Bagdeva Coal Mine

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Bagdeva Coal Mine is a mothballed coal mine in Bagdeva, Korba, Chhattisgarh, India.

Location

Table 1: Project-level location details

Mine Name	Location	Coordinates (WGS 84)
Bagdeva Coal Mine	Bagdeva, Korba, Chhattisgarh, India	22.455461, 82.517654 (exact)

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Project Details

Table 2: Project status

Status	Status Detail	Opening Year	Closing Year
Mothballed	–	–	–

Table 3: Operation details

Note: The asterisk (*) signifies that the value is a GEM estimated figure.

Capacity (Mtpa)	Production (Mtpa)	Year of Production	Mine Type	Mining Method	Mine Size (km2)	Mine Depth (m)	Workforce Size
0.6	0.34	2022	Underground	Bord and Pillar	5.02	300.0*	944

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
11.0	–	–	Korba	Subbituminous	Thermal	–

Table 5: Ownership and parent company

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Owner	Parent Company	Headquarters
South Eastern Coalfields Ltd [100%]	Coal India Ltd [100.0%]	India

Note: The above section was automatically generated and is based on data from the Global Coal Mine Tracker May 2025 release.

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Background on Mine

The mine, also known as the Bagdeva Underground Coal Mine Project, has a capacity 0.76 MTPA on a mining lease area of 502.60 ha. The project received its environment clearance for expansion from 0.24 MTPA to 0.76 MTPA on 15 July, 2009.

Mine deaths

In 2018, two officials of the South Eastern Coalfields Ltd (SECL) weresuspended in connection with the death of company’s three employees.

Senior Manager Radhelal Sinha and Deputy Manager (Mining) Omprakash Singh were suspended on Tuesday for alleged negligence, according to SECL Area General Manager (Korba) J P Dwivedi.

"The action was taken based on the probe report of the Directorate General of Mines Safety (DGMS) into the incident that took place at Bagdewa mines of the SECL, a subsidiary of Coal India Ltd," he said.

Both the officials were posted at Bagdewa mines located under Bakimongra police station area.

Mining supervisor Laxmikant Prasad (42), workers Ramadhar (35) and Ajay (33), were killed on December 16 evening after they allegedly entered into a non-functional tunnel, where the oxygen level was very low.

The probe into the incident by the DGMS pointed negligence on the part of Sinha and Singh. After the report was submitted to the SECL, action was taken against the duo, Dwivedi said.

Meanwhile, local police officials said investigation into the accident was underway and those found guilty would be booked soon.

Following the incident, Chhattisgarh Chief Minister Bhupesh Baghel had announced a compensation of Rs 75,000 to the kin of each deceased.

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