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Mahesh

19/06/22 18:43 PM IST

Green Mining

In News 
  • Coal India Ltd (CIL) said that it is looking at green mining options to lessen any adverse environmental impact by leveraging a slew of ecofriendly technologies in both underground and open cast mining.
Green mining 
  • It aims to mine coal through punch entry in those open cast mines that have reached their ultimate pit level using a mix of technologies.
  • The aim is to make underground production sizably supplement the open cast output.
  • The state-run miner is exploring the feasibility of sharply ramping up its underground mining production to 100 million tonnes (MT) by FY30 from 25.6 MT in FY22.
  • Underground mining is minimally invasive on land degradation.
  • Around 70% of the country’s coal reserves are conducive for underground mining.
  • CIL will introduce 50 continuous mining machines by FY25 with a peak annual production potential of 25 MT. 
Source- LiveMint 

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