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Balaram Coal Mine is an operating coal mine in Angul, Odisha, India.
Location
Table 1: Project-level location details
| Mine Name | Location | Coordinates (WGS 84) |
|---|---|---|
| Balaram Coal Mine | Angul, Odisha, India | 20.962009, 85.178092 (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[1] | – | 1991[1] | – |
Table 3: Operation details
| Capacity (Mtpa) | Production (Mtpa) | Year of Production | Mine Type | Mining Method | Mine Size (km2) | Mine Depth (m) | Workforce Size |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 8[2] | 7.74[3] | 2022[3] | Surface | – | 13.8[1] | 50* | 1326[2] |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 67[2] | 2022[2] | – | Talcher | Subbituminous | Thermal | – |
Table 5: Ownership and parent company
| Owner | Parent Company | Headquarters |
|---|---|---|
| Mahanadi Coalfields Ltd | Coal India | India |
Expansion/Extension
Table 6: Project status
| Status | Status Detail | Project Type | Project Phase | Added Capacity (Mtpa)* | Start Year |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Shelved | Permitted | Expansion | – | 7 | – |
Note: The above section was automatically generated and is based on data from the GEM April 2024 Global Coal Mine Tracker dataset.
Background on Mine
The 61.83 million tonne-per-annum Talcher coal mines are owned by Mahanadi Coalfields Limited (a subsidiary of state-owned Coal India).[4] The Balaram mine would be a new mine in the region.[5]
Articles and Resources
Additional data
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References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 (PDF) https://scclmines.com/TestFold/EnvDocs/2023002.pdf.
{{cite web}}: Missing or empty|title=(help) - ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 2.3 (PDF) https://ospcboard.org/wp-content/plugins/hearing/uploads/files_1654602227_304827313.pdf.
{{cite web}}: Missing or empty|title=(help) - ↑ 3.0 3.1 (PDF) https://web.archive.org/web/20240129173121/https://coal.nic.in/sites/default/files/2023-05/23-05-2023.pdf. Archived from the original (PDF) on 29 January 2024.
{{cite web}}: Missing or empty|title=(help) - ↑ Coal India, Annual Report 2018-2019, accessed March 16, 2020.
- ↑ Mahanadi Coalfields Limited,Bioprofile of Projects, accessed March 16, 2020
