AdvanceMineTech

2nd International Conference ADVANCED TECHNOLOGY IN EXPLORATION AND EXPLOITATION OF MINERALS

10 -11 January, 2014 Jodhpur,

MINING ENGINEERS' ASSOCIATION OF INDIA JODHPUR, RAJASTHAN, INDIA E-mail: [email protected] www.advanceminetech.com

© MINING ENGINEERS' ASSOCIATION OF INDIA, 2014

All Papers published in this volume were refereed prior to publication.

The Association is not responsible as a body for the facts and opinions advanced in any of its publications.

Editor Sushil Bhandari, Virendra Singh P.C. Purohit N.K. Khandelwal A.K. Jaiswal

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ORGANIZING COMMITTEE

National President, MEAI A Bagchi Chairman & Conference Convener S.Bhandari +919829671949 Secretary & Conference Co-Conveners P.C. Purohit +919414131006 Vice Chairman S. S. Patel +919413462297 Deepak Tanwar +919414160678 Ex-Officio members Virendra Singh (Former Chairman) P.R. Dave (Former Secretary) Jt. Secretary A.K. Jaiswal +919414163343 D.K. Arora +919414127071 Treasurer Y. S. Sankhla +919413329951 National Council Member V.S. Mathur

Members

SC Suthar D.M. Surana V.S. Palria R.R. Tatia P. R. Prajapat NK Khandelwal RC Nyati N. S. Bohra M.K. Malvi K.L. Lunkar Manish Verma S.P. Goyal Rakesh Purohit K. K. Bora R.S.Rathore C.S. Sharma Pramod Lakhanpal R.S. Balara K.P. Singh Bajrang Lal

TECHNICAL COMMITTEE

We would like to thank the following technical referees for their contribution towards enhancing the high quality of papers included in the proceedings

VIRENDRA SINGH CHAIRMAN

N.K.KHANDELWAL CONVENER A. K. JAISWAL CO-CONVENER

D. M. SURANA REVIEWER R.R. TATIA REVIEWER S KUMAR REVIEWER D. V. SINGH REVIEWER A. S. SHEORAN REVIEWER M. S. SISODIA REVIEWER M. R. SAHARAN REVIEWER Y. S. SANKHLA REVIEWER

FOREWORD

These are challenging times for mining industry. Mining industry, in the current scenario, is perceived as money spinner besides causing pollution which is in reality not fully correct. In India, there have been ban by judiciary which has resulted in not being able to export 100 million tonne iron ore during the last year. Delays in coal mining permissions and environment clearances have resulted in increasing import of coal. Thus economy has been hit both ways. It is very unfortunate some other developments like illegal mining that have actually hit mining community. A few mining companies can be called the black sheep, but the entire mining community has been tarred with the same brush. It is now being acknowledged that much of the information from previous years (decades) of mineral exploration is of little value due to a failure of adequate information governance and management. Easily accessible ore bodies of high grade have already been found. Ore bodies of lower grade are progressively being considered but (generally) the discovery / delineation of these bodies is increasingly complicated due to geosciences complexity. All exploration and ongoing mine planning relies on access to better and more reliable information. Thus, in minerals exploration, advanced computer interpretations and innovative 3D / 4D modeling are present days need. Meanwhile, the general public clearly does not make the connection between the conveniences of modern life and the need to extract mineral resources in what are often dangerous conditions in harsh or extreme environments. It would prefer not to know that mining is complex, risky and unpredictable, and that there is sometimes a person and a pickaxe working in some rough, dirty, and very dangerous conditions. Mining is essential for national development. Industry also takes share of this responsibility. More so the regulatory agencies can regulate when they inspect, but the industry needs itself to manage mining activities within an ethical and legal framework Perhaps what needs to be done is to be able to do so with fewer disturbances and less pollution. Perhaps bans could have been avoided if better technology is used or developed. Nations which failed to develop technologies and material resources collapsed while societies which did so prospered. Operating mines are looking to save on operating and maintenance costs and extends asset life, while at the same time complying with stringent regulatory and safety requirements. Some hope is raised the vision of an “intelligent mine” or “smart mine” which is very alluring and holds out the promise to environmentalists, investors, and the general public that mining can be invisible, safe, profitable, and have zero impact. Well this is distant future, meanwhile several technologies are available and being used in Indian mines and overseas mines for entire mining cycle from exploration to mining and processing. It is with this aim to bring together industry persons, academics, researchers for showcasing technology use and availability. On behalf of 2nd Advanceminetech 2014 Committee and Mining Engineers Association India, Rajasthan Chapter-Jodhpur, I take great pleasure in welcoming you to this conference and to Jodhpur where first International Conference took place in 2009. Jodhpur is the city of historic importance. Over 500 years stones were quarried and used in construction of our . Now, around Jodhpur several significant mining projects are working. I hope those of you attending the conference will relax your technical duties and enjoy net working lunches and dinners and would take opportunity to visit important tourist attractions. I have been privileged to work with group of our chapter executive committee for organizing this conference. Technical programme committee, fund raising committee has been successful in organizing this event. There are a number of people that contribute to the success of the conference and I take this opportunity to show my admiration and appreciation to authors, presenters and reviewers for the hard work. We are indeed also appreciative of the support provided by our sponsors and supporters of the conference. However, the conference finally measured by the attendance of delegates and to you, we welcome and thank you. You may enjoy the professionalism of the conference and may your networking be enjoyable.

Sushil Bhandari Conference Chair Mining Engineers Association of India Rajasthan-Jodhpur Chapter

CONTENTS

PART - 1: EMERGING EXPLORATION TECHNOLOGY 1 INTROSPECTION ON THE CURRENTLY ADOPTED TECHNOLOGY OF EXPLORATION AND EXPLOITATION OF POTASH IN THE INTERNATIONAL AND NATIONAL CONTEXT — RANJIT CHOUDHURI 1-13 2 HAUL ROAD STABILISATION USING LIQUID SOIL STABILISER MINE DUMP STABILISATION AND GREENING USING SOIL BIO ENGINEERING SOLUTIONS ASWIN S. & RADESH KRISHNA 14-23 3 GOLD IN SOUTHERN RAJASTHAN-A CONCEPTUAL MODEL N.N. SINGH & B.S. GAHLOT 24-28 4 THE INTRODUCTION OF HIGH LEVELS OF MECHANIZATION INTO TRADITIONALLY CONVENTIONAL UNDERGROUND HARD ROCK MINES – THE OPPORTUNITIES AND CHALLENGES ANDREW HALL & TONY WESTON 29-33 PART - 2 EMERGING TECHNOLOGY IN MINE OPERATION AND MANAGEMENT 5 STRATEGIC MANAGEMENT OF COAL MINING PROJECTS FOR ACHIEVING SUSTAINABLE COST THROUGH BEST PRACTICES SANJAY KUMAR SINGH, RAJESH SHRIVASTAVA & K. PANDEY 37-47 6 APPLICATIONS OF MICROWAVE HEAT ENERGY ON RED SEDIMENT PLACER SILLIMANITE MINERAL SATYA SAI SRIKANT, P S MUKHERJEE, & R BHIMA RAO 48-51 7 IRON ORE MINE RECONCILIATION AND ORE BODY MODEL UPDATE: A MAIDEN APPROACH ANIRBAN CHATTERJEE, AMIT KUMAR, SANJAY KR BHUYAN, RAJESH MUKHERJEE & 52-55 T.S. SURESH KUMAR 8 OPTIMIZATION OF OPENCAST BLASTDESIGN USING ARTIFICIAL NEURAL NETWORK (ANN) MD. SHAHID ANWAR, SUNNY SOURABH & YOGESH SHARMA 56-60 9 INFORMATION MOBILITY IN MINING INDUSTRY TO ENABLE IMPROVED OPERATIONS, PRODUCTIVITY AND ENVIRONMENT CONTROL SUSHIL BHANDARI 61-64 10 MINERAL RESOURCE ANALYSIS BY 3D MODELLING AND ITS APPLICATION TO OPTIMIZE MINING OPERATIONS: RAJPURA-DARIBA MINE VINOD JHANJHARI & S.B. SHUKLA 65-69 11 IMPLEMENTATION OF NEW AND ADVANCED TECHNOLOGY IN MINING PETER McCARTHY 70-72 12 CUT AND FILL STOPES DESIGN AND THEIR STABILITY ANALYSIS: A CASE STUDY OF AN U/G METALLIFEROUS MINING SUJEET BHARTI, DEBASIS DEB & SUBIR KUMAR MUKHOPADHYAY 73-82 13 USE OF GEOGRAPHIC INFORMATION SYSTEM (GIS) IN MINING AND LAND MANAGEMENT L RAJASEKAR & AJIT RAJ OSTWAL 83-86 14 BLAST INDUCED IMPLOSION OF A STRUCTURE IN A HEAVILY POPULATED AREA AJAY KUMAR JHA & LAEEQUE K. DANESHMEND 87-90 15 SUSTAINABLE FRAMEWORK: A WAY OUT TO MAKE MINING INDUSTRY SUSTAINABLE B.B. DHAR 91 PART - 3: EMERGING TECHNOLOGY IN MINE OPERATION AND MANAGEMENT: OPENCAST MINING 16 SOME STUDIES ON STABILITY OF OVERBURDEN DUMPS MIXED WITH FLYASH IN AN OPENCAST COAL MINE D.P. TRIPATHI 95-100 17 HIGH-TECH PIT SLOPE MANAGEMENT AT RAM P.K. RAJMENY, S. KHATOR, L.S. SHEKHAWAT & A. JOSHI 101-104 18 OPEN PIT SLOPE STABILITY ANALYSES – A NUMERICAL MODELLING APPROACH K. SOREN, G. BUDI & P. SEN 105-111 19 CRITICAL INVESTIGATION OF DRAGLINE OPERATIONS AND EFFICIENCY IN AN OPEN CAST COAL MINE PIYUSH RAI, ASHOK KUMAR & MOUSA MOHAMMADI 112-118 20 DATA MANAGEMENT FOR IMPROVED BLASTING AND PRODUCTIVITY C. P. PARIHAR & MONIKA GEHLOT 119-123 21 STABILITY ANALYSIS OF DRAGLINE DUMP SLOPE BY FINITE ELEMENT METHOD RAJESH RAI, ASHOK JAISWAL, B.K.SHRIVASTVA & SANJEEV KUMAR 124-127 22 IMPACT OF GEOTECHNICAL PARAMETERS ON BLAST INDUCED FLYROCKS USING ARTIFICIAL NEURAL NETWORK –A CASE STUDY RATNESH TRIVEDI, T.N. SINGH & KESHAV MUDGAL 128-134 PART - 4: EMERGING TECHNOLOGY IN MINE OPERATION AND MANAGEMENT: UNDER GROUND MINING 23 DESIGNING SOAPSTONE STOPING METHOD USING FLAC3D SOFTWARE S.S. RATHORE & S.C.JAIN 137-143 24 SPONTANEOUS COAL FIRES - A CHALLENGING ISSUE D. D. TRIPATHI, R. V. K.SINGH & A. SINHA 144-147 25 DESIGN OF THE ULTIMATE PIT SLOPE OF A COAL MINE OPERATING UNDER THE CONSTRAINTS OF COMPLEX GEOMINING CONDITIONS J. C. JHAWAR, P. B. CHOUDHARY, & G. SANGODE 148-151 PART - 5: MINE ENVIRONMENT 26 IMPACT OF COAL MINING ON ENVIRONMENT & ITS REMEDIAL MEASURES WITH A CASE STUDY OF REHAR UNDERGROUND MINE VIJAY PRAKASH SINGH & SANJAY KUMAR SINGH 155-159 27 IMPACT OF MINING ACTIVITIES ON LANDSCAPE OF JODHPUR CITY AND SURROUNDING AREA USING GEOINFORMATICS TECHNOLOGY S.L. BORANA, S.K. YADAV & S.K. PARIHAR 160-164 28 ACID MINE DRAINAGE TREATMENT BY PASSIVE TREATMENT TECHNOLOGY IN AN INDIAN COAL MINE–A CASE STUDY D.BASU, S.K.DUBEY, V.K.PANDEY, & MONIKA AGARWAL 165-170 29 PREDICTIVE MODELLING OF ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACTS FROM SURFACE BLASTING ALAN B. RICHARDS 171-178 30 SUSTAINABLE MINING: A CASE STUDY OF KARADA FLUORSPAR MINE P.C. PUROHIT & A.S. SHEORAN 179-188 31 ENVIRONMENTAL AUDIT A WAY FORWARD FOR SUSTAINABILITY OF MINING INDUSTRIES L.M. BHANDARI 189-195 32 TREATMENT OF COAL FINES SUSPENSION USING POLYMERIC FLOCCULANTS FOR IMPROVING ENVIRONMENT N.C. KARMAKAR & ABHINAV GOYAL 196-199 33 A NEW APPROACH OF IRON ORE MINING IN – R AND R PLAN FORMULATION B.P. PANDEY 200-204 PART - 6: MINE SAFETY 34 MANAGEMENT OF MAJOR HAZARDS IN MINES C. B. SOOD & C. S. SINGH 207-209 35 MINERALS ARE AS IMPORTANT AS AIR, WATER, LAND AND FORESTS- BUT DO WE CARE ENOUGH ? ARJETH BAGCHHI 210-211 36 CHALLENGES IN MINES SAFETY MAN MOHAN SHARMA 212-228