Report on Surface Miner

Mr. Hemantkumar Bhardwaj

Dept. of Mining Engineering,

G.H.Raisoni University Saikheda

Nagpur, Maharashtra India

Prof. Dr. Sandeep Petkar

Dept. of Mining Engineering,

G.H.Raisoni University Saikheda

Nagpur, Maharashtra India

Mr. Tarunkumar prasad

Dept. of Mining Engineering,

G.H.Raisoni University Saikheda

Nagpur, Maharashtra, India

Introduction:

With significant progress on regulatory reform and growing economic growth, the Indian Power Sector is now ready to begin. India's response to the remaining challenges of the restructuring process and the emerging fuel shortfall will determine what happens in the years to come. India has set itself the goal of setting a target for double electricity consumption per capita by 2011. India's coal demand is expected to grow by 7% annually over the next decade. Much of this growth in demand will come from electricity generation, which currently accounts for about 80% of total coal consumption. In a world that relies heavily on coal, the pressures of this growing demand are becoming apparent. Over the past decade, coal exports have grown steadily at an annual rate of 12%. The expected coal demand for the last year of the XIth Five Year Plan is only 650 MT. To meet this challenge, technological advancement, without opening new mines, is an hour's need. Surface Miner technology has great potential to improve coal production in existing and new mines