The coal delivered from the mine that reports to the coal preparation plant is called run –of-mine or ROM coal. ROM coal can have a large variability moisture and maximum particle size. Coal handling & its preparation, or washing is a facility that washes coal, crushes it into graded sized chunks, stockpiles grades preparation for transport to market. The more of the waste material that can be removed from coal, the lower its total ash convert, the greater its market value and the lower its transportation costs.
The objective of this course is to improve the safety, knowledge and skill of persons engaged in Coal processing and despatch operation. In this module you would learn about the Objective & overview of open cast coal Mines, Brief Introduction of Coal Beneficiation, Primary Crushing, Secondary Crushing (Wet & Dry Processing), Grinding, Screening, Classifiers, Hydro cyclone Plant, Overview of Rapid Loading System(RLS) & Components etc.
In this module the following topics are covered;
1. Introduction on coal processing and despatch.
2. Objectives and different procesess
3. Crushing Grinding, Screening and its type and puposes.
4. Hydro cyclone Plant
5.Thickener
6. Froath floatation method
7. means of coal transport and
8. Rapid Loading System
