UNIQUE SERIES AKTU Syllabus
BMN502

Underground Coal Mining

L-T-P3-1-0 Credits4 Session2025-26 TypeTheory
Appears in 1 semester

B.Tech Mining Engineering · Sem 5 (Core)

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Syllabus

5 units
Unit1

Unit 1: INTRODUCTION

Origin Of Coal, Theories of Coal Formation, Classification of Coal, Coaking Coal, Coal Seam and its Classification, Coal Seam Structures and Abnormalities like Faults, Joints, Folds etc.; Indian Coal Mining Industry; Choice of Coal Mining Methods.

Unit2

Unit 2: BORD AND PILLAR METHOD

Important Terminology, Development Size and Shape of The Pillar, Galleries, Panel System and Without Panel System of Development, Size of Panel, Cycle of Operation, Depillaring, Problems in Depillaring, Depillaring by Stowing, Depillaring by Caving Methods, Pillar Extraction Techniques, Dangers Associated with Depillaring.

Unit3

Unit 3: LONGWALL MINING

Important Terminology, Types of Longwalls Faces and Their Choice, Merits and Demerits of Longwall Mining, Development Of Longwall Panels and Faces, Longwall Advancing Method, Length Of Longwall Faces, Double Unit Longwall Faces, Face Organization and Material Supply.

Unit4

Unit 4: THICK SEAM MINING

Problem in Mining of Thick Seams, Choice of Thick Seam Mining Methods, inclined Slicing, Horizontal Slicing, Diagonal Slicing, Transverse Slicing, Sublevel Caving, Blasting Gallery Method, Cable- Bolting Method of Thick Seam Extraction.

Unit5

Unit 5: ROOM AND PILLAR MINING

Vermelles Method, Slant Method, Sublevel Method, Coal Saw Method, Mining of Contiguous Seams, Mining of Steeply Inclined Seam, Mining Under Water.

Course Outcomes (COs)5 outcomes

After completion of the course student will be able to:

  1. CO1Identify suitable underground mining methods for different geological conditions.
  2. CO2Apply safety standards and protocols to prevent and manage underground mining hazards.
  3. CO3Operate and maintain underground mining equipment effectively and efficiently.
  4. CO4Design basic mine layouts and ventilation systems for underground coal extraction.
  5. CO5Evaluate environmental and economic aspects of underground coal mining operations.

Text Books

  1. Elements of Mining Technology (Vol. 1& 3): D. J . Deshmukh, Publisher : Denett & Co.
  2. Coal Mining: R.D.Singh, Publisher : NEW AGE; First Edition (1 January 1997)
  3. Modern Coal Mining: Samir Das, Publisher: Lovely Prakashan, Opp D.G.M.S. Office, Main Road, Hirapur, Dhanbad - 826001 (Jharkhand)
  4. Principles and Practices of Modern Coal Mining, Author(s): R. D. Singh, Publisher: New Age International (P) Ltd. Publishers
  5. Ground Engineering - Principles and Practices for Underground Coal Mining, Author(s): J. M. Galvin (Jim Galvin), Publisher: Springer International Publishing
  6. Coal Mine Ground Control, Author(s): Syd S. Peng, Publisher: Society for Mining, Metallurgy & Exploration (SME) / John Wiley & Sons (for earlier editions)
  7. Longwall Mining, Author(s): Syd S. Peng, Publisher: CRC Press (Taylor & Francis Group)
  8. Underground Coal Mining Methods, Author(s): J. G. Singh, Publisher: Braj-Kalpa Publishers

Reference Books

  1. Mining Engineer's Handbook (Vol. 1& 2), 2nd Edition: Edited by Harold Hartman
  2. Coal Mines Regulations 2017 / The Mines Act 1952 / The Mines Rules 1955, Author(s): C.H.R.S. Sharma, S.N. Raju, L.C. Kaku, etc. (These are compilations/commentaries by various authors), Publisher: Various Indian legal/academic publishers (e.g., Eastern Book Company, Professional Book Publishers, Lovely Prakashan)

Official AKTU syllabus

This subject is on page 8, 9 of the original AKTU PDF.

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