Ara Coal Mine
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Ara Coal Mine is a mothballed coal mine in Dhanbad, Jharkhand, India.
Location
Table 1: Project-level location details
| Mine Name | Location | Coordinates (WGS 84) |
|---|---|---|
| Ara Coal Mine | Dhanbad, Jharkhand, India | 23.80089, 86.696883 (approximate) |
The map below shows the approximate location of the coal mine:
Project Details
Table 2: Project status
| Status | Status Detail | Opening Year | Closing Year |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mothballed | – | – | – |
Table 3: Operation details
| Capacity (Mtpa) | Production (Mtpa) | Year of Production | Mine Type | Mining Method | Mine Size (km2) | Mine Depth (m) | Workforce Size |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 0.76[1] | 0 | – | Surface | Open Pit | – | 50* | * |
Table 4: Coal resources and destination
| Total Reserves (Mt) | Year of Total Reserves Recorded | Total Resources (Mt) | Coalfield | Coal Type | Coal Grade | Primary Consumer/ Destination |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| – | – | – | Nirsha | Subbituminous | Thermal | – |
Table 5: Ownership and parent company
| Owner | Parent Company | Headquarters |
|---|---|---|
| Central Coalfields Ltd[2] | Coal India | India |
Note: The above section was automatically generated and is based on data from the GEM April 2024 Global Coal Mine Tracker dataset.
Background
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.[3]
The mine is part of the Cluster No. 1 (ECL) coal mines.[4] Eastern Coalfields Limited, a subsidiary of Coal India, operates the Cluster 1 coal mines.[4] The mines have a history of safety concerns and illegal mining activities.[5] [6]
- Operator: Eastern Coalfields Limited[3]
- Owner: Coal India
- Location: Mugma and Nirsha, Dhanbad, Jharkhand, India
- Coordinates: 23.800890, 86.696883 (Approximate)[3]
- Status: Operating (Non-producing in 2020).
- Production: 0 million tonnes (2020)[4]
- Reserves:
- Permits:
- Coal type: Subbituminous (Thermal)
- Mining method: Surface
- Source of financing:
Articles and Resources
Additional data
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References
- ↑ https://web.archive.org/web/20240122181024/https://www.centralcoalfields.in/sutbs/envirm.php. Archived from the original on 22 January 2024.
{{cite web}}: Missing or empty|title=(help) - ↑ https://www.centralcoalfields.in/cmpny/areas.php.
{{cite web}}: Missing or empty|title=(help) - ↑ 3.0 3.1 3.2 Central Mine Planning & Design Institute Ltd., Final Environmental Impact Assessment & Environmental Management Plan Cluster No. 1 for EC Amendment, August 2013.
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 4.2 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.
