The present review focuses on the various problems of miners’ health. The health-related issues   discussed in the article were current and burning issues for the public health fraternity. We all must  be aware of the problem well to have solution of the problems of miners’. The rapidly changing  scenario of mining industry the world over and specifically in our country has introduced many
newer health hazards at workplace while the traditional health hazards such as dust, noise etc. in mines are yet to be fully controlled. These hazards will pose new challenges in the field of   occupational health for occupational health professionals as well as mining technologist and will  require comprehensive health surveillance of workers for occupational diseases. However, the
fact remains that despite efforts by the Government of India, due importance is yet to be given by  the mining industry for detection of adverse effect on health of workers. Many cases of notified  diseases as well as other occupational diseases are either not diagnosed or not reported to the
statutory authorities. There is urgent need and scope for improvement in this area.
India has a unique blend of big and small, manual, and mechanized, opencast, and underground
mines. Coal of practically all ranks occurs in India except peat and anthracite. There are about 650
working coal mines which provide direct employment to about 8,00,000 persons. India is largely
self-sufficient in most minerals which include barytes, bauxite, chromite, dolomite, fluorspar,
gypsum, iron ore, kyanite, limestone, manganese ore, magnesite, sillimanite, etc. There are about
8000 metalliferous mines in the country which provide direct employment to about 2,00,000
persons. In addition, there are thousands of small and seasonal mines which are not included in
mine statistics and about which very little information is available. In the oil sector, there are about
50 oil projects excluding offshore installations beyond territorial waters. These oil mines employ
about 55,000 persons.