Basantimata Coal Mine
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Basantimata Coal Mine is an operating coal mine in Dhanbad, Jharkhand, India.
Location
Table 1: Project-level location details
| Mine Name | Location | Coordinates (WGS 84) |
|---|---|---|
| Basantimata Coal Mine | Dhanbad, Jharkhand, India | 23.730779, 86.756071 (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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| – | 0.61[1] | 2022[1] | Underground | – | – | 300* | 698* |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| – | – | – | Jharia | Subbituminous | Thermal | – |
Table 5: Ownership and parent company
| Owner | Parent Company | Headquarters |
|---|---|---|
| Bharat Coking Coal 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
Basantimata Coal Mine is an underground mine operated by Bharat Coking Coal Limited, a subsidiary of Coal India, in Dhanbad, Jharkhand, India.[3]
The mine is part of Cluster No. 16 (BCCL) coal mines.[3] Bharat Coking Coal Limited, a subsidiary of Coal India, operates the Cluster 16 coal mines.[3]
- Sponsor: Bharat Coking Coal Limited[3]
- Parent company: Coal India
- Location: Mugma, Dhanbad, Jharkhand, India
- Coordinates: 23.730779, 86.756071 (Exact)
- Status: Operating
- Capacity: 0.21 million tonnes per annum[3]
- Production: 0.78 million tonnes (2020)
- Reserves:
- In service:
- Permits:
- Coal type:
- Mining method: Underground[3]
- Source of financing:
Articles and Resources
Additional data
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References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 (PDF) https://coal.nic.in/sites/default/files/2023-03/srn-jan-2023.pdf.
{{cite web}}: Missing or empty|title=(help) - ↑ (PDF) https://www.bcclweb.in/newpdfs/CV_area.pdf.
{{cite web}}: Missing or empty|title=(help) - ↑ 3.0 3.1 3.2 3.3 3.4 3.5 Paryavaran Bhawan,Cluster XVI, Ministry of Environment, Forests, & Climate Change, February 6, 2013.
