Ambika OC coal mine

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The Ambika Opencast Coal Mine Project is a proposed mine, operated by South Eastern Coalfields Limited, a subsidiary of Coal India, to produce 1 million tonnes per annum, near village Pali, Tehsil Katghora, District Korba, State Chhattisgarh, India.

Location

The map below shows the approximate location of the Ambika Opencast Coal Mine Project near village Pali, Tehsil Katghora, District Korba, State Chhattisgarh, India.

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Background on Mine

The proposed Ambika Opencast Coal Mine Project is an opencast mine, operated by South Eastern Coalfields Limited, a subsidiary of Coal India, of 1,5 million tonnes per annum on an ML area of 151.729 Ha, near village Pali, Tehsil Katghora, District Korba, State Chhattisgarh, India.

The project remains listed as a "new" mine on corporate documents and public hearings were held conducted in 2018.

Mine Details

• Sponsor: South Eastern Coalfields Limited
• Parent company: Coal India Limited
• Location: Katghora Tehsil, Korba District, Chhattisgarh State, India.
• GPS coordinates: 22.3527778, 82.37111
• Status: Proposed
• Production Capacity: 1 MTPA
• Total Resource: 15.2 MT
• Mineable Reserves: 7.60 MT
• Coal Type: Non-coking coal, 4725 Kcal/Kg (G-9)
• Mine Size: 151.729 ha
• Mine Type: Opencast
• Start Year: TBD
• Source of Financing:
• Permits and Applications:Grant of ToR for the Ambika opencast coal mine project, MoEF&CC India, 23 October 2008; Project summary for Ambika OC coal mine, CMPDI, October 2015

Expansion Details

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