Evaluation of Coal Mine Overburden Clay for Assessing Its
decantation method were used to separate sand particles from clay. About 4 kg of mixed overburden was placed in a plastic bucket of 20 l capacity and 3/4. th. filled with water and soaked for 15 min. Thereafter, the overburden water mixture in the bucket was vigorously stirred with the help of metal spatula to make a suspension of the clay