The History of Coal Mining
The world’s coal resources have been the foremost source of energy of the world since quite a few years. Coal mining has been in practice for thousands of years and it did not involve drilling or excavating the coal rocks, but was a small scale operation which involved coal resources found on the face of the earth without any effort. Techniques like small scale shaft mining and drift mining started developing over the years because of the dependence on coal increased. It became an important part of trade routes when the Roman Empire entered the coal mining business around the 2nd century AD. Types of coal started having different uses like bituminous coal being used for industrial purposes like smelting of the iron ore. It was also used for leisure to heat up baths or for cooking food. However, the importance of coal increased tenfolds because of oncoming of Industrial Revolution.
Industrial Revolution
The revolution starting around the 18th century in Britain spread to other parts of Europe and even beyond the continent to Japan and North America. Since the trade routes flourished again with increased demand, the transportation of the trade goods was facilitated by steam engines. These steam engines were powered by coal, increasing their importance in the success of the revolution.
Deep shaft mining became a common practice during these times so that they could export and excavate more coal for both industrial and marketing purposes. While trains would cover only shorter distances, the steamships which were establishing global markets would need their share of coal, making other countries to open up their own coal mines and start services.
Modern Times
With the turn of the 20th century, coal became an important source to power because of a lot of governments stressing on heavy industry development. In India, the independence brought dependence to coal with the National Coal Development Corporation set up to monitor the coal mining activities. With the privatization of the coal sector, organisations like KCT Company’s KCT Coal Sales and Global Coal & Mining have ramped up the total production and exports of coals, rivaling the two largest producers China and USA in a big way.
Industrial Revolution
The revolution starting around the 18th century in Britain spread to other parts of Europe and even beyond the continent to Japan and North America. Since the trade routes flourished again with increased demand, the transportation of the trade goods was facilitated by steam engines. These steam engines were powered by coal, increasing their importance in the success of the revolution.
Deep shaft mining became a common practice during these times so that they could export and excavate more coal for both industrial and marketing purposes. While trains would cover only shorter distances, the steamships which were establishing global markets would need their share of coal, making other countries to open up their own coal mines and start services.
Modern Times
With the turn of the 20th century, coal became an important source to power because of a lot of governments stressing on heavy industry development. In India, the independence brought dependence to coal with the National Coal Development Corporation set up to monitor the coal mining activities. With the privatization of the coal sector, organisations like KCT Company’s KCT Coal Sales and Global Coal & Mining have ramped up the total production and exports of coals, rivaling the two largest producers China and USA in a big way.
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