Limestone Mining, Industry, and Society | SpringerLink
Following proven and established cleaner technologies can improve the environmental conditions of Indian limestone mines and mining areas if adopted. …
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(PDF) Environmental Hazards of Limestone Mining …
The most widely adopted method of limestone mining is through opencast pits with bench formation. Limestone mining causes widespread disturbance in the environment. Myriad impacts are...
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5 Ways to Make Mining More Sustainable
1. Lower-Impact Mining Techniques. Traditional mining techniques can have a severe impact on the environment, and some popular methods — like open pit and underground mining — present some of the most …
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In situ measurement and management of soil, air, noise …
Mine, 2019). The Zuari Cement Limestone Mine, which is located between 14036'10"N to 14038'30" N and 78031'24" N to 78033'30"E, is a captive mine of Zuari Cement Limited (ZCL) and is next to the mine lease area (Zuari Limestone Mine, 2019). The Bharati Ce-ment Limestone Mine, which is located at 14°34'02"N
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Minimization of Blast-Induced Hazards and Efficient
The drill hole diameter was 165 mm. Bench heights ranged from 10 to 13 m, while bench widths ranged from 30 to 50 m. Limestone extracted from the mine had a hardness of 3–4 and a specific gravity of 2.5 g/cc. The compressive strength ranged from 60 to 63 MPa. The Bhatkori limestone mine in Rajasthan was designated as Mine B.
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Rock excavation using surface miners: An overview of some …
The continuous increase in the number of surface miners in Indian coal mines as well as limestone mines shows that its applications and advantages over other combination of mining machines. A proper planning is the prerequisite process required for achieving the production both in terms of cost and economics as well for sustainable and eco ...
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Monitoring and Assessment of Airborne Respirable Limestone …
Most major mining activities directly or indirectly contribute to air pollution.2 Operations such as drilling, blasting, crushing, milling, screening, conveying, transporting, etc. are primarily responsible for dust generation in mines. Previous studies have explored the impacts on the immediate environment and health of workers due to mining and …
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Sustainability | Dalmia Bharat Limited | Dalmia …
Eco-Friendly Mining Practices. Large excavators (6.5 m3) capable of digging semi- hard strata supported by rock breakers are deployed to minimise blasting operations. ... Zutting Pimpri Limes Stone Mines: g: …
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Controlled Blasting in a Limestone Mine using …
blasts are carried out in an eco-friendly manner.This paper presents a case study of limestone mine where a controlled blasting was conducted near a green structure of wagon tippler (at 2 m) being constructed for foundation work of belt conveyor as the mine management wants to double the existing production. This paper
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Limestone mining area mapping and assessment at the …
64.16 %. This study supports environmentally sustainable decisions, eco-friendly mine planning and monitoring for limestone mine owners and environmental engineers. Keywords: Classification, ISODATA, KNN, Limestone mine, Multispectral image, NDVI, RF 1. Introduction Limestone is a sedimentary rock composed primarily of calcite or …
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Is Natural Stone Eco-Friendly?
Stone's Eco-Friendly Properties. Stone comes directly from the Earth, making it the ideal green building material. Unlike other materials, stone materials do not require additional materials or resources to create it. It's available locally and regionally for reduced environmental impact, and for those in the US or Canada, there is a quarry ...
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Feasibility study of surface miner in a limestone mine
Feasibility study of surface miner in a limestone mine at Meghalaya plateau. November 2012. Journal of Mines Metals and Fuels 60 (11):260-269. Authors: A.K. Ghosh. S.K. Mandal. To read the full ...
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Minimization of Blast-Induced Hazards and Efficient
The Bhatkori limestone mine in Rajasthan was designated as Mine B. The drill hole diameter was 115 mm, and the benches ranged in height from 10 to 12 m. The extracted limestone had a moisture content of 0.5% and hardness of 3. The specific gravity of extracted limestone was 2.5 g/cc, and its compressive strength ranged from 60 to 70 MPa.
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Environment-Oriented Development of …
Eco-friendly mining is a recognized buzzword in the mining business. An ever- ... The integrated approach to the environmental management of limestone mines …
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Environmentally Friendly Rock Mining—Case …
Environmentally Friendly Rock Mining—Case Study of the Limestone Mine "Góra ̇zd ̇ze", Poland. Urszula Ka ́zmierczak * and Paweł Strzałkowski. Faculty of Geoengineering, …
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Environment-Oriented Development of Limestone Mineral …
Eco-friendly mining is a recognized buzzword in the mining business. An ever-growing awareness about the mining environment has drawn the attention of mining businesses and forced them to look at the environmental performance of mines more critically. In India, the demand for limestone as a major mineral is consistently rising; …
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Creating the zero-carbon mine | McKinsey
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Eco-environmental assessment model of the mining …
WEBThis study added mineral species and mining types into the factor layers and built an improved evaluation system to accurately evaluate the impact of mines on the …
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(PDF) Controlled blasting in a limestone mine …
Hence, the ultimate objective of the blasting engineer is to ensure that the blasts are carried out in an eco-friendly manner. This paper presents a case study of limestone mine where a controlled blasting was …
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environment friendly mining practices in open cast iron ore mines …
Iron Ore / The Mines - Baldota. Our Vyasanakere Iron Ore Mine (VIOM), an open cast iron ore mine, is located 12 kms from Hosapete town. It is one of the largest privately owned Iron Ore mines in the Ballari-Hosapete region. The mine spans across an area of 347.22 hectare and is approachable from National Highway 3.
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Environmentally sustainable mining practices in India
The main agenda was to promote utilisation of low-grade limestone containing higher MgO with good result. This will certainly result in increase of mine life. Reduce resources inputs for effective mining practices: The mining industry consumes large amount of water and land in their operations. One solution to becoming more …
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Limestone extraction – underground mining techniques, …
The underground mining is done when the ore is present in more than 100m depth or when the availability of limestone is abundant. Other factors that determine underground mining is that topsoil covering the mineral is hard like rocks. The first process to start underground mining is considering the economical factors.
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Surface Miner – L&T Construction & Mining Machinery
The eco-friendly L&T Surface Miners have won the appreciation of users in India and in the overseas market. Both domestic and overseas population base is on rise. Export reference base includes Senegal, Tanzania, Dubai, Qatar, and Togo (West Africa) for limestone and hard rock mining applications.
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Green technologies: making mining more …
In an attempt to shed its reputation as an environmental polluter, the mining industry is increasingly deploying greener technologies to ensure its operations are more energy efficient and have a less …
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Neutralization of Acid Mine Drainage Contaminated Water …
The unscientific mining of coal without environmental safeguards in Jaintia Hills, Meghalaya has adversely affected the water resources of the area, leading to streams with a pH of 3–5. The acidic stream water is not suitable for human use and lacks aquatic life. The prevailing situation demanded immediate neutralization and eco-restoration. …
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Excelsior Mining Corp
Excelsior Mining Corp. is a copper production company that owns and operates the Gunnison Copper Project in Cochise County, Arizona. The project is a low cost, environmentally-friendly "green" copper operation, permitted to 125 million pounds of copper cathode production annually. We are developing the world's most eco-friendly …
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Massive Pillar Collapses in US Underground Limestone Mines …
This is especially the case for large underground limestone operations. Currently, there are 100 active underground stone mines operating in 19 states as shown in Fig. 1. Eighty-six of these mines extract crushed, broken limestone, while the remaining extract various crushed or dimensional stones. Underground stone mines can have a …
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Green Mining
Better ventilation systems and diesel engines could be purchased by mines to maximize efficiency. The Canadian Mining Initiative has created a list of approved diesel engines (Green Mining Initiative, 2012). It would be unreasonable to expect all strategic mineral mines to adopt every one of these mining technologies.
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Clean Coal: What Is It, Is It Really 'Clean' & Eco …
In the guide below, we list the potential sustainability benefits of different proposed clean coal solutions. Something else we mention below is that whilst clean coal can be more sustainable than regular coal …
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South Queensland Lime
South Queensland Lime is one of Australia's leading producers of high-quality calcium carbonate limestone products in Queensland and throughout Australia. South Queensland Lime is a proud long-standing independent supplier to the Agricultural, Horticulture, Industrial and Mining industries with a proven track record of supplying high …
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Limestone Mining in the Himalayas: Advancing Adaptive
Limestone mining has boosted local economies through direct jobs provided in the mining sector and indirect opportunities generated due to mining in Himachal Pradesh, contributing approximately $80 million annually in state revenue (HPED, 2020). It also facilitates the growth of associated industries like cement, with 13 major …
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