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Ambika Coal Mine is a proposed coal mine in Korba, Chhattisgarh, India.
Location
Table 1: Project-level location details
| Mine Name | Location | Coordinates (WGS 84) |
|---|---|---|
| Ambika Coal Mine | Korba, Chhattisgarh, India | 22.3527778, 82.33861 (exact) |
The map below shows the exact location of the coal mine:
Project Details
Table 2: Project status
| Status | Status Detail | Project Type | Opening Year | Closing Year |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Proposed[1] | Permitted | New | – | – |
Table 3: Operation details
| Capacity (Mtpa) | Production (Mtpa) | Year of Production | Mine Type | Mining Method | Mine Size (km2) | Mine Depth (m) | Workforce Size |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1.2[2] | – | – | Surface | Open Pit | 1.34[2] | 56.0 | – |
Table 4: Coal resources and destination
| Total Reserves (Mt) | Year of Total Reserves Recorded | Total Resources (Mt) | Coalfield | Coal Type | Coal Grade | Primary Consumer/ Destination |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 8.0 | – | 12.0 | Korba | Lignite | Thermal | – |
Table 5: Ownership and parent company
| Owner | Parent Company | Headquarters |
|---|---|---|
| South Eastern Coalfields Ltd [100%] | Coal India Ltd [100.0%] | India |
Note: The above section was automatically generated and is based on data from the Global Coal Mine Tracker May 2025 release.
Background
The Ambika Opencast Coal Mine is a proposed mine operated by South Eastern Coalfields Limited, a subsidiary of Coal India. It will produce 1 million tonnes per annum, near village Pali, Katghora Tehsil, Korba District, Chhattisgarh State, India.[3] The Ambika OC coal mine project is an opencast mine to be operated by South Eastern Coalfields Limited (SECL), a subsidiary of Coal India. It's production capacity is 1 million tonnes per annum (1.35 MTPA peak) on a mine lease area of 134.192 hectares.[4]
The project remains listed as a "new" mine on corporate documents and public hearings were held conducted in 2018.[5]
As of April 2021, the project has received environmental clearance.[6] Rehabilitation and resettlement is currently in-progress, and includes an estimated 440 project affected families across three villages.[4]
- Operator: South Eastern Coalfields Limited
- Owner: Coal India Limited
- Location: Katghora Tehsil, Korba District, Chhattisgarh State, India
- GPS Coordinates: 22.3527778, 82.33861 (approximate)[7]
- Status: Proposed
- Production Capacity: 1 MTPA[3]
- Total Resource: 9.12 million tonnes (MT)[4]
- Mineable Reserves: 7.60 MT[4]
- Coal Type: Non-coking coal, 4725 Kcal/Kg (G-9)[7]
- Mine Size: 1.34 km2
- Mine Type: Opencast[3]
- Start Year:
- 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
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Additional data
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References
- ↑ (PDF) https://d3u7ubx0okog7j.cloudfront.net/documents/SECL_Annual_Report_2022-23.pdf.
{{cite web}}: Missing or empty|title=(help) - ↑ 2.0 2.1 (PDF) https://enviscecb.org/318/English.pdf.
{{cite web}}: Missing or empty|title=(help) - ↑ 3.0 3.1 3.2 Grant of ToR for the Ambika opencast coal mine project, MoEF&CC India, 23 October 2008
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 4.2 4.3 Form-2 Application for Prior Environmental Clearance, MoEF&CC India, accessed September 2022.
- ↑ Public Hearing on Ambika OpenCast Project, May 2018
- ↑ "SECL's Ambika Opencast Project got Environmental Approval", PSU Connect News, 13 April 2021.
- ↑ 7.0 7.1 Project summary for Ambika OC coal mine, CMPDI, October 2015
