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CURRICULUM VITAE

01. Name: ABDUL GHANI PATHAN

02. Date of Birth: 1ST JANUARY, 1953

03. Marital Status: Married

04. National I.D. # 41204-6310826-3

05. Postal Address: Dept: of mining eng: Mehran University ofEngineering and Technology, Jamshoro,76062, PAKISTAN.

06. Tel: Off: +92 22 2771312Res: +92 22 2934001Mobile: 0333-2719093

07. e-mail: [email protected]

08. ACADEMIC QUALIFICATIONS

Degree Year University Distinction

Ph.D 1987 Nottingham University United Kingdom

B.E 1979 Mehran University of Engineering &Technology, Jamshoro

Gold Medalist

09 FIELD OF SPECIALIZATION Rock Mechanics Mine Design

Strata Control

10 FIELD OF INTEREST Rock mechanics design of undergroundand surface coal mining structures.

Clean coal technology.

Beneficiation of china clay, silica sand,iron ore etc.
mailto:[email protected]:[email protected]:[email protected]


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11. Employment Record

S. # Position Held Employer From To

1.Dean, Faculty of

Engineering

Mehran University of Eng.

& Tech.

28t

Jan:

2010

To date

2.Professor, MiningEng. Dept

Mehran University of Eng.& Tech.

November,2002

27t

Jan:2010

3. Director GeneralSindh Coal Authority,GoS.

March2002

November,2002

4.Professor andChairman, Mining

Eng. Dept.

Mehran University of Eng.& Tech.

September,1995

March2002

5. General Manager Sindh Coal Authority, GoSJanuary,

1995

September,

1995

6.Chief Mining

Engineer

Lakhra Coal Development

Co., GoP.

January,

1994

January

19957.

Professor, Mining

Eng. Dept.

Mehran University of Eng.

& Tech.

1st

July,

1992

January,

1994

8. Associate ProfessorMehran University of Eng.

& Tech.

19t

Oct.,

1987

30th June,

1992

9. LecturerMehran University of Eng.

& Tech.

26t

July

1979

18t

Oct.,

1987

Awards:

Research project titled Removal of impurities from Nagar Parker china clayapproved by Higher Education Commission (HEC) amounting Rs.1,600,000/= .

Linkage project titled Collaboration between MUET and the University ofNottingham in the Field of Rock Mechanics approved under HEC-BC Higher

Education Links Programme amounting 30,000/=

12. Trainings:

Learning "Phase2 v-6.0" mine design software at NottinghamUniversity, U.K., for one month (2009).

Learning of "Slide v-5" mine design software at NottinghamUniversity, UK for one month (2008).

Operation of the laboratory equipment. For one week in Japan.

One week training of XRD in Germany (2005)

One week training of Scanning Electron Microscope in Japan(2006).

13. Membership of Professional Societies: Pakistan EngineeringCouncil.


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14. EXPERIENCE

RESEARCH

a) Supervision of a Ph.D. project titled up-gradation of Dilband ironore since 2004. (Completed in 2009).

b) Research project titled "Slope stability assessment of open pit lignite mineat Thar coalfield" conducted at Nottingham University, UK in 2007 and

2008 under HEC-BC Higher Education Links Program.

c) On going M.E. research projects Upgradation of indigenous china clay for environment friendly

products. (In progress)

Removal of hazardous elements from Lakhra lignite by stub conehydrocyclone. (In progress)

Desulphurization of Lakhra lignite.

d) Research completed Evaluation of fracture toughness of coal measures and hard rocks.

Development of a computer simulation model for the assessmentof rock mass failure using fracture toughness as failure criterion.

Development of a design chart for stability analysis of room andpillar mine workings.

Study of rib pillars in longwall mining.

ACADEMIC

a)

Teaching of various specialized courses in mining and geotechnicalengineering at postgraduate and undergraduate levels.

b) Supervision of more than 20 projects/theses at undergraduate level.c) Design of syllabus of mining engineering for B.E. Degree, in 1988.d) Installation and commissioning of more than 100 laboratory equipment

received under Japanese Aid program in 1988.

e) Establishment of research laboratory in the department.ADMINISTRATIVE

a) Chairman, Mining Eng: Dept, at MUET.b) D.G., Sindh Coal Authority, GoS.c) General Manager, Sindh Coal Authority, GoS.d) Chief Mining Engineer, Lakhra Coal Development Co., GoP.e) Chairman Colony Affairs, MUET.f) Director Research and Development, MUET.g) Chairman, Central Purchase Committee, MUET.


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PLANNING & DEVELOPMENT

a) Preparation of scheme for the establishment of Manpower trainingCentres for Coal Mining Projects in Sindh at Sindh Coal Authority

b) Preparation of scheme titled Mine Feasibility Study for Thar Coalproject at Sindh Coal Authority.

c) Preparation of scheme titled Up-gradation of laboratories of miningengineering at MUET, costing Rs. 38 million.

d) Preparation of T.O.R. for mine feasibility study.e) Finalizing MoUs with various multinational organizations for the

establishment of coal fired power projects in Sindh based on indigenous

coal.

PRACTICAL / FIELD

a) Planning, design and execution of small coal mining project at Lakhra tosupply 250,000 ton of lignite to WAPDA for 3x50 MW, F.B.C. coal fired

power plant.

b) Planning, design and execution of limestone quarry at lakhra to supply125,000 ton of limestone to WAPDA for 3x50 MW, F.B.C. coal firedpower plant.

c) Evaluation of Preliminary Mine Design feasibility Report prepared byChina National Machinery Import & Export Corporation (CMC) for the

development of mechanized underground lignite mines at Lakhra to

produce 750,000 ton of lignite per year for 3x50 MW, F.B.C. coal fired

power plant.

d) Evaluation of tender proposals submitted by various International MiningConsultants for conducting Thar Coal Mining Feasibility Study.

e) Planning, arranging and facilitation of coal mining feasibility studyconducted by Chinese.

f) Evaluation of Bankable Feasibility Study for Thar Lignite Mine projectconducted by RWE Power International, Germany in 2004.

g) Member of Steering Committee on Thar Coal Projecth) Member of Technical Committee on Thar Coal Projecti) Director, Board of Directors, Pakistan Mineral Development

Corporation, Islamabad.


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15. RESEARCH PUBLICATIONS1. R.N. Singh and A.G. Pathan (1986). An evaluation of fracture toughness

of coal measures rocks. Ground Movement and Control Related to Coal

Mining Symposium, Australia, August, 1986, pp. 41-50.

2. R.N. Singh, B. Denby, I, Egretli and A.G. Pathan (1986). Assessment ofground rippability in open cast mining operations. Mining DepartmentMagazine, University of Nottingham, England, pp. 21-34, Vol. # xxxviii,

1986.

3. R.N. Singh, M. Eksi and A.G. Pathan (1987). Design evaluation of roomand pillar workings in gypsum mines. International Symposium onUnderground Mining Methods and Technology, Nottingham, England,

403-414, 1987.

4. R.N. Singh, A.M. El Mherig, A.G. Pathan and I, Egretli (1987). Sheardeformation of simulated healed joints for design of structures in mining.

The Tenth Mining Congress of Turkey. May 11-15, 1-12, 1987.5. R.N. Singh, B. Unver and A.G. Pathan (1987). Design of rib pillars in

longwall mining based on theoretical and practical approaches. TheTenth Mining Congress of Turkey. May 11-15, 23-38, 1987.

6. R.N. Singh, M.Z. Sunu and A.G. Pathan (1987). Locating abandonedwater logged mine workings. Colliery Guardian, 414-418, October, 1987.

7. R.N. Singh and A.G. Pathan (1988): Fracture Toughness of Some BritishRocks by Diametral Loading of Discs. Mining Science and Technology,6, pp. 51-57, 1988.

8.

A.G.Pathan (1993): An Evaluation of Fracture Toughness of Rock UsingDiametral Compression Disks. Mehran University Research Journal of

Engineering & Technology, Vol.12, No.4, Oct. 1993.

9. A.G. Pathan and G.R. Halepota(1994): Application of fracture toughnessin the design of underground mine openings. Second SEGMITE

Conference, Karachi, 170-173, April, 1994.

10. B.A. Ansari and A.G. Pathan (1994): Investment Opportunities in coaland minerals of Sindh. International Round Table conference on Foreign

Investment in Exploration and Mining in Pakistan. 127-135, October,

1994.

11. A.G.Pathan (2005).An Evaluation of Fracture Toughness of BituminousCoal. Mehran University Research Journal of Engineering &

Technology, Vol.24, No.4, Oct. 2005. pp:339-344.

12. A.G. Pathan and R. N. Singh (2006), Stability analysis of UndergroundOpenings using Fracture Toughness as Failure Criterion Journal of RockMechanics and Tunnelling Technology, New Delhi, India, Volume 12,

No: 1, pp. 95-110.


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13. A.G. Pathan, R.N. Singh and A. A. Shah (2006), Hydrological studiesand design of dewatering system for the proposed open cut lignite mine at

Thar, Pakistan, International conference on New Technologies in Surfaceand Underground Mining, Journal of Mines, Metals, Fuels, Kolkata, India

December 2006, pp. 262-369.

14. A.G. Pathan, G.R. Halepota, M.A. Shah and R.N. Singh (2007) Stabilityanalysis and dewatering scheme for the proposed open cut lignite mine at

Thar Coalfield, Pakistan. International Symposium on Sindh Coal(Lignite) Mining: Challenges and Success, 30 31 October, 2007,

Karachi, Pakistan.

15. M.I. Abro, A.G. Pathan, A.H. Mallah and A. Bohm (2008).Mineralogical Characterization of Dilband Iron Ore Deposits of

Balochistan, Pakistan. BHM Berg-und Huttenmannische Monatshefte,

Vol: 153, No: 6,June, 2008. pp. 206210.

16. A.S. Atkins, R.N. Singh, A.G. Pathan (2008) "Outburst risks in coalmining operations and application of social networks in knowledgemanagement systems". Arch. Min. Sci., Vol. 53 (2008), No. 1. P. 3152.

17. V.F. Navarro-Torres, R.N. Singh, A.G. Pathan (2008) "Mine watersustainability and the management of sustainable mining practices with

special reference to tungsten mining". Arch. Min. Sci., Vol. 53 (2008),

No. 1. P. 7585.

18. Jamil R. Memon, Saima Q. Memon, M.I. Bhangar, M.Y. Khuhawar,Geoffrey C. Allen, G. Zuhra Memon and A.G. Pathan (2008) Efficiencyof Cd(II) removal from aqueous media using chemically modified

polystyrene foam. European Polymer Journal, 44 (2008) 15011511.

19. R.N. Singh, A.S. Atkins and A.G. Pathan (2009). "Determination ofground water quality associated with lignite mining in arid climate".International Conference on Water Resources, Shahrood, Iran. 16 18,

August, 2009.

20. M.I. Abro, A.G. Pathan, Bohm and A.H. Mallah (2009). "Effect of variousparameters on the dispersion of ultra fine iron ore slurry. Part-1. Pak.J.Anal.Environ.Chem. Vol. 10, No. 1-2, (2009), pp.118-122.

21. M.I. Abro, A.G. Pathan (2010). "Determination of Physico-chemicalCharacteristics of Dilband Iron Ore. Mehran University Research Journal

of Engineering & Technology. Vol. 29, No. 02, April (2010), pp. 291-296.

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