SECL signed an agreement of Rs 7,040 crore with TMC mineral for sustainable mining

New -Delhi, April 18 (IANS). SOUTH EASTERN COALFIELDS LIMITED (SECL) on Friday signed an agreement of Rs 7.040 crore with TMC Mineral Resources Private Limited to promote sustainable and environmentally friendly mining practice in the country. This agreement was made to implement Paste Phil Technology in coal mining. SECL is the first government business to enter into an agreement with TMC Mineral Resources Private Limited. According to the Ministry of Coal, this is an important step towards sustainable and environmentally friendly mining practice in the country. According to this agreement, large -scale coal is manufactured using Paste Phil Technology in the Singhali underground coal mine in the Korba region of SECL. Over a 25 -year period, this project is expected to produce about 8.4 million tonnes (84.5 lakh tons) of coal. Pie filling is a modern underground mining technology that does not require the acquisition of surfaces. After extracting coal, the empty space caused by mining is filled with a specially prepared paste of fly ash, over -bridges, cement, water and chemicals that have been crushed from Opencast mines. This process prevents the collapse of the country and ensures the structural stability of the mine. This paste uses industrial waste, which is considered environmentally friendly and promotes waste recycling. The underground mine in Singhali was approved in 1989 for the production capacity of 0.24 million tonnes per year and started working in 1993. The mine currently has 8.45 million tonnes of withdrawal reserves of the G-7 degree non-cooking coal. It was developed using a plate and pillar method, in which the Load Hall Dumpers (LHD) and the Universal Drilling Machine (UDM) were used for underground operation. However, the superficial area above the mine is densely populated, with villages, electric lines and high strike roads, which impractes the traditional cave construction technology as a result of safety and environmental problems. Pasta Phil Technology can now continue with mining activities in the region without affecting the surface infrastructure. The successful implementation of this technology in Singhali is expected to pave the way to resume operations in other underground mines, where there are similar land barriers. -Ians abs/