Coal mining industry specifically covers the activities like process of coal extraction from mines, trading, and usage of coal to related industries for use of this as fuel. The coal mine along with its associated structures are conjointly known as colliery. Generally the Government agencies, multinational companies take the initiatives of building coal mining industry as the entire mining industry require lots of capital.
Some crucial factors related to coal mining industry
Some of the crucial factors responsible behind the growth of coal mining industry are coal bed ( it is the plot of ground in which coal plants grow), the surrounding environment, geological conditions, transportation, etc. Quality of coal bed is also a determining factor behind the growth of coal mining industry.
Mining techniques
Mining techniques involve different steps from cutting of coal from the face to transporting it through wagons. Mining techniques are improving day by day. The common three widely used techniques include extraction through method of opencast, drift and deep mine.
Some entities involved with coal mining industry
Coal mining industry is primarily concerned with the factors like extraction process, security, machines, employment, business etc. Some other entities involved with this industry are mining economics, support systems, coal transport, safety and rescue, disasters etc.
- Mining economics: The mining economics concerned with the economical aspect of the coal mining industry, which include wages or salaries of mineworkers to trading of coal.
- Support system: Coal mining industry support system are basically required to protect the coalminers from drainage of water, as water may damage the overall activities of coal mining. The support system also required for the purpose of ventilation, as lack of proper ventilation may cause respiratory and mental damage to the mineworkers. One of the major security issues in coal mining industry is the security measures against presence of methane gas. The support system should also cover this issue.
Some of the prime components of support system include the use of Davy's lamp, ambulance service etc. The support system should also have a rescue team, who are the technical personnel, work at the time of an emergency.