Coal is an un-renewable fossil fuel which is known as a cheap and reliable energy source. It has many environmental impacts‚ both positive and negative. Coal has a great economical effect providing thousands of people with jobs‚ and harmfully leaving individuals with un-producible land. It has a social impact negatively when people live near coal mines. Coal is a flammable‚ mostly black rock‚ which has been located in 50 different countries around the world. Coal is known as a fossil fuel because
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Argus/Coalindo Indonesian Coal Index Report Weekly average ICI* prices Issue 040 Friday 05 October 2012 Indonesian Coal Indices incorporating assessments by Argus Media and PT Coalindo** Grade (kcal) Indonesian 6‚500 GAR (6‚200 NAR) Indonesian 5‚800 GAR (5‚500 NAR) Indonesian 5‚000 GAR (4‚600 NAR) Indonesian 4‚200 GAR (3‚800 NAR) Indonesian 3‚400 GAR (3‚000 NAR) Price(US$/t) 87.55 72.16 56.08 39.13 28.52 Monthly ICI averages Jul 86.45 71.68 58.41 40.28 31.11
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Massey Coal Case A person is morally responsible for an injury or a wrong if: 1. the person caused or helped caused it‚ or failed to prevent it when he or she could have and should have 2. the person did so knowing what he or she was doing 3. the person did so of his or her own free will Question 1 Massey Energy Company should be held morally responsible for the deaths of the 29 miners. The U.S. Mine Safety and Health Administration issued “too much” citations for the violations
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Staring at the steady stream of traffic on Raj Path from the office window‚ Mr. Om Prakash was ruminating over the Coal Linkages Committee meeting that concluded a few minutes ago. “There has to be a more scientific approach that leaves no room for maneuvering‚ bickering and hurt feelings which follow every such meeting” wondered Mr. Om Prakash. India has a total installed generating capacity of 167 thousand megawatts‚ comprising 109 thousand megawatts in the Thermal sector‚ 37 thousand in the Hydro
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What Is coal Coal is a Nonrenewable resource which means once it’s all gone it’s gone forever. Coal is also really bad for the environment‚ It pollutes the air from the harmful smoke it creates when it comes out of a car exhaust‚ and out of a power plant then goes up into the air. When in the air it creates a ton of stuff like global warming acid rain‚ and ton of other stuff that is bad for the environment. The cost of pollution. We use way too much of the coal‚ to use it on our cars‚ our furnace
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The Good and Bad Things About Mexico City Spain conquered the Aztec Empire in 1521. They build a new city and called it Mexico City. Over time‚ Mexico City became one of the most beautiful cities in the Americas. In 1821‚ some 300 years later‚ Mexico won its independence from Spain and became the capital of the new country also continued to grow slowly. By the 1950s‚ the city was a blend of modern and historic buildings. Broad avenues and tree-filled parks made it a pleasant place
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P D Y Chapter 3 1 0 2 SURFACE MINING METHODS REFERENCE: BULLIVANT‚ DA. Current Surface Mining Techniques. Journal for the Transportation of Materials in Bulk: Bulk Solids Handling‚ vol 7‚ n6‚ December 1987‚ pp827-833. 2.1 Ore reserves Suitable for Surface Mining Ore reserves suitable for surface mining can be classified initially as; Relatively horizontal stratified reserves with a thin or thick covering of overburden Stratified vein-type deposits with an inclination steeper
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Ø HOW IS COAL FORMED? Coal is a complex mixture of compounds of carbon‚ hydrogen‚ oxygen along with small amounts of nitrogen and sulphur compounds and some free carbon. Most of our coal was formed about 300 million years ago when much of the earth was covered by steamy swamps. Eventually bacterial and chemical action at high temperature and pressure inside the earth gradually changed the materials to coal. The slow chemical process of the conversion of wood into coal by a biochemical process
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to explain how the mining industry faces an uncertain future in some parts of the world due to various political changes. Increase and unpredictable government intervention across the globe is adding further complexity to a sector that is already heavily laden with risk (Grant Thornton‚ 2011). Introduction Minerals constitute the back-bone of economic growth for any nation and the entire world has been eminently endowed with this gift of nature. Primary activity of the mining industry is to extract
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GENERAL WORKING AND DESCRIPTION OF COAL HANDLING PLANT In thermal power station‚ Coal is a principal fuel and hence a careful thought is given to the design and layout of the coal handling plant. As the consumption of coal is very large‚ the design and layout of a coal handling plant should be simple but robust with a view to reduce the maintenance and running cost to the lowest possible figure consistent to reliability. Mode of Coal Transportation : Coal is brought to the power station by three
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