A

PROJECT REPORT
ON

PROCESSING OF OVERBURDEN FOR STOWING

IN UNDERGROUND MINES.

DISSERTATION

SUBMITED IN THE PARTIAL FULFILLMENT FOR THE AWARD OF

AMIE
(DEGREE IN MINING ENGINEERING)

BY

SAYILA SURESH
AM-144449-5

UNDER THE GUIDENCE OF

ER.GANAPATHISARMA H IYER, FIE

THE INSTITUTION OF ENGINEERS

(INDIA)
8, GOKHALE ROAD, KOLKATA. 700020, INDIA.

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 CERTIFICATE

This is to certify that the thesis/ dissertation entitled

‘’Processing of Overburden for Stowing in
Underground mines’’ that is being submitted by
Mr. SAYILA SURESH, Membership NO: AM-144449-5 in partial
fulfillment for award of section B of AMIE to the institution of
Engineers (India) Kolkata is record of bonafide work carried out by
him under my guidance and supervision

As per the applicant’s statement and as far as my knowledge goes

the results embodied in this Thesis/Dissertation have not been
submitted to any other university or institute for award of any degree
or diploma

Er. Ganapathisarma H Iyer, FIE.

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 AKNOWLEDGEMENT

I convey my gratitude to my guide, Mr.Ganapathisarma H

Iyer FIE. Who has helped me untiringly by providing necessary and
valuable guidance the document

I express my gratitude to all other, who encourage me to take up

the task appearing for AMIE

I am thankful to my colleagues and friends who appreciated the

importance of this dissertation and gave suggestions to enrich the
value and contents of this work, helped me in typing and formatting
this work

I also state that this thesis/Dissertation work done by me as not

been submitted in any other university/institution earlier for award of
any degree/diploma

Finally, deepest appreciation is conveyed to my family for their

unrelenting support without which this project work couldn’t have
turned reality.

SAYILA SURESH
AM-144449-5

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 A
Project on
PROCESSING OF OVERBURDEN FOR STOWING
IN UNDERGROUND MINES.

By
SAYILA SURESH

AM-144449-5

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 INDEX

1. Title of the project - 6

2. Project allotment letter - 7
3. Abstract - 8
4. Scope of the project - 9
5. Process - 10
6. Plant layout - 12
7. Equipment - 13

 Hopper - 14
 Vibrating Feeder - 16
 Jaw Crusher - 18
 Scrubber - 24
 FBC - 26
 Sand cyclone - 29
 Clay cyclone - 31
 Electric Control system - 33
 Belt Conveyor - 35
8. Specifications of Sand - 38
9. General information of mine - 39
10. Mine silent features - 42
11. Plans showing opencast workings - 46, 47
12. Conclusion - 48

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 TITLE OF THE PROJECT:

Processing of Overburden for Stowing

in underground mines.

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 ABSTRACT

The reserve of river sand, the traditional stowing material used in Indian coal
mines, is getting depleted due to over exploitation in civil works and low rate of
replenishment due to construction of dams. As a result, though river sand has proved
as the best natural material for stowing, its availability within economically
transportable distance from the mines is never assured. Coal seams earlier developed
in bord and pillar method or other methods of underground mining had been standing
on pillars for long in absence of stowing material causing mammoth loss of coal and
its conservation. Amongst the various alternatives to sand as the fill material for
mines, the first choice has been the overburden from closely located opencast mines
due to their ready stock at practically no price and cheaper transport cost.

This is the first plant in India for overburden processing, started on 12 th

December 2010 with an initial cost of six crores with annual target of 200000 m 3.
This plant was operating by SAHAY Metals and Minerals Private Limited with the
Collaboration of The Singareni Collieries Company Limited to supply sand to its near
bye underground mines.

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 SCOPE OF PROJECT:

1. Drawing overburden (excluding top soil, sub soil and clay) from
overburden dump yard.

2. Processing the overburden in different stages.

3. Disposal of clay and other rejects outside the plant.

4. Supplying sand to nearby mines for stowing.

5. the processed OB so prepared shall be suitable for stowing

operations of SCCL and flow smoothly through bunkers,
hoppers, chutes, cones pipes and pipe fittings.

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 PROCESS

1. The Lorry with overburden will dump the Overburden in Hopper which is
loaded from overburden dump yard.

2. The Hopper will discharge the overburden in to Vibro Feeder directly.

3. From the Vibro Feeder only the particles with a size less than of -500 mm will
be sent to Primary Jaw Crusher through Belt Conveyor-1

4. Primary Jaw Crusher will reduce the size of particles in to -30 mm

5. From the Primary Jaw Crusher the particles with a size of -30 mm will sent to
Secondary Roller Crusher through Belt Conveyor-2.

6. Secondary Roller Crusher will Crush the particles in to size of -18mm

7. From Secondary Roller Crusher the particles with a size of -18 mm will send to
Scrubber.

8. Water will be added in Scrubber for easy separation of clay from sand.
9. From Scrubber the mixture of sand and clay will be send to FBC (Fluidized Bed
Classifier).

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10.In FBC both sand and clay will be separated.

11.From FBC sand will be sent to Sand Cyclone and clay will be sent to Clay
Cyclone.

12.Sand Cyclone will dump the Sand in to Lorries.

13.Clay Cyclone will send clay in to Clay Pond.

14.From Clay Pond water will be separated from clay by adding chemical called
Alum.

15. The pure water Separated from clay will be recycled (Sent back
in to Scrubber)

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 PLANT LAY OUT

1 Ramp, 8 Secondary roller crusher,

2 Lorry, 9 Belt Conveyor-3,
3 Hopper, 10 Scrubber,
4 Vibro feeder, 11 FBC,
5 Belt conveyor-1, 12 Sand Cyclone,
6 Primary jaw crusher, 13 Sand loaded lorry,
7 Belt conveyor-2, 14 Clay Cyclone,
15 Clay Pond.

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 EQUIPMENT

The following equipment used in different stages for overburden processing.

 Hopper,

 Vibrating feeder,

 Crushers,

 Jaw Crusher,

 Secondary Roller Crusher,

 Scrubber,

 FBC (Fluidized Bed Classifier),

 Sand Cyclone,

 Clay Cyclone,

 Belt conveyors,

 Electric control system.

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Hopper:

o Hopper is storage bunker.

o In this bunker the overburden will be dumped by Lorries from the over
burden dump yard.

o This is used for storing of overburden.

o From this Hopper the overburden will be sent to Vibro Feeder.

o The Capacity of the Hopper is 30 Cu.m

o The hopper construction was made in such way that it can withstand even
though some big boulders hit to its sides.

o It sends the overburden to Vibro Feeder in a constant flow rate.

o A flow adjuster was provided to control the flow of overburden manually

o Special care shall be taken to avoid loading of large size of boulders in

lorries for avoiding the jamming of Chute of the Hopper.

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Hopper

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Vibrating Feeder:

Vibrating Feeder is built to withstand the toughest work in a quarry or

mine by matching different applications; the feeder series is designed
particularly for continuous use with any hard and abrasive materials
through uniform flow. They are backed by years of service proven
performance in the mining, aggregates, glass, cement, chemical, wood
products and steel industries.

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Vibrating Feeder Features:

1. Flexible design.

2. Extra heavy-duty construction.

3. Exclusive vibrator technology.

4. Good performance-conditioning, no flushing phenomenon of materials.

5. Easy maintenance and low operating cost.

6. Easy to change and control currency through adjusting excitation force.

7. Sealing structure body is employed, no pollution.

Vibrating Feeder Technical Data:

Model Feed Max. feeding Handling Power Overall Weight

chute size (mm) capacity (t/h) (Kw) dimension (kgs)
size (mm)
(mm)
GZD- 960× 500 90-160 11 3880×2240 3980
960 3800 ×1880
×3800
GZD- 1100× 580 120-240 15 4300×2450 4170
1100 4200 ×2010
×4200
GZD- 1500x 800 460-575 30 6160×2920 9000
1500 6000 x2295
x6000

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Jaw crusher:
Jaw Crusher is used as primary crusher and secondary crusher since they can
achieve coarsely crushing and fine crushing. Jaw crusher of PE series can process
large stones with large capacity primarily and thus become the first choice for primary
crushes; the PEX series can be used as secondary crusher after the primary crushing.
The series products have complete specifications and the feeding size ranging from
125mm to 1020mm.

Jaw Crusher

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Jaw Crusher features:

1. Crushing cavity is deep and there is no dead area, which improves feeding
capacity and output;

2. High reduction ratio and uniform final product size;

3. Spacing piece type discharge-hole adjustment device is reliable and

convenient;

4. Reliable and safe lubrication system, convenient replacement of parts and

small work load of maintenance;

5. Simple structure, operational reliability and low operation cost

6. Energy-saving: single machine can save energy by 15% to 30%; the system
can save energy by over 30% to 60%;

7. Large adjustment range of discharge hole can meet the demands of different
users;

8. Low noise and little dust;

9. Simple structure, convenient maintenance and use; stable performance, low

operation cost; high reduction ratio.

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Jaw Crusher Technical Data:

Max. Feeding Discharge Size Capacity Motor Power Weight

Model
Size (mm) (mm) (t/h) (kW) (t)
PE250×400 200 20-60 5-20 15 2.8
PE400×600 350 40-100 15-60 30 6.5
PE500×750 425 50-100 50-100 55 10.3
PE600×900 480 65-160 60-130 75 16.5
PE750×1060 630 80-140 100-250 110 29
PE900×1200 750 95-165 160-380 110 54.5
PE1000×1200 850 195-265 315-550 110 57
PE1200×1500 1020 150-300 300-800 160-220 100.9
PEX250×750 210 25-60 10-40 22 5
PEX250×1000 210 25-60 15-50 30 6.5
PEX250×1200 210 25-60 20-60 37 7.7

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Secondary Roller crusher:
Secondary roller crusher is especially used for providing high-quality sandstone
aggregate for expressway, high-speed railway, high-rise buildings, city planning,
construction of dam for hydropower plant and concrete mixing plant. It is the first
choice in the artificial sand making and the stone shaping fields.

Secondary Roller crusher

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Working Principle:

Roller adopts advanced principle of selective crushing and cleavage fracture

crushing; impressing enough kinetic energy to materials; Impacting strength will
convert kinetic energy to crushing energy. Materials will break through the natural
lamination and physical edge. It has the features of better shape of final products, but
less cost. This machine can realize two working principles’ conversion with “crushing
between materials” and “crushing between materials and liners”.

Secondary Roller crusher features:

1. Advanced double-pump oil lubrication system guarantees the shaft bearing

lower temperature increase, longer life time, more reliable operation. It prolongs the
maintenance period of the machine.

2. Main shaft is equipped with imported roller bearing. It makes main shaft
work stable, and then increase the life of time.

3. Hydraulic lifting mechanism can move away the feed hopper easily, which
saves man power during maintenance.

4. Over-vibration indication and warning device is equipped. There will be

alarm when vibration surpasses a stipulated figure.

5. Special dust-proof design for main shaft bearing fully avoids dust entering
bearing lubrication part, which will make sure the machine work normally.

6. Special feed opening structure makes it possible that center feeding, center
feeding & ring feeding changes easily, in order to meet requirement of crushing and
reshaping stones.

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Secondary Roller crusher technical Data:

Model VSI7611 VSI8518 VSI9526 VSI1140

Center and
Ring 120-180 200-260 300-380 450-520
Capacity feeding
(t/h)
Center
60-90 100-130 150-190 225-260
feeding
Soft
Max Feed material <35 <40 <45 <50
Size
(mm) Hard
<30 <35 <40 <45
material
Rotation speed (r/min) 1700-1890 1520-1690 1360-1510 1180-1310
Power for double
110 180 264 400
motor (kW)
Overall Dimension 4100×2250×22 4140×2280×24 4560×2450×27 5100×2690×32
L×W×H (mm) 85 25 80 00
Weight (t) 7.8 10.3 16 25.6
Power Source 380v 50Hz
Vibrating Sensor Inspect scope: 0.1-20mm/s adjusted continuously
Power for
double oil 2×0.31Kw
pump
To make sure the supply of the oil with double oil pumps; stop
Lubricati Safety working without oil or hydraulic pressure; temperature falls
on when the water cools; start the motor by heating it in winter.
hydraulic Overall
pressure dimension
station 820x520x1270
LxWxH(m
m)
Power for
oil box 2 kW
heater

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Scrubber:

Scrubber is used to separate materials into various sizes for further processing
or for end use. The material is separated by passing it through a vibrating “screen box”
which has a number of different sized screens, or meshes, which the material falls
through like a sieve, the material falls onto attached conveyors which stock pile the
end products. The end products can then be used in the building and construction
industries.

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Scrubber Features

1. High screening efficiency.

2. High capacity and reliability.

3. Long bearing lifetime.

4. Easy maintenance.

5. Pivoting motor bases.

6. Special eccentric shaft create circular throw action.

Scrubber Technical Data :

Model Screen No of Screen Max Handling Motor Vibrating Double

size layers Number feed capacity power frequency swing
(mm) (mm) size (t/h) (KW) (r/min) (mm)
(mm)
2YZS1237 3700x1200 2 3-80 100 10-80 11 750-950 5-9
3YZS1237 3700x1200 3 3-80 100 10-80 11 750-950 5-9
2YZS1548 4800x1500 2 3-80 100 30-200 15 750-950 5-9
3YZS1548 4800x1500 3 3-80 100 30-200 15 750-950 5-9
2YZS1848 4800x1800 2 3-80 100 50-250 18.5 750-950 5-9
3YZS1848 4800x1800 3 3-80 100 50-250 18.5 750-950 5-9
4YZS1848 4800x1800 4 3-80 100 50-250 18.5 750-950 5-9
2YZS1860 6000x1800 2 3-80 100 60-300 22 750-950 5-9
3YZS1860 6000x1800 3 3-80 100 60-300 22 750-950 5-9
4YZS1860 6000x1800 4 3-80 100 60-300 30 750-950 5-9
2YZS2160 6000x2100 2 3-80 100 80-400 22 700-900 5-9
3YZS2160 6000x2100 3 3-80 100 80-400 30 700-900 5-9
4YZS2160 6000x2100 4 3-80 100 80-400 30 700-900 5-9
2YZS2460 6000x2400 2 5-80 100 100-500 30 700-900 5-9
3YZS2460 6000x2400 3 5-80 100 100-500 37 700-900 5-9
4YZS2460 6000x2400 4 5-80 100 100-500 37 700-900 5-9

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FBC (Fluidized Bed Classifier):
A fluidized bed is formed when a quantity of a solid particulate substance
(usually present in a holding vessel) is placed under appropriate conditions to cause a
solid/fluid mixture to behave as a fluid. This is usually achieved by the introduction of
pressurized fluid through the particulate medium. This results in the medium then
having many properties and characteristics of normal fluids, such as the ability to free-
flow under gravity, or to be pumped using fluid type technologies.

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Properties of fluidized bed Classifier:
A fluidized bed consists of fluid-solid mixture that exhibits fluid-like properties.
As such, the upper surface of the bed is relatively horizontal, which is analogous to
hydrostatic behavior. The bed can be considered to be a heterogeneous mixture of
fluid and solid that can be represented by a single bulk density.

Furthermore, an object with a higher density than the bed will sink, whereas an
object with a lower density than the bed will float, thus the bed can be considered to
exhibit the fluid behavior expected of Archimedes' principle. As the "density",
(actually the solid volume fraction of the suspension), of the bed can be altered by
changing the fluid fraction, objects with different densities comparative to the bed can,
by altering either the fluid or solid fraction, be caused to sink or float.

In fluidized beds, the contact of the solid particles with the fluidization medium
(a gas or a liquid) is greatly enhanced when compared to packed beds. This behavior
in fluidized combustion beds enables good thermal transport inside the system and
good heat transfer between the bed and its container. Similarly to the good heat
transfer, which enables thermal uniformity analogous to that of a well mixed gas, the
bed can have a significant heat-capacity whilst maintaining a homogeneous
temperature field.

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Fluidized bed types:

Bed types can be coarsely classified by their flow behavior, including

 Stationary or bubbling fluidized bed : the classical approach where the gas at
low velocities is used and fluidization of the solids is relatively stationary, with
some fine particles being entrained.

 Circulating fluidized beds (CFB): where gases are at a higher velocity

sufficient to suspend the particle bed, due to a larger kinetic energy of the fluid.
As such the surface of the bed is less smooth and larger particles can be
entrained from the bed than for stationary beds. Entrained particles are
recirculated via an external loop back into the reactor bed. Depending on the
process, the particles may be classified by a cyclone separator and separated
from or returned to the bed, based upon particle cut size.

 Vibratory fluidized beds: are similar to stationary beds, but add a mechanical
vibration to further excite the particles for increased entrainment.

 Transport or flash reactor (FR): At velocities higher than CFB, particles

approach the velocity of the gas. Slip velocity between gas and solid is
significantly reduced at the cost of less homogeneous heat distribution.

 Annular fluidized bed (AFB): A large nozzle at the center of a bubble bed
introduces gas as high velocity achieving the rapid mixing zone above the
surrounding bed comparable to that found in the external loop of a CFB.

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Sand Cyclone:
From FBC the sand will be sent to sand cyclone.

Sand Cyclone will dispatch the sand in to Lorries, in case of non availability of
Lorries the sand will be stored in dump yard.

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Sand Dump Yard

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Clay Cyclone:
From FBC the clay will be sent to clay cyclone.

Clay Cyclone will dispatch the clay in clay pond.

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Clay Pond

Clay
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Electric Control System:
Input Power Supply was 3.3 KV and it is converted in to 550V and 440 V.

Every Equipment was provided with separate ON/OFF Controls and also provided
with EL (Earth Leakage) tripping system and OL (over load) tripping system.

Control Switches for Vibro Feeder, Crushrs and FBC.

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Main power controls and Belt Conveyor Controls

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Belt Conveyor :

Belt Conveyor is adaptable to both stationary and mobile crushing plants, it is

widely used in mining, metallurgical and coal industry to transfer sandy or lump
materials, or packaged materials. The transfer system can be one single or multi-
conveyors or combined with other transfer equipments according to various
transferring requirements. This belt conveyor can be installed horizontally or aslope to
meet the needs of different transfer lines.

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Belt Conveyor Features:

1. High capacity.

2. Standard parts.

3. Simple structure.

4. Easy Maintenance.

5. Easy to operate.

6. The length of the belt is customized.

Belt Conveyor Technical Data:

Belt
Belt Speed Capacity
Width Belt Length(m) / Power (kW)
(m/s) (t/h)
(mm)
500 12-20/4- 20-30/5.5-
≤12/3 1.3-1.6 45-100
5.5 7.5
650 20-30/7.5-
≤12/4 12-20/5.5 1.3-1.6 70-120
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800 15-30/7.5-
≤10/4 10-15/5.5 1.3-1.6 120-180
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1000 10-20/7.5- 20-40/11-
≤10/5.5 1.3-2.0 160-250
11 22
1200 20-40/15-
≤10/7.5 10-20/11 1.3-2.0 200-400
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Specifications of sand(Processed OB):

The suitability of any stowing material depends mainly on the operational and
safety requirements of coal mines. Depending upon the method of working, mining
cycles, safety requirements and the role of the fill is going to play in different geo-
mining environment, generalized stowing norms have been established. River sand the
most commonly used stowing material in the coal mining sector fulfills all the
operational and safety requirements. For substituting the river sand with processed
OB, such sand (Processed OB) shall contain following specifications.

Sl no Parameter Value
1 Specific gravity(cc/gm) 4.5
2 Bulk density(cc/gm) 1.5
3 Clay Content Below 1.5%
4 Porosity 40 %
5 Boulders/pebbles nil
6 % of Particles 600 -150 84 % - 96 %
microns size

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General Information of the mine

KTK Opencast Sector Project is located in the northern part of Mulug Coal
belt. This project is located on the North – West side of Bhupalapalli village, which is
well connected by 3 km long all weather road. The feasibility report of KTK opencast
sector-1 project was approved by the board vide minute no 481 : 33 dated 03.01.2008
for a rated capacity of 1.25 Mtpa and peak output of 1.50 Mtpa an initial capital
investment of Rs. 91.20 crores.

Environmental clearance for the project was given by the MoEF, vide Lr No
J-/11015/692/2007 – 1A, II(M), dated : 1st May 2008. This is a cost plus project coal
from this project was envisaged fpoe supply to Kakatiya thermal power project,
Bhupalapalli, as per the MoU signed with APGENCO in June 2009.

Project construction work was started during the year 2008-09 and coal
production started from the year 2009-10 onwards. The project was brought to revenue
account from the year 2009-10 in accordance with the policy of the company.

It is proposed to prepare a revised cost estimates for KTK OC Sector-1

project. While developing the opencast workings, the low-wall side OB benches have
slid due to geological disturbances and presence of clay layers in the strata.

A committee was constituted by the competent authority of SCCL and studied

the problem of sliding of low-w1all side OB benches and to suggest the measures to
be taken to stabilize the said OB benches. Scientific study on the stability of low-wall
side OB benches was also conducted by the CIMFR.

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 In this RCE all the changes/modifications/suggestions recommended by the
scientific study. A committee constituted by SCCL and also the DGMS officials have
been considered for safe working.

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Both the above studies have recommended to maintain the following
changes/modifications.

i. Maintaining the overall slope of low-wall OB benches at less than 22 deg form
the horizontal.

ii. Reducing the height of top OB benches to 5 m to 10 m.

The following design criteria have been considered for waste dumps

i. Separates spoil dumps for topsoil and hard OB.

ii. Maximum height of topsoil dump is 10 meters.

iii. Hard OB to be dumped in 30 m high decks.

iv. 30 m bench width foe allowing safe machinery movement.

v. Dump slope for each deck to be at natural angle of repose of 37.5 deg and
overall slope at 25.64 deg.

vi. Maximum height of external dump was planned up to120m above GL. In the
present proposal it is restricted to 90 m only.

vii. The maximum height of external dump in KTK OC sector-1 project was
planned up to ground level. In the present proposal it is planned up to 20 m
below the surface level.

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Mine Salient features:
 Mine started on : 23.11.2008
 Total extractable coal : 8.33 Mt
 Total overburden : 104.62 MCum
 Average stripping ratio : 1 : 12.56
 Project capacity : 1.25 MT (At peak 1.5 MT)
 Life of the project : 10 years
 Grade of the coal : G - 11 (4286 Kcal/KG)
 Min depth of the quarry : 40 m
 Max depth of the quarry : 165 m
 Max strike length (Surface) : 2598 m
 Min strike length (Surface) : 2340 m
 Max width (Surface) : 728 m
 Min width (Surface) : 317m
 Overall pit slope of the quarry

IP Side High wall : 450

.
IN Crop low wall : 220
 Gradient of the seams : 1 in 2.4 to 3.0
 Sanctioned manpower : 206
 Men on roll as on 01.01.2015 : 226
 Total project area : 392.48 Ha
 Quarry area : 161.64 Ha
 Dump area : 142.24 Ha
 Others : 88.60 Ha

Separate dumps for top soil and overburden

 Height of the Top soil dump : 10 m
 Height of the OB dump each deck : 30 m
 Max height of the dump : 90 m
 Dump slope for each deck : 37.50
 Overall dump slope : 25.60

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Details of coal seams:

Seam / Thickness (m) Usual thickness(m)

parting
0.50 – 2.50 2.00
Strata 4.40 – 47.61 35.00
1B 0.40 – 1.49 1.00
Parting 8.21 – 12.70 11.00
1 A (Top) 0.50 – 3.23 1.20
Parting 0.49 – 2.56 2.25
1 A (Bottom) 0.60 – 2.89 1.40
Parting 28.74 – 37.04 31.50
1 1.00 – 4.30 2.85
Parting 15.33 – 29.70 16.50
2 (Top) 0.15 – 1.80 0.83
Parting 0.47 – 6.63 4.00
2(Bottom) 1.10 – 4.80 3.20

Coal reserves:

Seam Extractable Reserves Extricable Extricable

geological reserves by extracted by reserves by reserves by
Seam reserves OC up to underground OC (Mt) as OC (Mt) as
(Mt) 165m (Mt) (Mt) per FR per RCE
1B 0.64 0.58 -- 0.58 --
1A (Top) 0.80 0.73 -- 0.73 0.73
1A(Bottom) 1.58 1.44 -- 1.44 1.44
1 2.12 1.95 0.27 1.68 1.68
2 (Top) 1.22 1.11 -- 1.11 1.11
2(Bottom) 3.76 3.42 0.05 3.37 3.37
Total 10.12 9.23 0.32 8.91 8.33

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Details of HEMM working at KTK OC Sector 1 Project [01.01.2015]

Progressive
Sl no of Date of
Sl no Equipment Make & Model hours
Equipment commission
01.01.20.15
3 Cu.m Hyd.
L&T Komastu
1 Excavator NL 600206 05.12.2012 11228
PC 450
RUDRAMA
3 Cu.m Hyd.
2 L&T CK300 B 0581 14.05.2007 31916
Excavator [S2]
1 Cu.m Hyd. TATA Hitachi
3 2001 1589 20.07.2010 12256
Excavator Ex200
4 150 mm Drill REL 650 C 6021216 24.01.2013 2797
5 Dozer 320 HP BEML BD155 A 13241 24.04.2013 3588
6 Dozer 320 HP BEML BD155 A 13218 10.04.2014 2077
7 2.5 Cu.m loder HM 2021 HAPL 1212040 02.06.2013 5450
8 Water Sprinklr HM 1035 28 KL W 3 B 00298 17.03.2012 6126
Motor Grader
9 BG 6051 22514 05.09.2014 475
145 hp MG-2
/Dumper 35T
10 BEML H35 - 2 BH35-2 1369 22.03.2013 6405
B-369
Dumper 35T
11 BEML H35 – 2 BH35-2 1371 22.03.2013 5709
B-371
Dumper 35T
12 BEML H35 - 2 BH35-2 1373 24.03.2013 5745
B-373
Dumper 35T
13 BEML H35 – 2 BH35-2 1374 22.03.2013 5285
B-3374
Dumper 35T
14 BEML H35 – 2 BH35-2 1378 24.03.2013 5142
B-378
Dumper 35T
15 BEML H35 – 2 BH35-2 1380 22.03.2013 5791
B-380
Dumper 35T
16 BEML H35 – 2 BH35-2 1382 22.03.2013 6516
B-382

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Departmental Equipment details :

 Shovels (3Cum - 2, 1Cum - 1) : 3

 Dumpers ( BEML - 7 ) : 7
 Dozers : 2
 Graders : 1
 Water Sprinkler : 1
 Drill rec (150mm dia) : 1
 Loader : 1
 Crane 8T : 1

Equipment to be developed by M/s GRN CPL & Present Status:

Sl no Equipment Capacity No s Present Status

1 Shovels 3 Cum and above 11 11
2 Dumpers Above 18 Cum 60 60
3 Mobile Water Sprinkler 12 KL 04 04
4 Crawler Mounted Bull dozer - 06 06
5 Motor graders - 02 02
6 Crawler mounted diesel Crawler mounted 02 01
operated drill

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 KTK OC SECTOR – I PROJECT

PROJECTION PLAN OF BLOCK –D OFF LOADNG AREA FOR

OVERBURDEN & COAL.

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KTK OC SECTOR – I PROJECT

WORKING PLAN.

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 Conclusion

In India crushed stone for underground stowing had been used in the limited
scale primarily because there was easy availability of river sand in the past, non-
availability of indigenously manufactured crusher and hence its spare parts and also
non availably high wear resistant pipes for reticulation of crushed overburden
hydraulically to underground mines. But the situation has undergone a sea change in
the current scenario due to scarcity of sand as a stowing material and being faced in
almost all the coal fields.

The underground coal mines of the Singareni Collieries Company Limited were
also facing the shortage of river sand for stowing. The study was undertaken with the
view to supply processed Overburden for stowing material in place of traditional river
sand. The Processed overburden of this plant is a technological substitute to the
natural river sand.

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