This book brings together a comprehensive and up-to-date presentation of the main scientific and technological aspects of limestone mining. The book discusses how to excavate limestone from surface mines including the nuances of production and commercial aspects.It addresses topical issues related with the quarrying of limestone and environmental protection measures adopted in mining and manufacturing. The chapters in this book describe planning and designing of mining processes to produce limestone that meets with market requirements and customer specifications. The book also discusses the environmental stresses caused by mining as an industrial activity and their ramifications and remedies. The book includes case studies from different geo-mining environments. The contents of this book will be useful to professionals, researchers, and policy makers alike.
Author(s): A. K. Soni, P. Nema
Series: Materials Horizons: From Nature to Nanomaterials
Publisher: Springer
Year: 2021
Language: English
Pages: 205
City: Singapore
Foreword
Preface
Acknowledgements
Contents
About the Authors
Abbreviations
List of Figures
List of Tables
List of Boxes
1 About Limestone
1.1 Limestone Production
1.2 Limestone Uses and Consuming Industries
1.2.1 Limestone as Major and Minor Minerals
1.3 Limestone Versus Dolomite: Mineralogical and Chemical Composition
1.3.1 Role of Silica in Limestone and Physico-Mechanical Properties
1.4 Geological Occurrences in India
1.4.1 Limestone Belts of India
1.4.2 Mainland and Coastland Deposits
1.5 Limestone Nomenclature in Other Countries
1.6 Limestone Consumption Factor (LCF)
1.7 General Characteristics of Limestone Regions
1.8 Limestone in Future Perspective
References
2 Excavation of Limestone
2.1 Basic Concepts
2.2 Mining Limestone Using Surface Mining Methods
2.2.1 Excavation Methods
2.2.2 Surface Miners
2.2.3 Open Cast Versus Open Pit and Hill Versus Plain
2.2.4 Mining and Environment Overview
2.3 Underground Mining of Limestone
2.4 Critiques and Gaps in Mining and Environmental Practices: Some Facts
2.4.1 Problems and Prospects of Opencast Mine Safety
2.5 Statutory Compliance and Clearances Concerning Limestone Mining
2.6 Hot Spots in Limestone Mining
2.6.1 Energy Saving and Raw Material Handling
2.6.2 Circular Economy
2.7 Latest Trends in Limestone Mining
2.8 Quality Control in Limestone Mining
References
3 Limestone Mining, Industry, and Society
3.1 Clean Technology Options, Industry, and Society
3.1.1 Clean Technology Mining Options
3.1.2 Society and Industry
3.2 Policy Framework
3.2.1 Limestone-Related Industry-Specific Standards
3.2.2 ISO Certification
3.2.3 Economic Policies and Environment
3.2.4 Some Other Aspects of Policy Framework
3.2.5 Limestone Mining: Statutory and Legal Compliances
3.2.6 Mining Tenement System (MTS)
3.3 Corporate Social Responsibility and Its Role
3.3.1 CSR and the Indian Cement Sector
3.4 Limestone Quarrying on a Small-Scale in Society
3.5 Contemporary Minerals of Limestone
3.6 Production Cost of Limestone Mining Operations
3.6.1 Marginal Cost of Production
3.7 Sustainable Alternatives
References
4 Existing Practices in India: Case Studies from Different Geomining Setup
4.1 Introduction
4.2 Case Studies
4.3 Operation of Limestone Mines
4.3.1 Integrated Long-Term and Short-Term Planning of Limestone Mines
4.4 Environmental Issues and Management in Limestone Mining
4.5 Parivesh: A Single-Window System for Limestone Mining Clearances in India
References
5 Environment-Oriented Development of Limestone Mineral-Bearing Areas
5.1 Sustainable Development (SD)
5.1.1 Sustainable Development Goals (SDG)
5.1.2 Green Credit Scheme (GCS)
5.2 Integrated Management Approach
5.2.1 Social License of People to Operate
5.3 Environment-Oriented Development: Alternative Energy Sources and Waste
5.3.1 Alternative Energy Sources
5.3.2 Limestone Conservation
5.4 Extracting Value from Limestone Mining Operation: Some Innovative Concepts
5.4.1 Mine Water Value
5.4.2 Mineral Matters: Limestone and Cement Types
References
6 Modern Technological Applications for Limestone Mining
6.1 Scientific Planning
6.2 Small-Scale Mining of Limestone
6.2.1 Wasteland or Pastureland
6.2.2 Blasting Issues
6.2.3 Waste Disposal
6.2.4 Water Flow and Filtering
6.3 Improving Mine Productivity
6.4 Long-Term and Short-Term Trends
6.5 Local Solutions and Benefits
6.6 Technovations
References
7 Epilogue
References
Annexure A
Annexure B
Annexure C
Annexure D
