Bharatpur coal mine
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The Bharatpur coal mine is operated by Mahanadi Coalfields Limited, a subsidiary of Coal India, with a capacity of 20 million tonnes per annum, on the Talcher coalfield in Angul, Odisha state, India.[1][2][3]
Location
The map below shows the exact location of the Bharatpur mine among the Talcher coal mines, in Angul, Odisha, India.[4]
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).[3] The Lingaraj mine is part of the cluster.[1]
In 2019 a landslide killed four miners and injured at least ten more. Debris from the slide trapped miners inside the mine. [5]
Mine Details
- Sponsor: Mahanadi Coalfields Limited[6]
- Parent company: Coal India
- Location: Angul district, Odisha state, India
- Coordinates: 20.957530, 85.128911 (exact)
- Status: Operating
- Capacity: 20 million tonnes per annum[1]
- Mineable Reserves: 113 million tonnes[7]
- In service:1982
- Permits:
- Coal type: Lignite
- Mining method: Surface
- Source of financing:
Articles and resources
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 Mahanadi Coalfields Limited,Bioprofile of Projects, accessed March 16, 2020
- ↑ Coal India, MCL Annual Report 2017-2018,accessed March 16, 2020
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 Coal India, Annual Report 2018-2019, accessed March 16, 2020.
- ↑ Bioprofile of Projects, MCL website, accessed May 2015.
- ↑ Scroll India, "Odisha: Bodies of two more miners found in Bharatpur mine", Scroll.in website, Accessed June 2021
- ↑ Mahanadi Coalfields Limited 2013-14 Annual Report, pp. 20-21.
- ↑ Coal Directory of India 2012-13, Ministry of Coal, 2014, p. 2.11.
