Experimental investigations of the effects of elevated temperature on microstructural, mineralogical, physico-mechanical and elastic properties of rocks were carried out to …
S Srivastava, SK Pal, R Kumar - Environmental Earth Sciences, 2020 - Springer
The first coal mining in India was started in the seventeenth century with an unplanned way in Raniganj coalfield, the coal capital of India. The coalfield was possessed by several small …
Unauthorised coal mining activities may result in development of hidden hollows, rat holes, galleries, goafs, shafts etc., which pose great threats of land subsidence, fire, water flooding …
J Kim, SY Lin, RP Singh, CW Lan, HW Yun - International Journal of Applied …, 2021 - Elsevier
The underground burning in the Jharia coal mine (JCM) in India is a highly devastating environmental hazard inducing various adverse consequences. In the present study, we …
Land subsidence is a serious problem in Indian coalfields due to old underground mine workings. Unfortunately, most of these are uncharted as no mine plans are available. The …
D Horo, SK Pal, S Singh, S Srivastava - Exploration Geophysics, 2020 - Taylor & Francis
The Palaeo-to Meso-Proterozoic (1.0–2.4 Ga) North Singhbhum Mobile Belt (NSMB) is an assembly of multiphase folded, low-to medium-grade meta-sedimentary and meta-igneous …
This paper deals with severe issue of groundwater crisis over a part of hard rock terrain in the premises of Central Institute of Mining and Fuel Research (CIMFR), Dhanbad …
R Kumar, SK Pal, PK Gupta - Mine Water and the Environment, 2021 - Springer
Seepage of water through an underground coal-mine barrier is a common indicator of a potential hydrogeological hazard. The Jharia coalfield has witnessed several deadly …
AK Bharti, A Prakash, A Verma, KKK Singh - Bulletin of Engineering …, 2021 - Springer
Water management is a strategic factor in old coal mine working areas due to disturbance in the aquifer caused by subsidence resulting in drying of wells and streams. Cavity formation …