Ara Coal Mine
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Ara Coal Mine is a surface mine operated by Eastern Coalfields Limited, a subsidiary of Coal India, in the Raniganj Coalfield in Mugma and Nirsha, Dhanbad, Jharkhand, India.[1]
The mine is part of the Cluster No. 1 (ECL) coal mines.[2]
Location
The map below shows the location of the Cluster No. 1 coal mines.
Background
Eastern Coalfields Limited, a subsidiary of Coal India, operates the Cluster 1 coal mines.[2] The mines have a history of safety concerns and illegal mining activities.[3] [4]
Mine Details
- Operator: Eastern Coalfields Limited[1]
- Owner: Coal India
- Location: Mugma and Nirsha, Dhanbad, Jharkhand, India
- Coordinates: 23.800890, 86.696883 (Approximate)[1]
- Status: Operating (Non-producing in 2020).
- Production: 0 million tonnes (2020)[2]
- Reserves:
- Permits:
- Coal type: Subbituminous (Thermal)
- Mining method: Surface
- Source of financing:
Articles and resources
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 Central Mine Planning & Design Institute Ltd., Final Environmental Impact Assessment & Environmental Management Plan Cluster No. 1 for EC Amendment, August 2013.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 Ministry of Environment, Forests, & Climate Change, Cluster No. 1 Environmental Clearance Letter, January 16, 2015.
- ↑ Praduman Choubey,Nirsa smoked out in coal mine fire - Spewing poison, Telegraph India, July 24, 2014
- ↑ Chapter II: Problem of Illegal Mining and Theft of Coal, Indian Environmental Portal, accessed March 4, 2020.
