Coal Mining Field Trip Ib Valley (04/12/2013 to 07/12/2013)

Report on Underground Coal Mining

Overview
Mahanadi Coalfields Limited is one of the eight subsidiaries of Coal India Limited. It was carved out of South Eastern Coalfields Limited in 1992 with its headquarters at Sambalpur. Coal mining trip for our batch was scheduled in Ib valley area headed by Mr. R.P.Gupta, General Manager. The Ib-valley area is bounded by latitudes 2131N and 2214N and longitudes 8332E and 8410E. The coalfield extends over an area of 1460 sq km and covers parts of Sambalpur, Jharsuguda and Sundargarh districts of Odisha. It has an undulating topography which is characteristic of the Formations of the Gondwana Super group. The coalfield is known as Ib-valley coalfield named after the river Ib, a tributary of the river Mahanadi. Ib Valley Coalfield has reserves of 22.3 billion tonnes, the third highest in India

Introduction
Orient area mine no.3 (underground coal mine )is located in the Ib valley area of Mahanadi coal field. This mine is located in Rampur village of Jharsuguda district of Odisha. Coal is extracted from three different seam of Lajkura seam. Mine is extended up to an area of 1130 hectare.

Mine Specification
Method of mining:- Bord and pillar Degree of gassiness:- 2 Seam thickness:- 3-3.5 m Parting thickness:- 2-4m Production:-1000 te/day Seam inclination:- 1 in 10 Working face:- 10 no. Face OMS:- 2.5 te OMS:- 1 te Grade :- G9 (non-coking coal)

Mode Of Entry
Two incline and one shaft were there. One incline was used for coal transportation via conveyor belt Second incline was for transportation of men and material. First we had to walk down some steps after that man riding system was there up to level-56 .After that we reached the face through the network of drivages and travelling road. Inclination of incline was 1 in 5.

Dimensions
Gallery width:- 4.2m Gallery height:- 2.5-3 m Pillar width:- 25-35 m Isolated stoping:- 1m thick brick wall Ventilation stoping:- .38 m thick

Support System
Roof bolt Side wall stitching Chock mat Wooden props Steel props

 Wire strap Roof bolt specifications: o Material:- mild steel o Bolt length: 1.5m o Grout material: Cement capsule o Spacing: 1.5m

Drilling and Blasting

Drilling Equipment: Universal Drilling Machine, Jack Hammer Drilling pattern: Wedge-cut No. Of holes per face: 12 Depth of hole: 1.5m Diameter of hole: 32 mm EXPLOSIVES P5 type explosive(Nova Coal-5) Diameter of cartridge: 32 mm Weight of cartridge: 185 gm Delay type: 1,2,3,4,5,short delay(25ms) Cap sensitive detonator Three cartridges per hole

Magazine
200 ft away from main mine premises Capacity:- 450 kg explosive Explosive type:- P5 150 g explosive per cartridge 2500 no. Of detonator stored Lightning protection to avoid accidents Security alarm was there but not in working condition :P

Haulage System
Blasted coal is taken from the face by LHD to the face conveyor which was further transferred to main conveyor then taken out to the surface via incline. Capacity of LHD bucket:- 1.5 te

Under Ground Machinery

Load-haul-dumper:- 10 no. o Capacity of bucket:- 1.5 tonne o Power:- via electrical cables. Universal drilling machine:- 2 no. o Power:- electro hydraulically powered o Diameter of drill hole:- 42 mm o Number of booms:- 1 Dewatering pump o Number of pumps:-3 o Capacity:-3500 gallon per minute. o Head:-350 m Conveyor belt o Material:- PVC o Joint:- R5 o Pony belt:-200 ton/hr o Gate belt:- 200 ton/hr, length:-600-800 m o Trunk belts:- 4 no., total length:- 1700 m o Capacity:- 300 ton/hr o Belt runs for 4 hour on an average.

Ventilation System
Intake of air through incline and return through shaft. Fans used: o PV 300 main fan o PV 200 - standby Shaft diameter: 3-4 m. Fan(PV 300) specifications: Capacity:8800 m3/min Axial flow: exhaust type Fan Pressure : 92 mm w.g. Fan Speed :670 rpm Motor specifications o Slip ring induction motor o Power:-350 kw o Voltage:- 3.3kv To reduce speed V type groove pulley were used. Evasee was also there to reduce losses.

Telemonitoring System
Tele Monitoring System was installed to monitor mine environment. Sensors were installed in the return pathways

 It is used for detecting following gases: CO2 O2 N2 CH4