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The Amlohri coal mine is an opencast mine, operated by Northern Coalfields Limited, a subsidiary of Coal India. It produces up to 15 million-tonnes-per-annum in Village Amlohri, Tehsil Waidhan, District Sidhi, Madhya Pradesh state, India.[1]
Location
The satellite image below shows the area of the mine in Village Amlohri, Tehsil Waidhan, District Sidhi, Madhya Pradesh state, India.
Background
The Amlohri Opencast Coal Mine is operated by Northern Coalfields Limited, a subsidiary of Coal India Limited. The mine lies near the Jayant coal mine and Nigahi coal mine.
In July 2022, a proposal to increase the mine's production capacity from 14 to 15 MTPA over the existing mining lease area was granted environmental clearance (EC). The approval was a part of a special dispensation in which India's Ministry Of Coal requested the Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change (MoEF&CC) to consider skipping the public consultation stage of the approval process and granting immediate ECs to coal mining projects requesting expansions up to 50% of their operating capacity within their existing mine lease area. The move is a part of India's push to enhance coal production in order to meet the country’s energy requirement.[2]
Project Details
- Operator: Northern Coalfields Limited[1]
- Owner: Coal India Limited
- Location: in Village Amlohri, Tehsil Waidhan, District Sidhi, Madhya Pradesh state, India[1]
- GPS Coordinates: 24.134, 82.593 (exact)[1]
- Status: Operating
- Production Capacity: 15 MTPA[1]
- Total Resource:314.46 MT[1]
- Mineable Reserves:
- Coal Type: Non-coking coal, Grade 7 & 10
- Mine Size: 2175 Ha
- Mine Type: Surface
- Start Year: 1982
- Source of Financing:
- Permits and Applications: Environment Clearance for Amlohri Opencast Expansion Coal Mining Project, MoEF&CC India, 2 September, 2015
Expansion Details
- Status: Operating
- Capacity: 15 MTPA
- Mineable Reserves:
- Start Year: 2022
- Source of Financing:
- Permits:
Articles and Resources
Sources
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 1.4 1.5 Ministry of Environment, Forests & Climate Change, Environment Clearance for Amlohri Opencast Expansion Coal Mining Project, 2 September, 2015
- ↑ "Ministry Of Coal Requested MoEF&CC To Consider Expansion Of Mine Without Public Consultation Up to 50% Of Their Production Capacity", Orissa Diary, August 1, 2022.