Group 5- Coal E-Auction Business Marketing- Case Study 9/4/2013 Great Lakes Institute of Management‚ Gurgaon Ankush Vashisht‚ Anurag Kashyap‚ Kanika Matta‚ Rejith Ravindran‚ Shalabh Shrivastav Introduction: Mining in India is a major economic activity which contributes significantly to the economy of India. The GDP contribution of the mining industry varies from 2.2% to 2.5% only but going by the GDP of the total industrial sector it contributes around 10% to 11%. India has the fifth
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Mining is the process of digging beneath surface of the earth and extracting minerals and other useful geological materials. There are two main categories that mines fall into; surface mines and underground mines. Surface mines are effective at extracting minerals and geological materials that are close to the surface of the earth while underground mines are designed to extract minerals and geological materials that are deep beneath the surface of the earth. One of the most common materials that
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generally used as the basic outside structure of a mobile phone. This essay will conduct of several topics‚ such as location of minerals‚ the techniques used to extract the mineral from the ore‚ what tin is actually used for in mobile phones‚ and ways how mining companies‚ can stop from damaging the environment. Location of Minerals The mineral known as tin‚ is actually quite commonly found‚ but when found it is usually found in an extremely low amount. Tin is prominently found in sophisticated areas
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Coal – Energy Where are coal reserves? Surface mining and deep underground mining are the two basic methods of mining. Many coals extracted from both surface and underground mines require washing in a coal preparation plant. Coal Exploration - Coal reserves are discovered through exploration activities. The process usually involves creating a geological map of the area‚ then carrying out geochemical and geophysical surveys‚ followed by exploration drilling. This allows an accurate picture of
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COAL -- A Fossil Fuel How Coal Was Formed How We Get Coal How Coal is Transported Types of Coal Where We Get Coal How Coal is Used Coal and the Environment energy calculator links page recent statistics HOW COAL WAS FORMED Coal is a combustible black or brownish-black sedimentary rock composed mostly of carbon and hydrocarbons. It is the most abundant fossil fuel produced in the United States. Coal is a nonrenewable energy source because it takes millions of years to create. The
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Coal: A Human History was written by Barbara Freese to focus on the history of coal and how mankind has used it as part of their lifestyle. Ever since the times when early nomads used the slash-and-burn method‚ coal has been around acting as jewelry for the Romans and as fuel for peasants and the noble class in Britain. Coal was in such high demand that many inventions were utilized for the convenience of retrieving it from intolerable conditions such as vacuums and the construction of more efficient
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War on Coal “President Obama is responsible entirely for the closure of that mine and the loses of these jobs”‚ Robert Murray CEO of Murray Energy Corporation told CNN after 239 men were laid off because an Ohio mine had closed. The current war on coal is not one of just and fair reasons. Coal has several positive benefits that greatly outweigh the negative environmental effects that some say it causes. The main benefit of coal is the hundreds of thousands it employs annually. However‚ with the
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COAL INDIA LTD. Introduction Coal India Limited (CIL)‚ a holding company‚ was set up on 1st November‚ 1975 to streamline the working of the coal industry in a manner conducive to more efficient administration and rapid stepping up of coal production. The company has under it seven producing subsidiaries and one planning and design subsidiary. The coal mines in the north eastern region are directly managed by the holding company. Dankuni Coal Complex‚ a coal carbonisation plant in West Bengal‚ is
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Mountaintop Removal Mining Do you ever wonder or consider where the energy is coming from when you flip the switch every time you need electrical power? I don’t think many people have any idea where that energy is coming from. The same disconnection can be applied to the food industry. This disconnection between these services that everyone is accustomed to having and using creates great problems‚ in my opinion. The coal industry has been fueling the United States for the last century. It used
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WHAT IS COAL SEAM GAS (CSG)? CSG is a naturally occurring methane gas which is known as Coal Bed Methane (CBM). It is a-by product of ancient plant matter that has formed over millions of years by the same natural processes which produce coal. Not long ago this gas was identified as a major problem in the underground coal mining industry due to it’s high flammability despite this‚ it is now recognised as a very profitable resource. The coal seams are generally filled with water and it is the
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