Rat-hole mining - Wikipedia
WEBRat-hole mining or Rat mining [1] is a process of digging employed in North East India to extract coal, where a narrow hole is manually dug by extraction workers. The practice is banned by the National Green Tribunal; [2] [3] however, the techniques are still employed by artisanal mining operations in several parts of India, especially in ...
What are ‘rat miners’? Controversial specialists brought in for final ...
WEBNov 28, 2023 · A mining technique that has been prohibited in India over safety concerns has proven instrumental in rescuing the 41 workers trapped inside a collapsed tunnel in the Himalayas.
Understanding rat-hole mining - The Hindu
WEBNov 29, 2023 · Rat-hole mining, of two types, is so named as it involves digging tunnels 3-4 feet deep, barely allowing workers to crawl in and out. They have to squat while extracting coal with pickaxes.
How India's 'rat-hole' miners freed 41 tunnel workers - BBC
WEBNov 29, 2023 · Men who manually excavated the tunnel to rescue 41 trapped workers are among the poorest Indians.
How rat miners rescued workers from Indian tunnel after 17 days
WEBNov 29, 2023 · Rat mining or rat-hole mining is the process of narrow tunnel excavation by manually digging through. The technique earns its name from its resemblance to rats burrowing...
How 'rat miners' rescued trapped workers from India tunnel
WEBNov 28, 2023 · "Rat-hole" mining is a hazardous and controversial method used extensively in the northeastern state of Meghalaya to extract thin seams of coal before an environmental...
Uttarakhand tunnel collapse: India’s hero ‘rat hole miners’ who …
WEBDec 6, 2023 · Known locally as “rat hole miners”, they belong to a niche group of highly skilled, but poorly paid excavators who typically crawl through narrow tunnels to extract coal from deep within the...
How India's 'rat-hole' miners freed 41 tunnel workers
WEBNov 29, 2023 · They call them manual excavators, who go into tight spaces to clean and carry out repairs - most of the so-called 'rat-hole" miners at the tunnel worked in cities fixing water and sewer pipes.
What is rat-hole mining, being done to rescue trapped Uttarkashi …
WEBNov 27, 2023 · Rat hole mining is a method of extracting coal from narrow, horizontal seams, prevalent in Meghalaya. The term “rat hole” refers to the narrow pits dug into the ground, typically just large enough for one person to descend and extract coal.
How banned 'rat-hole' mining saved India's trapped workers
WEBNov 29, 2023 · STORY: When machines failed to free the 41 trapped workers in a collapsed tunnel in India's Uttarakhand state, officials enlisted the help from miners of a banned practice known as "rat-hole"...
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