UTILITY OF CONTINUOUS MINER SYSTEM IN UNDERGROUND COAL MINES

The usage of coal in the Indian market scenario plays a vital role in power generation and other industries. The application of continuous miners in India coal mining could be a good choice for the improvement of coal production and productivity. Also, the utility of continuous miners' system in underground coal mining is appropriate technology. The continuous miner works in a dark, dusty, and cramped mines, which improves the productivity of the coal winning process. Even a slight improvement in productivity can amount to a few hundreds of thousands of Rupees of additional revenue per machine per hour. The modern continuous miner and the use of other trackless equipment like shuttle cars, roof bolting rigs and scoops have made the bord and pillar mining method economically very attractive for the conventional coal mines wishing to boost production output and same time reduce relative costs of production. This paper demonstrates all aspects of the utility of a continuous mining system in underground coal mines which is able to enhance the production of coal in an efficient and cost-effective manner.