Best practices to deal fire in Indian coal mines

Problem of coal seam fire due to spontaneous heating is globally recognized by all coal producing countries because it is an inherent property of coal. Since all coals are prone to spontaneous heating provided it is allowed to oxidize in favouable situation, hence proper diagnosis of the problem and application of comprehensive technology is required to address the problem. Authors have conducted a studies in an opencast mine for better understanding of the problem of fire. The findings may be helpful in safe extraction of coal from fire affected developed seams through opencast