Ministry of Coal, Government of India
Coal/Lignite PSUs have been making constant and sincere efforts to minimize the footprints of coal mining through sustained reclamation and afforestation of areas in and around its operating mines.The reclamation activities are being carried out in various mines as per well-designed and approved mine closure plans, which carrydetailed ...
(PDF) Coal Mining Sustainable Development: Economics …
Zhironkin and Cehlar [71] considered the sustainable development of coal mining and operationalized this as: reducing environmental damage, digital modernization and finding a new place in the ...
SUSTAINABILITY IN COAL MINES
MINISTRY OF COAL SUSTAINABILITY IN COAL MINES 1.0 Introduction Sustainable development has commonly been considered as an oxymoron in the setting of a natural resource that is finite. The centuries-old practises of mining have tended to prioritise short-term advantages rather than taking into account the negative effects on the environment …
SUSTAINABILITY IN COAL MINES
mining have tended to prioritise short-term advantages rather than considering the negative effects on the environment and communities. With the advancement of technology and growing awareness of sustainability issues, the question of how to make mining sustainable has come to the forefront. Sustainability in mining thus involves at least …
Promoting Sustainable Coal Mining: Investigating …
Monitoring and preventing coal–rock dynamic disasters are essential for ensuring sustainable and safe mining. Induced charge monitoring, as a geophysical method, enables sustainable monitoring of coal–rock deformation and failure. The induced charge signal contains crucial information regarding damage evolution, making it …
The future of coal in a carbon-constrained climate
This will not be easy. Globally, the coal mining industry alone employs about 8 million people and creates revenues of more than US$900 billion a year 2. While growth in coal investments is ...
Canada leads sustainable mining push
The mining company aims to achieve net-zero electricity emissions by 2025 and net-zero overall emissions by 2050. Its commitment to addressing climate change and reducing emissions is also supported by its engagement with various trade associations pursuing more sustainable mining.
Strategies to address coal mine-created environmental …
Mining of coal around the world is being continued to meet the ever-growing energy demand. Mining involves extensive clearing of ground cover, change in physiography, generation of massive solid and liquid wastes to reach coal and thereby alters ecology and environment of the mining site as well as the neighboring areas. …
Improving eco-efficiency in coal mining area for sustainability
Third, draw the emergy diagram (Fig. 1) and fill the emergy flow items in the table.Given the coal mining process (Liu et al., 2020) and relevant research (Liu et al., 2019), we drew the emergy flows diagram of the coal mining subsystem and built the emergy flows table of the coal mining subsystem.Consistent with the characteristics of …
Ministry of Coal, Government of India
With the above goals in forefront, Ministry of Coal has established 'Sustainable Development Cell (SDC)' in December 2019 to promote environmentally sustainable coal mining in the country and to address concerns during mining operation and till the decommissioning or final closure of mines. This move gains more importance as new …
Sustainable Development for Coal Sector
The investment includes expenditure on Mining Equipment, Setting up of Solar Plants, Surface Coal Gasification, FirstMile Connectivity Projects & on all other out of box activities for environmental protection.All these activities will pave way in next 5 years for benchmarking a much better Sustainable Development effort by Coal Industry on ...
A dangerous form of coal mining is revived in Mexico, …
A dangerous form of coal mining is revived in Mexico, spurred by its president. Miners assist in a rescue operation to try to reach fellow miners trapped in …
Coal Authority sustainability plan 2023 to 2026
Coal Authority sustainability plan 2023 to 2026 Published 11 April 2023. Contents 1. Who we are; 2. Foreword; 3. Our mission, purpose and values; 4. ... As domestic coal mining has reduced, and ...
Five largest coal mines in Mexico in 2020
The Nueva Rosita Mine, owned by Grupo Mexico SAB de CV, is a surface mine located in Coahuila. The mine produced an estimated 0.036 MTPA of coal in 2020. 5. Santa Barbara Coal Mine. Owned by Mineria y Energia del Noreste, the Santa Barbara Coal Mine is a surface mine located in Coahuila.
India's Mining Sector: Towards a Sustainable and Equitable …
Mining is an important activity for India. With 3527 mining leases for 40 major minerals, extending a total lease area of roughly 315,986 hectares, India is a major producer of crucial minerals. The mineral resource sector has the potential to impact environmental sustainability, social inclusion, and economic development.
Case Studies in Sustainable Development in the Coal …
This report illustrates that many of the commercial objectives of the coal industry – cost-effective achievement of environmental standards, technology research and development, technology transfer and collaboration along the value chain – are also issues that governments can approach positively, in consultation with industry, so that coal ...
Assessing the impact of agriculture, coal mining, and …
The MUS is situated in the transition zone between the Loess Plateau and the Ordos Plateau, including 11 counties in three provinces, with a total area of approximately 90,000 km 2 (Fig. 1 a).The development of agriculture, animal husbandry, industry, and mining in this region is intertwined (Fig. 1 b–e).The MUS is rich in mineral …
Mining Policy Framework Assessment: Mexico
According to numbers posted on the Camimex website, Mexico employed over 406,000 people in its mining sector in 2021. The number includes both producers and suppliers.
Mining Policy Framework Assessment: Mexico
Mining Policy Framework Assessment: Mexico Executive Summary This report presents an assessment of Mexico's preparedness and capacity to implement the Mining Policy Framework (MPF) of the Intergovernmental Forum on Mining, Minerals, Metals, and Sustainable Development (IGF). The staff of the IGF Secretariat conducted the
Deloitte Global mining and metals report explores key …
NEW YORK, NY, USA, 30 JANUARY 2024—Released today, the 16th annual edition of Deloitte Global's mining and metals report, Tracking the trends 2024, explores key trends facing mining and metals companies and how the sector is navigating a complex matrix of challenges, opportunities, expectations, and demands.Each trend …
Evaluation of eco-environmental quality for the coal-mining …
The study area is in Ili Kazak Autonomous Prefecture, Xinjiang Province, China. As shown in Fig. 1, the area spans 31.1–50.0 km longitudinally and 5.6–11.1 km latitudinally, with a total area ...
BRINGING SUSTAINABILITY IN COAL MINING …
BRINGING SUSTAINABILITY IN COAL MINING OPERATIONS - II . Current Issues - i. The future of coal extraction It is widely recognized that coal is and will continue to be a cr- ucial ... Coal mining is, after all, a business focused on profitability and long-term economic benefit for the shareholders or other owners. Additional out-comes for ...
The pillars of our sustainability strategy
Mutanda Mining; Kamoto Copper Company; Astron Energy; Katanga Mining Limited; Koniambo; Glencore Australia; Viterra Australia; Bulga Coal; Liddell Coal; Mangoola; McArthur River Mine; Mt Owen Complex; Ravensworth operations; Ulan Coal; ... The pillars of our sustainability strategy. Safety. Become an industry leader in safety, eliminating ...
JUST TRANSITION FRAMEWORK FOR A SUSTAINABLE …
Corporate Social Responsibility Policies of Coal Mining PSUs: Coal India Limited (CIL) and its subsidiaries prioritise community welfare in coal mining areas through a detailed Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) policy, mandating 80% of CSR funds within 25km of project sites and 20% within the state of operation.
How to Advance Sustainable Mining | International Institute …
The WSSD also contributed to the establishment of the Intergovernmental Forum on Mining, Minerals, Metals and Sustainable Development (IGF) to improve governance and decision-making to leverage mining for sustainable development. The IGF now supports 79 member states through capacity building, including improving …
The future of coal mining operations must consider sustainability
Of all our environmental bogeymen, arguably none are as threatening as coal mines. Filling the atmosphere with CO 2 – and blighting landscapes down on earth – much of the developed world has cast them aside. But with proposals for a new coal mine in west Cumbria being considered, could this historic mining region soon witness a …
How to Make Coal Mining Sustainable
The Coal Mines (Special Provisions) Act, 2015, permits the government to auction coal mines to the private sector for captive and commercial purposes. The government has auctioned 24 coal blocks to …
Environmental and Health Consequences of …
Uranium is most commonly extracted from the earth using the methods of open-pit mining, underground mining, and in-situ leach mining. Each mining method poses unique environmental consequences. Open-Pit …
Mexico Clean Energy Report
MEXICO: NORTH AMERICAN CLEAN ENERGY POWERHOUSE | 4 Mexico Has Abundant Renewable Energy Resources to Meet Its Energy Goals • Mexico generated 86.27 TWh or 26.7% of its electricity from clean energy resources in 2021. • To meet the 35% clean energy target in 2024, Mexico needs at least 128.83 TWh or 42.56 TWh of …
Mexico
Mexico's population is expected to grow to more than 150 million towards 2050 from 120 million today. This, together with improvements in productivity, will drive economic …