JAWAHARLAL NEHRU TECHNOLOGICAL UNIVERSITY HYDERABAD

Course Objectives

To give very highly specialized knowledge to the upcoming mining

professionals with future demand of deep seam mining for coal extraction.

Course Outcomes

Future coal production depends on deep seam mining associated with

complex geo-mining conditions, and the students in this course gets an opportunity to understand the challenges of deep seam mining alternative methods of safe extraction of coal.

UNIT - I

Exploration: Modern Exploration Techniques to Identify the Complex Coal Deposits Classification: Classification of Coal Deposits Lying under Typical Geo-mining conditions.

UNIT - II

Challenges: Challenges to improve production and productivity from Deep Seated Deposits. Challenges in Liquidation of Locked-up Pillars Experimental Trials: Innovative Technologies for Stability Analysis.

UNIT - III

Design and Development of Deep Seated Deposits.

UNIT - IV

Modern Techniques: Application of Numerical Modeling Techniques to Control Ground Problems of Complex Deposits.

UNIT - V

Use of Modern Instruments for Strata Control of deep seated deposits. In-situ Gasification and Mineral Biotechnology for Complex Coal Deposits.

TEXT BOOKS:

• 1. R.D. Singh, Principles & Practices of Modern Coal Mining, New age international New Delhi, 1997
• 2. T.N. Singh, Underground winning of Coal, Oxford and IBH New Delhi, 1992

REFERENCE BOOKS:

• 1. Peng S S and Chiang H S. Longwall mining, Wiley, New York, 708p
• 2. S.K. Das, Modern Coal Mining Technology, Lovely prakashan Dhanbad, 1992 B.TECH. MINING ENGG.