Title: Utilisation of coal mine overburden waste: a review

Authors: Sumit Kumar Jana; Amar Nath Mishra; Sunanda Jana; Dan Bahadur Pal; Dev Mani Pandey

Addresses: Department of Chemical Engineering, Birla Institute of Technology, Mesra-835215 Ranchi, Jharkhand, India ' Department of Chemical Engineering, Birla Institute of Technology, Mesra-835215 Ranchi, Jharkhand, India ' Department of Computer Science and Engineering, Haldia Institute of Technology, Haldia, Purba Medinipore, WB, India ' Department of Chemical Engineering, Harcourt Butler Technical University, Kanpur-208002, Uttar Pradesh, India ' Department of Bioengineering and Biotechnology, Birla Institute of Technology, Mesra-835215 Ranchi, Jharkhand, India

Abstract: This paper reviews the utilisation of coal mine overburden (OB). India has the alternate-loftiest population in the world, which results in a high need for power and electricity. The need for coal and the demand for electricity and energy are adding in India, the loftiest population in the world, which results in a high need for power and electricity. The need for coal and the demand for electricity and energy are adding in India. Mine overload is the waste of gemstone material produced during mining. Massive volumes of mining waste are produced during mining operations, and these wastes have a severe dump insecurity, acid drainage brought on by oxidation processes, water pollution, air pollution, and other problems. This review focuses on the utilisations of coal overburden, like backfilling underground mine voids, ceramic, and bricks, from the by-products of coal mining and processing to pottery.

Keywords: coal; coal overburden; backfilling; ceramics; secondary aggregate.

DOI: 10.1504/IJMME.2026.152394

International Journal of Mining and Mineral Engineering, 2026 Vol.17 No.1, pp.1 - 18

Received: 20 Aug 2024
Accepted: 12 Nov 2024
Published online: 18 Mar 2026 *

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