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Power Resources (1) - Coggle Diagram
Power Resources (1)
Coal:
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Transportation:
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• In these factories, coal is used as fuel.
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Uses of Coal:
• Coal is used in the process of smelting in iron and steel industries. Smelting is a process that separated iron from iron ore.
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• It is also used as a raw material in fertilizers, ceramic and brick kiln industry.
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• It is also used in Bitumen i.e. used for roofing, surfacing, roads, etc.
Coal Fields in Pakistan
Quetta Coal Fields:
• There are coal fields at Harnai, Degari, Sharig, and Mach.
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Lower Sindh Coal Fields:
• Coal fields are found in Sonda, Lakhra and Jhimper.
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Coal Extraction:
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Shaft Mining:
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• In this method, a vertical shaft is dug.
• Along the coal seams, several other shafts are along dug.
• To break coal seams, dynamite is used.
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• Once it is picked, trollies are used to transport the coal to the surface.
Adit Mining:
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• For hillside coal extraction, horizontal shafts are dug.
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• Dynamite is used to break the seams; shovel is used to pick up coal and trollies are used to transport the coal outside.
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Natural Gas:
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Areas of Natural Gas:
• It is in Sui, Balochistan.
• In Sindh, it is in Mari.
• It is in Mayal, Punjab.
• It can also be found in Khairpur, Uah, Pirkoh, and Dhullian.
Uses of Natural Gas:
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• It can be used as a raw material in chemical, fertilizer and cement industry.
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• It is used for domestic because it is easily available via pipeline, can be imported in the cylinder to remote areas, cheaper, convenient and cleaner.
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Mineral Oil (Petroleum):
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• It is trapped in these anticlines with gas and water, above and below respectively.
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Uses of Mineral Oil:
• It is used as a fuel to vehicles, trains, and aircraft.
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• Its by-products can be used for many industrial and domestic uses including plastics, wax, pharmaceuticals, chemicals, etc.
Oil
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Oil Refineries:
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• To make this oil suitable for use, it should be refined first.
• For this purpose, oil refineries in Pakistan are:
- Near the oil field in Potwar Plateau, Morga is the Attock Oil Refinery.
- In Karachi, at the port of import is the Pakistan Refinery and National Refinery.
Oil Fields in Pakistan:
• There are many oil fields in the Potwar Plateau including Dhullian, Tut, Balkasar, etc.
• The lower Sindh has oil fields too namely Mazari, Laghari, Tando Adam, etc.
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