Environmental Impact of The Mechanical Coal Processing Plant

The enrichment of hard coal is one of the stages of mineral
resources management. It is aimed at adapting its quality parameters
to different recipients' requirements, considered as a stage of
mineral resources management. This process is treated as a stage of
clean coal technologies or as a process of improving the economics
of mining plants, which takes place in the Mechanical Coal
Processing Plant (ZMPW). Adaptation of the quality of commercial
coal products to the needs of specific recipients consists of
removing useless components of the excavated material. In this
publication, factors having a negative impact on the environment as
a result of the refining process of useful minerals carried out at the
Mechanical Coal Processing Plant were analysed.
All departments and workstations in the Mechanical Coal
Processing Plant (ZMPW) were analysed. The measurement results
and proposals of solutions which have an impact on reducing the
nuisance of working conditions on people working in these places
were presented. The analysis results show that noise is an important
factor influencing work comfort. The actions taken by the Plant will
allow eliminating the negative impact of equipment emitting
excessive noise on the environment.
The process related to the processing and adaptation of coal to
market requirements was also analysed. This analysis of the
production process allowed to determine the impact that this process
has or may have on the natural environment. The presented results
were obtained from one of the Hard Coal Mines of the Polish
Mining Group S.A.