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Basundhara (West) Coal Mine is an operating coal mine in Sundergarh, Odisha, India.
Location
Table 1: Project-level location details
| Mine Name | Location | Coordinates (WGS 84) |
|---|---|---|
| Basundhara (West) Coal Mine | Sundergarh, Odisha, India | 22.059284, 83.7304 (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] | – | 2004[2] | – |
Table 3: Operation details
| Capacity (Mtpa) | Production (Mtpa) | Year of Production | Mine Type | Mining Method | Mine Size (km2) | Mine Depth (m) | Workforce Size |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 8[1] | 0.95[1] | 2022[1] | Surface | Open Pit | 3.57 | 50* | 463* |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 92.73[3] | 2013[3] | – | Ib Valley | Lignite | Thermal | – |
Table 5: Ownership and parent company
| Owner | Parent Company | Headquarters |
|---|---|---|
| Mahanadi Coalfields Ltd | 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 on Mine
The Basundhara coal mines were first opened in 1998. The mines are owned by Mahanadi Coalfields Limited (a subsidiary of state-owned Coal India).[4][5]
Expansion
MCL is currently building the Kulda 10 MTPA mine expansion at Basundhara.[4]
2013 Accident
In August 2013, 14 local villagers were killed when a portion of an underground mine collapsed at the Kulda site. Villagers were apparently gathering coal from an overloaded dump yard when the mine collapsed underneath them. At a meeting prior to the reopening of the mine, villagers complained that they had still not been compensated adequately for their relocation prior to the mine's construction.[6][7]
Articles and Resources
Additional data
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References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 (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) - ↑ (PDF) https://web.archive.org/web/20240122202319/https://greentribunal.gov.in/sites/default/files/news_updates/Report%20in%20OA%20No.292%20of%202022%20%28Jagat%20Ranajn%20Behera%20Vs.%20State%20of%20Odisha%20&%20others.%29.pdf. Archived from the original (PDF) on 22 January 2024.
{{cite web}}: Missing or empty|title=(help) - ↑ 3.0 3.1 (PDF) https://web.archive.org/web/20240122204149/https://forestsclearance.nic.in/writereaddata/Addinfo/0_0_91120124712181ProjectReport.pdf. Archived from the original (PDF) on 22 January 2024.
{{cite web}}: Missing or empty|title=(help) - ↑ 4.0 4.1 Mahanadi Coalfields Limited 2013-14 Annual Report, pp. 20-21.
- ↑ Bioprofile of Projects, MCL website, accessed May 2015.
- ↑ Malavika Santhebennur, 14 dead in India coal mine collapse, Australian Mining, 12 Aug. 2013.
- ↑ Basundhara coalmine resumes operations, Times of India, 23 Aug. 2013.
