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Bellora-Naigaon Coal Mine is an operating coal mine in Wani area, Yavatmal, Maharashtra, India.
Location
Table 1: Project-level location details
| Mine Name | Location | Coordinates (WGS 84) |
|---|---|---|
| Bellora-Naigaon Coal Mine | Wani area, Yavatmal, Maharashtra, India | 19.976764, 79.088501 (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 | – | 1993 | – |
Table 3: Operation details
| Capacity (Mtpa) | Production (Mtpa) | Year of Production | Mine Type | Mining Method | Mine Size (km2) | Mine Depth (m) | Workforce Size |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1.2[1] | 1.25[2] | 2023[2] | Surface | Open Pit | 6.26[2] | 141.0[2] | 543* |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| – | – | – | Wardha Valley | Subbituminous | Thermal | – |
Table 5: Ownership and parent company
| Owner | Parent Company | Headquarters |
|---|---|---|
| Western Coalfields Ltd [100%][3] | Coal India Ltd [100.0%] | India |
Table 6: Historical production (unit: million tonnes per annum)
| ROM or Saleable | 2017 | 2018 | 2019 | 2020 | 2021 | 2022 | 2023 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ROM | 0.15[4] | – | – | – | 0.94[1] | – | – |
Note: The above section was automatically generated and is based on data from the Global Coal Mine Tracker May 2025 release.
Background on Mine
The Bellora-Naigaon coal mine is owned by Western Coalfields Limited, a subsidiary of Coal India Limited. This project is an expansion of the already operating project Naigaon OC Expansion project on 398.66 ha, Environment Clearance (EC) for which was granted on 2 February 2009. The new proposal is to expand the area from 398.66 ha to 626.17 ha and a depth of 170 mts. to achieve the peak capacity of 1.25 MTPA. The EC for the expansion was granted on 6 March, 2012.[5]
The mine produce no coal in 2020.
Expansion Details
- Status: Operating
- Size of Expansion: 1.25 MTPA
- Permits and Applications: Environmental Clearance for expansion in production capacity upto 1.25 MTPA, MoEF&CC India, 6 March, 2012
Articles and Resources
Additional data
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References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 (PDF) https://web.archive.org/web/20240125232230/http://www.westerncoal.in/images/env_statement_2021-22.pdf. Archived from the original (PDF) on 25 January 2024.
{{cite web}}: Missing or empty|title=(help) - ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 2.3 (PDF) https://docs.prod.westerncoal.in/Bellora%20naigaon%20OC_580-2024.pdf.
{{cite web}}: Missing or empty|title=(help) - ↑ (PDF) https://web.archive.org/web/20240723001427/http://www.westerncoal.in/images/grade_2021_22.pdf. Archived from the original (PDF) on 23 July 2024.
{{cite web}}: Missing or empty|title=(help) - ↑ (PDF) http://www.westerncoal.in/images/env_belnaioc1.pdf.
{{cite web}}: Missing or empty|title=(help) - ↑ Environmental Clearance for expansion in production capacity upto 1.25 MTPA, MoEF&CC India, 6 March, 2012
