Safety & Technology in Mining
ARUN KUMAR JAGATRAMKA
CHAIRMAN & MANAGING DIRECTOR
GUJARAT NRE COKE LTD
Gujarat NRE group’s
Operations
Waste Heat Recovery
Power Plants
HARD COKING COAL
(NSW, AUSTRALIA)
RESERVES 125 MT
RESOURCES 651 MT
Khambhalia*
Bhachau*
Dharwad*
Total
Wind Power
Gujarat NRE Coking Coal Limited
(ASX: GNM)
NRE NO. 1 –
314 million tonnes
NRE Wongawilli – 337 million tonnes
* Under implementation
87.5 MW
STEEL UNIT
TMT BARS : 0.311 MTPA
1.434 MTPA
KHAMBALIA (Jamnagar)
0.358 MTPA
BHACHAU (Kandla)
0.504 MTPA
DHARWAD (Hubli)
Coal Washeries
Khambalia
Bhachau
Dharwad
In Australia
15 MW
15 MW
30 MW
60 MW
METALLURGICAL COKE
In India
0.75 MTPA
0.75 MTPA
0.90 MTPA
0.572 MTPA
Gujarat NRE Coke Ltd - A SNAPSHOT
 Largest independent producer of Metallurgical Coke in India
 Profit earning and dividend paying with strong financials and
credit rating
 Present Met Coke capacity of over 1.43 MT, being increased to
4 MT by 2015
 Strong focus on the Environment with ISO 14001:2004 & OHSAS
18001:1999 certification
 Rated one of the top 10 company by 10-years profit
performance issued by Business Today on India’s Most Valuable
Companies (Nov 2009 edition)
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GUJARAT NRE COKING COAL LTD - OVERVIEW
 ASX listed hard coking coal producer
 100% owner of two underground mines
in NSW, Australia
» NRE No. 1 & NRE Wongawilli
 JORC reserves of 125 Mt and resources
of over 650 Mt
Peabody
Metropolitan
Westcliff Northcliff
Xstrata
Tahmoor
under contract to the Company’s major
shareholder (Gujarat NRE Coke) at
market price on arms length term
 Targeting to increase coal production to
>5 Mtpa by 2016
Appin
BHP Illawarra
Coal
Southern
Coalfield
Berrima
 The majority of unwashed coal is sold
W. Tahmoor
Sutton
Forest
proposal
NRE WONGAWILLI
NRE No. 1
Dendrobium
Wollongong
Port Kembla
Port Kembla coal
loader 18 Mtpa
Kiama
NRE No.1 Colliery
2016+
Development


FYE March 31
2013
2014
2015
2016
2017
+
Current
Longwall
Operations

Asset Highlights
JORC Reserves
92 Mt
JORC Resources
315 Mt
FYE 3/2012A Production
0.3 Mtpa
FYE 3/2013E Production
1.1 Mtpa
Mine Life
30+ years
Distance to Port Kembla
16 km
Brownfield mine development strategically
located in Southern Coalfields of NSW
 NRE No. 1 Colliery coal products known
for high quality
Extensive coal leases (64 sq km) include
three coal seams
 Bulli
 Balgownie
 Wongawilli
In FY 2012, NRE No. 1 Colliery operations
focused on the installation and
commissioning of longwall equipment
surface upgrades

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NRE No. 1 Colliery longwall
commenced production in April
2012
Targeting 3 Mtpa by 2016
NRE Wongawilli Colliery
Current Longwall
Operations
2016+
Development
FYE March 31

Brownfield mine development
strategically located in Southern
Coalfields of NSW

Extensive coal leases (141 sq km)
targeting Wongawilli seam

Acquired in December 2007 and
commenced longwall operations
in 2009

Initiated new access driveage in
support of new longwall panels to
the west and south

By maximizing operational and
production capability of the
longwall equipment, targeting
2 Mtpa by 2016
2013
2014
2015
2016
2017+
Asset Highlights
JORC Reserves
33 Mt
JORC Resources
337 Mt
FYE 3/2012A Production
0.8 Mtpa
FYE 3/2013E Production
1.4 Mtpa
Mine Life
30+ years
Distance to Port Kembla
16 km
Gujarat NRE’s
• To establish a productive mine
Safety
• To create a management system to
Objectives
support the business needs
• Comply with legislation by
establishing standards,
consultation arrangements and
embedding effective safety systems
• Improve workplace behaviors,
safety and welfare
• Build a workplace safety culture
• Pass workplace safety ownership
back to the workforce.

World class efficiency & productivity can
not be reached without a world class safety
record

Need to create a culture where People are
convinced that accidents are preventable

Where they feel empowered to challenge a
situation that they feel unsafe

Where they take active responsibility for
their safety and safety of others
Proper Housekeeping is a basic & an important
requirement of safety
 Indiscipline and haphazard housekeeping may at
times turn fatal
 All tools, equipments should be kept in their proper
place which need to be properly marked for easy
access – put right thing in right place
 Proper signage for easy identification and location
 Cleanliness & personal hygiene is a must
 Employees need to be sensitized, trained and
encouraged to follow proper housekeeping norms

What we Practice in our Mines
 Maintain an effective occupational health & safety
management system
 Ensure that hazards are identified, managed and controlled
through the adoption of risk management approach
 Provide appropriately maintained training and personal
protective equipment to ensure that they can operated
safely at all times
 Rehabilitation Policy – Ensure that proper treatment is
offered and the Return-to-Work norms are adhered to for
smooth rehabilitation
What we Practice in our Mines
 Investigate all injuries & incidents to prevent recurrence,
establish measureable objectives and targets to ensure
continued improvement in safety and health performance
 Comply with all relevant legislations, codes of practice,
Australian standards
 Developed SHECQ (Safety, Health, Environment, Community
& Quality) Management System in line with recognised
management system standards:
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Consultation and Communication process involving workgroup
representatives, endorsed by workforce and included
involvement of a company director at meetings.
Hazard Management
SAM = Stop Act Manage
What is the purpose of a SAM?
A Personal hazard identification
tool, it prompts you to
- Stop, assess the job for hazards
- Act, control the hazards
- Manage, you have to manage your
work area and complete the task safely
What we Do
Introduced:
•
Triple AAA – Attitude Awareness Accountability
•
JSEA’s – Job Safety Environmental Analysis (workplace job
safety analysis and risk assessment)
•
SAM – STOP ACT MANAGE (Workplace Hazard
Identification Tool)
•
Safety Meter – a performance measurement tool designed
to reinforce positive behaviour while raising awareness on
workplace safety and procedural compliance (connecting
safety management systems and coal face actual).
Employees & Stakeholders are
expected to
 Come to work in a fit & healthy state
 Not commence task if it appears unsafe to do so
 Follow all safety rules, procedures and directions by
mining officials & staff
 Look out for, assist and reward fellow team members at
all times
 Wear all PPE as prescribed and report all accidents &
incidents at once
Employee Safety has been our
Watchword
• Organise regular safety drills and workshops
• Specialized Focus on Safety – Instituted an
innovative Quarterly Chairman Safety Awards for
all employees
Details of Reportable & Non – Reportable Injuries
1037
800
700
600
734
688
707
Non Reportable injuries
555
509
500
Reportable Injuries
400
303
300
200
198
181
144
132
100
37
0
2009-10
2010-11
2011-12
2012-13
Loss Time injury, Medical Treated Injury and First Aid
treated Injury at NRE Wongawilli colliery
Technology
Both the mines are old mines which ones the
world’s mining giants thought worked out and
not viable
 We have used latest mining technology in
developing the mines and are continuously
engaged in mine development
 One of our mines is just below the Sydney
Catchment Area which is the prime source of
water for the city of Sydney

Both the mines are under
longwall mining
It is only technology
that can make things happen
And PRESERVE the
ENVIRONMENT
Latest Mine Machinery
on Display
Skilled manpower is required to
operate with latest technology
ICEM
MAY FOCUS ON
 Mining Technology &
Automation
 Mine Safety
 Research & Higher
Education
M INING T ECHNOLOGY & S AFETY -
S UGGESTED F OCUS A REAS
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Collision Avoidance - Arising out of increasing
complexity and size of the equipments to
achieve productivity demands

Personnel Tracking - Advance system is
available in surfaced operation, but the
challenge is in underground mining. Personnel
location in emergency situations, will allow
better safety management and improved
situation recovery by emergency services
M INING T ECHNOLOGY & S AFETY -
S UGGESTED F OCUS A REAS

Diesel Particulate Reduction - Diesel particulate matter is a
Type 1 carcinogen. Challenge is in maintaining Tier 4/Euro V
standards of engine package and redesigning the exhaust and
other engineering controls around high temperature surfaces

Longwall Face Automation - Reduce the risks (of gas, dust,
strata failure, and high pressure hydraulics) associated with
personnel being on the face whilst cutting
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Predictive Mining Effects Evaluation Tools - Use of laser
topographic imaging systems augmented by geotechnical
models for laying out mine plans to maximise resource . Site
subsidence data also forms an integral part of predictive model
E THICS & M INING
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Mining can not be sustained if not carried out
ethically
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It is important that as a premier centre of
excellence on mining, due importance is given in
sensitizing the stakeholders in mining on the
importance of ethics:

Ethical in dealing with the environment & the
ecosystem

Ethical in relation to stakeholders

Ethical in Business
P OLICY
R ESEARCH & A DVOCACY
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Policy Advocacy may be a differentiating factor
compared to other mining institutes & centers of
excellence in the country
Policy advocacy group may comprehensively look at all
the mining laws & policies in the country and elsewhere
to act as a think tank for suggesting better mining laws &
creating an enabling environment for sustainable mining
in the country
Policy Advocacy group need to sensitize the policy
makers to create rules & regulations which would
enable the industry to transact ethically – Ethics is a two
way traffic built on trust & transparency
The Indian Industry today needs…
• More transparency & lesser touch points with
government agencies
• Simplification and digitalization
• More of e-governance, online filling of forms,
applications & returns
• Less of multiple-level interfaces and
• TRUST
THANK YOU