JAWAHARLAL NEHRU TECHNOLOGICAL UNIVERSITY HYDERABAD

Course Objectives

To familiarize the student with all the environmental aspects related to

mines such as social environment caused by mining; EIA & EMP preparation with knowledge of air, water, dust, noise pollution etc. Also introduce with acid mine drainage, land reclamation, mine closure planning, environmental laws & acts etc.

Course Outcomes

In the present scenario, environmental management of mines has become

integral part of mine planning. Details of the course enable the student to understand various issues related to environmental management of mines such as preparation of EIA and EMP, Mine closure planning, laws related to mine environment

UNIT - I

Man and Mine Environment: Changes of social environment caused by mining; Socio- economic factors; Occupational health hazards due to mine dust, poor lighting and ventilation, noise and vibration, trace elements, radioactive emission, Impact of surface subsidence.

UNIT - II

Air and Water pollution: Sources, ill effects, measurement and monitoring, standards; Preventive and mitigating measures. Dust in mines: Dangers, formation, prevention and suppression; Dust sampling apparatus, their construction and applications.

UNIT - III

Noise and Vibration: Sources, ill effect, measurement and monitoring, standards; Preventive and mitigating measures. Acid Mine Drainage: Sources, mechanism of formation and ill effects; Preventive and mitigating measures.

UNIT - IV

Land Reclamation: Re-vegetation and restoration methodologies; Plant species selection; Case studies of coal and metalliferous mine dumps/spoils. Environmental Management: Factors to be considered, EIA, EMP preparation , Mine Closure Planning.

B.TECH. MINING ENGG.

UNIT - V

Environmental laws and acts; Main provisions of Environmental Protection Act 1986, EIA notification 2006 and Circulars issued by MoEF, Forest Conservation Act 1980 and Forest Conservation Rules 1981 related with the Mining.

TEXT BOOKS:

• 1. Dr. B.B. Dhar - Environmental Management of Mining Operations.
• 2. Rekha Ghosh and D. S. Chatterjee - Environmental Geology

REFERENCE BOOKS

• 1. Proceeding of the National & International Seminars/Symposium organized in concern with mine environment
• 2. David Stone; “Minefill 2001” Proceedings of the International Symposium on Mining with Backfill” SME Publication 2001 B.TECH. MINING ENGG.