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Ardhagram Coal Mine is an operating coal mine in Ardhagram, Bankura, West Bengal, India.
Location
Table 1: Project-level location details
Mine Name | Location | Coordinates (WGS 84) |
---|---|---|
Ardhagram Coal Mine | Ardhagram, Bankura, West Bengal, India | 23.587449, 87.085853 (exact) |
The map below shows the exact location of the coal mine:
Project Details
Table 2: Project status
Status | Status Detail | Opening Year | Closing Year |
---|---|---|---|
Operating | – | – | – |
Table 3: Operation details
Capacity (Mtpa) | Production (Mtpa) | Year of Production | Mine Type | Mining Method | Mine Size (km2) | Mine Depth (m) | Workforce Size |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
0.4[1] | 0.4[1] | 2022[1] | Surface | Open Pit | 8.0 | 60.0* | 397* |
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 |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
19.0[2] | – | 72.0 | Raniganj | Bituminous | Met | – |
Table 5: Ownership and parent company
Owner | Parent Company | Headquarters |
---|---|---|
OCL Iron & Steel [100%] | OCL Iron & Steel [100%] | India |
Table 6: Historical production (unit: million tonnes per annum)
ROM or Saleable | 2017 | 2018 | 2019 | 2020 | 2021 | 2022 | 2023 |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
ROM | – | – | – | – | – | 0.4 | – |
Note: The above section was automatically generated and is based on data from the Global Coal Mine Tracker May 2025 release.
Background
The Ardhagram Coal Mine is a surface mine, operated by OCL Iron & Steel Limited, near Ardhagram, Mejia, Bankura, West Bengal, India.[3] Ardhagram coal mine is a operated by OCL Iron & Steel Limited
- Operator:OCL Iron & Steel Limited[3]
- Owner: OCL Iron & Steel Limited[3]
- Location: Ardhagram, Mejia, Bankura, West Bengal, India[3]
- Coordinates: 23.587449, 87.085853 (exact)
- Status: Operating
- Capacity: 0.4 million tonnes per annum (mtpa)[3]
- Production: 0.161 mtpa (2020)
- Reserves 25.6 mt[3]
- In service:
- Permits:
- Coal type: Bituminous (Met)
- Mining method: Surface
- Source of financing:
Articles and Resources
Additional data
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References
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