Balrampur Coal Mine
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Balrampur Coal Mine is an operating coal mine in Balrampur, Surajpur, Chhattisgarh, India.
Location
Table 1: Project-level location details
| Mine Name | Location | Coordinates (WGS 84) |
|---|---|---|
| Balrampur Coal Mine | Balrampur, Surajpur, Chhattisgarh, India[1] | 23.229703, 83.010222 (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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 0.6[2] | 0.119[1] | 2024[1] | Underground[1] | Bord and Pillar[2] | 5.5[2] | 300* | 690.6050422* |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6.5 | – | 12.1 | Bisrampur | Subbituminous | Thermal | – |
Table 5: Ownership and parent company
| Owner | Parent Company | Headquarters |
|---|---|---|
| South Eastern Coalfields Ltd [100.0%] | Coal India | India |
Table 6: Historical production (unit: million tonnes per annum)
| ROM or Saleable | 2017 | 2018 | 2019 | 2020 | 2021 | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 | 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| – | – | – | – | – | 0.04[3] | 0.1[3] | – | 0.12[1] | – |
Note: The above sections were automatically generated and are based on data from the Global Coal Mine Tracker August 2026 release.
Ownership Tree
This ownership tree is part of the Global Energy Ownership Tracker, a project of Global Energy Monitor.
Background on Mine
The Balrampur Underground Coal Mine Project has a designed capacity 0.84 million tonnes per annum. It is located on a mining lease area of 555.0 ha in Bisrampur coal block. The project received environment clearance on 23 April 1998.[4] However, the project needs new environment clearance as per the revised guidelines of the MoEF&CC, India.[5]
Articles and Resources
Additional data
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References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 1.4 https://coalcontroller.gov.in/mine-statistics.
{{cite web}}: Missing or empty|title=(help) - ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 (PDF) https://www.secl-cil.in/writereaddata/Balrampur.pdf.
{{cite web}}: Missing or empty|title=(help) - ↑ 3.0 3.1 (PDF) https://coal.nic.in/sites/default/files/2023-05/23-05-2023.pdf.
{{cite web}}: Missing or empty|title=(help) - ↑ EC for expnsion of Balrampur underground coal mine project, MoEF&CC India, 23 April 1998
- ↑ Minutes of 38th EAC meeting, MoEF&CC India, 27 September 2018
