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Bhurkunda Coal Mine is an operating coal mine in Ramgarh, Jharkhand, India.
Location
Table 1: Project-level location details
| Mine Name | Location | Coordinates (WGS 84) |
|---|---|---|
| Bhurkunda Coal Mine | Ramgarh, Jharkhand, India | 23.657086, 85.365226 (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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1.75[1] | 0.41[2] | 2022[2] | Underground & Surface[1] | Mixed[1] | 9.1[1] | 60.0* | 1092[1] |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 18.0[1] | 2022[1] | 258.0[1] | South Karanpura | Subbituminous | Thermal | – |
Table 5: Ownership and parent company
| Owner | Parent Company | Headquarters |
|---|---|---|
| Central 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 | 1.12[4] | 0.71[4] | 0.72[4] | 0.44[4] | – | 0.41[2] | – |
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 mines are part of the Barka Sayal coal mines on the South Karanpura coalfield are owned by Central Coalfields Limited (a subsidiary of Coal India).[5][6]
Articles and Resources
Additional data
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References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 1.4 1.5 1.6 1.7 (PDF) https://web.archive.org/web/20240122200325/https://environmentclearance.nic.in/writereaddata/Form-1A/EC/_ECL_980106-EC_LETTER_FINAL.pdf. Archived from the original (PDF) on 22 January 2024.
{{cite web}}: Missing or empty|title=(help) - ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 (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) - ↑ https://web.archive.org/web/20240723000900/https://www.centralcoalfields.in/hindi/ind/indexh.php. Archived from the original on 23 July 2024.
{{cite web}}: Missing or empty|title=(help) - ↑ 4.0 4.1 4.2 4.3 (PDF) https://web.archive.org/web/20240122202607/https://environmentclearance.nic.in/writereaddata/Online/EDS/0_0_16_Apr_2022_1708506001ADSBhurkundaColliery.pdf. Archived from the original (PDF) on 22 January 2024.
{{cite web}}: Missing or empty|title=(help) - ↑ Areas, Central Coalfields Limited website, accessed May 2015.
- ↑ Coal Directory of India 2012-13, Ministry of Coal, 2014, p. 2.8.
