Coal mining in Nepal

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Deposits of coal are found in Tosh, Siuja, Azimara and Abidhara in Dang, and a few other places in Sallyan, Rolpa, Pyuthan and Palpa districts of Nepal. [1] The total estimated deposits are about 5 million tons. Due to the low volume of deposits, mining is done by traditional methods. The mines have been exploited since the early 1960s; however due to lack of proper markets,[ clarification needed ] they are not exploited to their full capacity.

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Deposits

Geologically, the main coal deposits can be categorized into: [2]

The coal in the Sub-Himalaya (Siwalik/Churia) has some radioactive minerals mixed in the coal. [4]

Production

There are 11 small scale coal mines that are in operation scattered throughout Nepal. [5] Some additional licenses are issued by the government for exploration. [6] The annual production is shown in table below. [3]

YearProduction
(metric tons)
2009/107,867
2010/119,935
2011/1210,499
2012/1313,838
2013/148,151
2014/156,754
2015/162,900
2016/177,025
201811,522

Environmental concerns

Some lands have started to cave-in and some landslides have been triggered near the mining area. Also, the ground water has dried up. This has caused conflict between locals and mine operators. [5]

See also

References

  1. ↑ FNCCI. "Minerals & Mining - Federation of Nepalese Chambers of Commerce and Industry [FNCCI]". Archived from the original on 2021-06-09. Retrieved 2021-06-09.
  2. ↑ Sah, Ram Bahadur; Paudyal, Kabi Raj (2019). "Geological control of mineral deposits in Nepal". Journal of Nepal Geological Society. 58: 189–197. doi: 10.3126/jngs.v58i0.24604 . ISSN   2676-1378. S2CID   200082300.
  3. 1 2 Kumar, Shiv. "COAL RESOURCES AND THEIR STATUS IN NEPAL": 19.{{cite journal}}: Cite journal requires |journal= (help)
  4. ↑ Paudel, Devi Prasad (2019). "Present Status and Utilization of the Mineral Resources in Nepal". The Third Pole: Journal of Geography Education: 85–96. doi: 10.3126/ttp.v18i0.28009 . ISSN   2392-4322. S2CID   226774126.
  5. 1 2 "Palpa folk concerned about adverse effects of coal mining". Archived from the original on 2021-06-09. Retrieved 2021-06-09.
  6. ↑ "Mineral Resources of Nepal and their present status – Nepal Geological Society". Archived from the original on 2021-03-02. Retrieved 2021-06-09.
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