, Pollution, & Facts | Britannica

coal, one of the most important primary fossil fuels, a solid carbon -rich material that is usually brown or black and most often occurs in stratified sedimentary deposits. Location of the most-important coal occurrences on Earth. Coal is defined as having more than 50 percent by weight (or 70 percent by volume) carbonaceous matter …

Kulda Coal Mine

Table 1: Project-level location details. Mine Name. Location. Coordinates ( WGS 84 ) Kulda Coal Mine. Sundergarh, Odisha, India. 22.033526, 83.734846 (exact) The map below shows the exact location of the coal mine: Loading map...

Dudhichua Coal Mine

The Dudhichua coal mine is an opencast mine, operated by Northern Coalfields Limited, a subsidiary of Coal India, in Sonbhadra, Uttar Pradesh, India.. The mine previously had a 2 million tonne expansion plan in 2018, but in response to a right of information request in 2021, the mine is not listed by the Government of India as an …

Saoner Coal Mine

Background on Mine. The Saoner UG coal mine is operated on a mining lease area of 2871.39 ha. The main drainage of the area is controlled by River Kolar and River Chandragandha flowing east. Few seasonal nullas mainly carrying the rain water during monsoon discharge into these Rivers.