ABSTRACT

The paper describes some practical methods of selecting optimal blasting parameters and assessing blast fragmentation. Optimising of blast design is a general term which indicate the minimum combined cost of all unit operations including drilling , blasting, loading , hauling and crushing. Blast design is related to a host of complex factors related to the rock, explosive, initiation, drill holes and their layout. It is well… Continue reading

Growing Global Energy Demand

Energy is one of the key inputs for economic development. World energy consumption has increased at a CAGR of 2.1% in the past decade with the expected consumption of more than 128 Quadrillion kilocalories in 2010. Due to global economic recession there was decline in consumption in 2009 but as world economy is recovering the consumption level is expected to increase in future. World energy demand… Continue reading

In continuation to issues raised by Dilip on new MMDR Bill, discussion held at interactive session with stakeholders on the Draft MMDR Bill on 15th November 2011 at Bangalore organized by Federation of Indian Mineral Industries is reproduced here for further brainstorming and better understanding.

Important features to be included in the sub-legislation to the draft MMDR Bill 2011 Ministry of Mines

Rules to be framed

In continuation to issues raised by Dilip on new MMDR Bill, discussion held at interactive session with stakeholders on the Draft MMDR Bill on 15th November 2011 at Bangalore organized by Federation of Indian Mineral Industries is reproduced here for further brainstorming and better understanding.

MMDR Bill, 2011 an overview, Ministry of Mines

HLC recommendation
New draft MMDR Bill, 2011

In continuation to issues raised by Dilip on new MMDR Bill, discussion held at interactive session with stakeholders on the Draft MMDR Bill on 15th November 2011 at Bangalore organized by Federation of Indian Mineral Industries is reproduced here for further brainstorming and better understanding.

KEYNOTE ADDRESS

SHRI A.K.D. JADHAV

Ex-Secretary, Ministry of Mines

I remember that my last conference as Secretary Mines was… Continue reading

In continuation to issues raised by Dilip on new MMDR Bill, discussion held at interactive session with stakeholders on the Draft MMDR Bill on 15th November 2011 at Bangalore organized by Federation of Indian Mineral Industries is reproduced here for further brainstorming and better understanding.

Welcome Speech by Shri P.K. Mukherjee, President, FIMI

1. All of us are aware that the Draft MMDR Bill has been approved by… Continue reading

After remaining sluggish for years, mining was the booster dose the economy needed last year. While explaining the MMDR Bill 2010, Dilip Kumar Jena says legislation and regulatory smoothening has not followed the nearly 3.5 times escalation in budgetary support to mining over the past five years.

During FY 04-09, while the GDP in India grew at a CAGR of 8.5 per cent, the mining industry registered a slower… Continue reading

In many cases the mobile machine operator are not aware of light vehicles around their machine. Due to the size of haul trucks, the operator is not able to see significant areas around the machine. Extracts from Collision Avoidance Systems Technical Report April 2007 by Anglo American has been published here. Continue reading

Mining operations in BHS sector has undergone an upward thrust. Increase in demand for iron ore has resulted in more of waste generation. Whether pro rata removal of waste has taken place? Is a question which we need to ask ourselves? The operators know that the boom honeymoon and its sweet memories will not continue for long unless proactive measures are taken. The excavations are going deeper and deeper.  Simultaneously… Continue reading

Mining shall continue to be of importance with the growing needs of development of infrastructure, power etc. As the core industries of power, steel keeps growing, Mining and new mine acquisitions shall continue. With advancement in technologies more and more mines shall continue to become economical. Therefore mine feasibility studies shall continue to be of importance. With the increasing need for mine feasibility analysis, more importance shall be laid on standardizing terms and method used to reach conclusions about mining projects. The most important pillars of a mine feasibility study as detailed in this paper are the price prediction model, geological study and the costing of the operations and capital expenses. Continue reading