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What is Coal

Chapter 45
Encyclopedia of Organizational Knowledge, Administration, and Technology
Coal is basically a fossil fuel. It is the altered form of prehistoric vegetation that originally accumulated in swamps and peat bogs. High temperatures and pressures caused physical and chemical changes in the vegetation, transforming it into coal.
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Information Technology in Mining Services Applications
Pankaj Kumar Mishra (CSIR-Central Institute of Mining and Fuel Research, Dhanbad, India)
Copyright: © 2021 |Pages: 16
DOI: 10.4018/978-1-7998-3473-1.ch045
Abstract
An overview of information technology (IT) in underground mining services applications is discussed against the backdrop of the vital challenges that this technology has to prevail for successful implementation in these hazardous environments. The application of IT is broken down into a number of key areas, for example, information dissemination, safety, remote operations, mine mechanization, fleet management, environmental impact, exploration of coal and minerals, process improvement and efficiency. Consideration is also given to future prospects of IT in mining industry.
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World Natural Resources and Their Impact on the Environmental Conditions of Our Planet
A combustible black or brownish-black sedimentary rock, formed as rock strata called coal seams.
Published in Chapter: World Natural Resources and Their Impact on the Environmental Conditions of Our Planet; From: Perspectives on Ecological Degradation and Technological Progress
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Green Growth and Energy Use in India
Coal is a hard rock which can be burned as a solid fossil fuel. It is mostly carbon but also contains hydrogen, sulphur, oxygen, and nitrogen. It is a sedimentary rock formed from peat, by the pressure of rocks laid down later on top.
Published in Chapter: Green Growth and Energy Use in India; From: Handbook of Research on Economic and Political Implications of Green Trading and Energy Use
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