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exploration & evaluation  

 

The exploration process starts by examining charts and old records to identify potential reserves of coal. To confirm any findings, drilling is undertaken to extract rock cores from deep beneath the ground. The cores are examined by our geologists to determine the extent and quantities of coal reserves.

Once the information has been processed, the Scottish Coal team use the latest technologies including computer-aided 3D design modeling software, to start designing the opencast site and how it will be worked to extract the coal.


This mine design planning stage is important to our understanding of how the operations might affect local communities and the environment (see planning & assessment)