Survey & Exploration

• Microptic Theodolite with EDM
• North seeking GYRO with Theodolite
• Total Workstation
• GPS and GIS
• Geophysical loggers
• Seismographs
• Daedalus AADS 1268 ATM Scanner
• Gravimeters & Magnetometers
• Drilling Rigs (Rotary, DTH, Coring)
• Resistivity Meters, etc.
• Borehole deviation unit
• Aquifer testing equipment

Mine Laboratory Facilities for

• Uniaxial compressive strength
• Tensile strength
• Shears strength
• Young's modulus and poisson's ratio
• Bulk density
• Protodyakonov index, Impact strength index, Point load index and cone indenter index
• Triaxial compressive strength, cohesion and angle of internal friction
• Slake durability index
• Cerchar index of abrasivity

Environmental Laboratory Facilities for

• Air Analysis

   Suspended Particulate Matter
   Oxides of Sulphur (SOx)
   Oxides of Nitrogen (NOx)
   Carbon Monoxide (CO)
   Total Hydro Carbon (CHn)
   Total Dust (Settlabb)
   Carbon Dioxide
• Water Analysis

   Physical parameter - pH, Colour, Temp, Turbidity
   Suspended solids, dissolved solids, etc.
   Chemical and Biological
• Soil Analysis

   Physical and Chemical
• Noise

   Noise intensity survey
   Leq Value of Noise
   Frequency analysis
   Noise intensity prediction

Coal Preparation & Utilization Laboratory Facilities for

• Sub sampling and sample preparation

  Crushing of ROM Coal to different sizes
  Screening of Coal at various sizes
  Pulverisation
  Grinding by Ball Mill/Rod Mill
• Washability (Float & Sink) Test
• Proximate Analysis
• Ultimate Analysis
• Calorific Value
• Determination of sulphur
• Ash Fusion Temperature
• Determination of characteristics of fine coal

   Froth flotation
   Filtration
   Sedimentation
   pH
   Size analysis by weight sieving
• Determination of shattering, pulverising & abrasion characteristics of coal

   Drop shatter test
   Abrasion test
   Hardgrove grindability index
   Typical drum tumbler test
• Determination of caking characteristics of coal

   Caking index
   Swelling index
   Gray King Assay (L.T.) coke type
• Petrographic Analyses

    Reflectance measurement
    Maceral analysis
    Analysis of visible minerals in coal

Other Laboratory Facilities for

• Non-destructive testing of mine winders, cage suspension gears, heavy earth moving machines
• Development & repair of electronic control cards for HEMM, Washery equipment etc.
• Coal/coke utilisation studies