Ambika OC coal mine

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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.

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.

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 (Project proposed coordinates: 22.3297222 and 22.3527778, 82.338611 and 82.3711
• Status: Proposed
• Production Capacity: 3.75 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
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• 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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