Table of Contents

Part I General1. Introduction2. Coal Usage and Control of CO2 Emissions 3. System Design of Coal Washing4. Coal Sizing 5. Wet Cleaning Process by Major Unit Operations6. Dry Cleaning Process

Part II Case studies7. Coking Coal Washing8. Fine Coal Washing9. Non-Coking Coal Washing10. High-Sulfur Coal Washing

Part III Sustainable management 11. Emerging Sustainability Issues 12. Dust Control13. Abatement of Noise Pollution14. Water Circuits Design and Tailings Management15. Magnetite Circuits Control16. Washery By-products Management17. Human Resources Management18. Maintenance Management19. Economic Appraisal 20. Conclusions

AppendixI. Locating a Central Washery – Economies of ScaleII. The Role of PESTEL Analysis

About the Author

Dilip Kumar has worked in many countries including Germany, Algeria, India, and Canada as Chief Engineer at Central Mine Planning and Design Institute (CMPDI), Ranchi, India. He worked in coal and mineral mining industry for 25 years. Dr. Kumar’s research interests include both coal and phosphate rock mining and processing, steel metallurgy, mineral processing, mine economics, and mine management with special reference to integration of supply chain. Deepak Kumar holds a Bachelor’s degree in software engineering and an MBA both from the University of British Columbia in Vancouver, Canada. He has worked professionally in North America and Western Europe and specializes in business strategy, business transformation, business process improvement, and project management. Currently, as a Senior Manager and a Management Consultant for Central 1 Credit Union, Canada, Deepak is successfully looking after corporate projects and advising the executive leadership team on strategy and operational improvements. His previous publications include co-authoring Management of Coking Coal Resources (Elsevier) and Sustainable Management of Coal Preparation (Woodhead Publishing).