Amera coal mine
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The Amera Coal Mine is operated by South Eastern Coalfields Limited, a subsidiary of Coal India, in the villages of Amera, Parsondi Kalan, Katkona, and Punputra in Tehsil Lakhanpur, District Sarguja, Chhattisgarh, India.
As of 2020, the mine is non-operational, producing 0 tonnes of coal.
Location
The map below shows the location of the mine.
Background on Mine
The Amera Opencast Coal Mine Project is sited on a mining lease area of 668.184 ha. The project received its environment clearance for a capacity of 1 million tonnes per annum on 22 February 2005.[1]
The mine proposed an expansion in 2015 but there have been no public statements regarding those developments and it was likely shelved and now cancelled.
Mine Details
- Sponsor: South Eastern Coalfields Limited
- Parent company: Coal India Limited
- Location: villages Amera, Parsondi Kalan, Katkona, Punputra in Tehsil Lakhanpur, District Sarguja, State Chhattisgarh, India[1]
- GPS coordinates: 23.065899, 83.049535
- Status: Operating[1]
- Capacity:1 million tonnes per annum[1]
- Production: 0 tonnes in 2020
- Total Resource:
- Mineable Reserves: 22.42 MT[2]
- Coal Type: Subbituminous Non-coking coal
- Mine Size: 668.184 Ha
- Mine Type: Opencast[1]
- 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: Cancelled
- 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
Articles and resources
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 1.4 Form 1 for Environment Clearance for Expansion of Amera Opencast Coal Mine Project from 1.0 MTPA to 2.0 MTPA, CPMDI, April 2015
- ↑ Coal reserves as per CMPDI, accessed on April 9, 2020