Amera coal mine

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The Amera Opencast Coal Mine Project of 1 MTPA on a mining lease area of 668.184 ha operated by South Eastern Coalfields Limited, is located in villages Amera, Parsondi Kalan, Katkona, Punputra, Tehsil Lakhanpur, District Sarguja, State Chhattisgarh, India.

Location

The map below shows the location of the proposed Amagaon Opencast Coal Mine Project in villages Amera, Parsondi Kalan, Katkona, Punputra, Tehsil Lakhanpur, District Sarguja, State Chhattisgarh, India.

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Background on Mine

The Amera Opencast Coal Mine Project of 1 MTPA on a mining lease area of 668.184 ha operated by South Eastern Coalfields Limited, is located in villages Amera, Parsondi Kalan, Katkona, Punputra, Tehsil Lakhanpur, District Sarguja, State Chhattisgarh, India. The project received its environment clearance for 1 MTPA on 22 February 2005.

Mine Details

• Sponsor: South Eastern Coalfields Limited
• Parent company: Coal India Limited
• Location: villages Amera, Parsondi Kalan, Katkona, Punputra, Tehsil Lakhanpur, District Sarguja, State Chhattisgarh, India
• GPS coordinates: Latitude 23.065899, Longitude 83.049535
• Status: Operating
• Production Capacity:1 MTPA
• Total Resource:
• Mineable Reserves: 22.42 MT
• Coal Type: Non-coking coal
• Mine Size: 668.184 Ha
• Mine Type: Opencast
• Start Year:
• Source of Financing:
• Permits and Applications: Form 1 for Environment Clearance for Expansion of Amera Opencast Coal Mine Project from 1.0 MTPA to 2.0 MTPA, CPMDI, April 2015

Expansion Details

• Status: In process
• Size of Expansion: 2.0 MTPA
• Permits and Applications: Form 1 for Environment Clearance for Expansion of Amera Opencast Coal Mine Project from 1.0 MTPA to 2.0 MTPA, CPMDI, April 2015

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