Chhendipara Coal Mine

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Chhendipara Coal Mine is a shelved coal mine in Chhendipada, Angul, Odisha, India.

Location

Table 1: Project-level location details

Mine Name	Location	Coordinates (WGS 84)
Chhendipara Coal Mine	Chhendipada, Angul, Odisha, India	21.0758, 84.8769 (approximate)

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Project Details

Table 2: Project status

Status	Status Detail	Project Type	Opening Year	Closing Year
Shelved	Exploration	New	–	–

Table 3: Operation details

Note: The asterisk (*) signifies that the value is a GEM estimated figure.

Capacity (Mtpa)	Production (Mtpa)	Year of Production	Mine Type	Mining Method	Mine Size (km2)	Mine Depth (m)	Workforce Size
10	–	–	Surface	Open Pit	–	50.0*	–

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
–	–	880.0	Talcher	Subbituminous	Thermal	–

Table 5: Ownership and parent company

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Owner	Parent Company	Headquarters
Rungta Sons Pvt Ltd [100%]	Rungta Sons Pvt Ltd [100%]	India

Note: The above section was automatically generated and is based on data from the Global Coal Mine Tracker May 2025 release.

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Background

Chhendipara Coal Mine is a coal mine in Angul, the state of Orissa, India. The mine was formerly operated by Maamba Collieries, owned by Coal India. The project was mothballed in 2020 and auctioned in 2023 to Rungta Sons Private Limited.

• Operator: Maamba Collieries Limited (MCL)
• Owner: Coal India
• Location: Angul, the state of Orissa, India
• Coordinates: 21.0758, 84.8769 (approx.)
• Mine status: Proposed
• Start year:
• Capacity (Mtpa): 40 million tonnes
• Total reserves (Mt):
• Coal type: Subbituminous
• Mine type: Surface
• Mine size (Km2):
• Workforce size:
• Primary consumer:
• Source of financing:

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