Management of Coking Coal Resources
About this ebook
Management of Coking Coal Resources
provides a one-stop reference that focuses on sustainable mining practices using a four-point approach that includes the economical, governmental, societal, and environmental aspects of coal exploration, coking coal mining, and steelmaking applications.This type of approach galvanizes the excavation, processing methods, and end uses of coal as an energy and steelmaking source, thus ensuring that the supply of coking coal meets the future demands of the rapidly expanding economies in India and other developing countries.
The book provides information on the strategic planning and revitalization of India's Jharia coalfield, addressing actionable plans for methods of extraction, master plans for mine fires, subsidence management, land use planning, and sustainable mining.
Users will find a multidisciplinary reference that presents the broad range of applications, techniques, and methodologies used in maintaining coking coal quality from exploration through extraction.
- Provides a one-stop reference that focuses on sustainable mining practices using a four-point approach
- Includes the economical, governmental, societal, and environmental aspects of coal exploration, coking coal mining, and steelmaking applications
- Presents information on the strategic planning and revitalization of India's Jharia coalfield
- Includes a broad range of the applications, techniques, and methodologies used in maintaining coking coal quality from exploration through extraction
About the author
Dilip Kumar has worked in many countries including Germany, Algeria, India, and Canada as Chief Engineer at Central Mine Planning and Design Institute (CMPDI), Ranchi, India. He worked in coal and mineral mining industry for 25 years. Dr. Kumar’s research interests include both coal and phosphate rock mining and processing, steel metallurgy, mineral processing, mine economics, and mine management with special reference to integration of supply chain.
Deepak Kumar holds a Bachelor’s degree in software engineering and an MBA both from the University of British Columbia in Vancouver, Canada. He has worked professionally in North America and Western Europe and specializes in business strategy, business transformation, business process improvement, and project management. Currently, as a Senior Manager and a Management Consultant for Central 1 Credit Union, Canada, Deepak is successfully looking after corporate projects and advising the executive leadership team on strategy and operational improvements. His previous publications include co-authoring Management of Coking Coal Resources (Elsevier) and Sustainable Management of Coal Preparation (Woodhead Publishing).
