Chitra East Coal Mine
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Chitra East Coal Mine is an operating coal mine in Jharkhand, India.
Location
Table 1: Project-level location details
| Mine Name | Location | Coordinates (WGS 84) |
|---|---|---|
| Chitra East Coal Mine | Jharkhand, India[1] | 24.1172874600274, 86.8639348448008 (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 | – | 1975[2] | – |
Table 3: Operation details
| Capacity (Mtpa) | Production (Mtpa) | Year of Production | Mine Type | Mining Method | Mine Size (km2) | Mine Depth (m) | Workforce Size |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2.48[3] | 2.03[4] | 2024[4] | Surface | Open Pit | 7.8[5] | 50* | 884[6] |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 60.4[2] | 2020[2] | – | Deoghar | Subbituminous | Thermal | – |
Table 5: Ownership and parent company
| Owner | Parent Company | Headquarters |
|---|---|---|
| Eastern Coalfields Ltd [100.0%][7] | Coal India | India |
Table 6: Historical production (unit: million tonnes per annum)
| ROM or Saleable | 2017 | 2018 | 2019 | 2020 | 2021 | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 | 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ROM | – | 2.03[8] | 2.05[9] | 0.87[10] | 1.33[11] | 1.03[12] | 1.75[12] | 2.03[4] | – |
Note: The above sections were automatically generated and are based on data from the Global Coal Mine Tracker August 2026 release.
Ownership Tree
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Background on Mine
The Chitra (East) Opencast Project has a designed capacity of 2.5 MTPA, on a mining lease area of 780.80 ha.
A number of small quarries were operating in the area which got nationalised in 1975, and led to creation of Chitra colliery by Eastern Coalfields Limited. Two quarries namely, Chitra A & Chitra B quarries were working in the eastern part of Chitra block. The present project, renamed as Chitra (East) OCP envisages amalgamation of the existing mine workings and thereby augmenting the production level from 1.20 MTY to 2.50 MTY.[13] The environmental clearance for Chitra East OCP (2.50 MTY) has been obtained vide letter no. - J11015/652/2007-IAII (M) dt March 4, 2010 from MOEF&CC India. The Public Hearing for the project was conducted on 17 March 2009 in six affected villages, where 586 Project Affected Families reside. The life of the project is 26 years.[14]
Expansion Details
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- Size of Expansion:
- Permits and Applications:
Articles and Resources
Additional data
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References
- ↑ https://secureloginecl.co.in/envdept/content_preview.php?cid=550&gr=BIOLOGICAL%20RECLAMATION.
{{cite web}}: Missing or empty|title=(help) - ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 (PDF) http://secureloginecl.co.in/envdept/downloads/1636785139_Env.%20Statement%20(Form-V)%20Chitra%20East%20OCP%202020-21.pdf.
{{cite web}}: Missing or empty|title=(help) - ↑ (PDF) https://www.mahanadicoal.in/InfoBank/Mine%20Capacity%201-4-2025%2005092025.pdf.
{{cite web}}: Missing or empty|title=(help) - ↑ 4.0 4.1 4.2 (PDF) https://coal.gov.in/sites/default/files/2025-05/srn-march-2025.pdf.
{{cite web}}: Missing or empty|title=(help) - ↑ https://www.psuconnect.in/psu-news/ecl-commissions-new-shovel-in-chitra-ocp.
{{cite web}}: Missing or empty|title=(help) - ↑ http://secureloginecl.co.in/envdept/content_preview.php?cid=493&gr=BIOLOGICAL%20RECLAMATION.
{{cite web}}: Missing or empty|title=(help) - ↑ https://www.easterncoal.nic.in/corpinfo/planning.aspx.
{{cite web}}: Missing or empty|title=(help) - ↑ (PDF) http://secureloginecl.co.in/envdept/downloads/1599636958_Chitra%20East%20OCP%20Env%20Statement%202018-19.pdf.
{{cite web}}: Missing or empty|title=(help) - ↑ (PDF) https://www.nfi.org.in/sites/nfi/files/publication/Working%20Paper%20Jharkhand-Book-11-11-22%20%281%29.pdf.
{{cite web}}: Missing or empty|title=(help) - ↑ (PDF) https://coal.nic.in/sites/default/files/2022-05/srn-march-2022.pdf.
{{cite web}}: Missing or empty|title=(help) - ↑ (PDF) https://coal.nic.in/sites/default/files/2023-05/srn-march-2023_0.pdf.
{{cite web}}: Missing or empty|title=(help) - ↑ 12.0 12.1 (PDF) https://coal.nic.in/sites/default/files/2024-05/srn-march-2024.pdf.
{{cite web}}: Missing or empty|title=(help) - ↑ Environment Statement for Chitra (East) for year 2015-16, CMPDI
- ↑ Environment Clearance for Chitra (East) Expansion Project, MoEF&CC India, 4 March, 2010
