• What is captive (coal) mining? - Quora

    Captive Coal Mining means the coal which taken out by a company for its own use & it won’t be able to sell it in the market. Mostly Steel Producing Companies & ...

  • Coal mining - Wikipedia

    Coal mining is the process of extracting coal from the ground. Coal is valued for its energy content, and, since the 1880s, has been widely used to generate electricity.

  • Coal mining | World Coal Association

    Over 7269 million tonnes (Mt) of hard coal are currently produced worldwide and 787 Mt of lignite. Coal is mined by two methods: surface or 'opencast' mining, and ...