Cluster No. 15 (BCCL)
From Global Energy Monitor
Cluster 15 (BCCL) is a group of four underground coal mines operated by Bharat Coking Coal Limited, a subsidiary of Coal India, with a combined capacity of 0.325 million tonnes-per-annum (MTPA) in Dhanbad, Jharkhand, India.[1]
The 3 operating mines include: Madhuband, Kharkharee, and Phularitand. A fourth mine, Dharmabandh, is currently closed.[2]
Location
The map below shows the approximate location of the Cluster 15 coal mines, in Dhanbad, Jharkhand, India.
Background
Bharat Coking Coal Limited, a subsidiary of Coal India, operates the Cluster 15 coal mines.[1]
Mine Details
- Sponsor: Bharat Coking Coal Limited[2]
- Parent company: Coal India
- Location: Mugma, Dhanbad, Jharkhand, India
- Coordinates: 23.777120, 86.239117 (approximate)
- Status: Operating
- Capacity: Madhuband (0.113 MTPA), Kharkharee (0.092 MTPA), Phularitand (0.12 MTPA), Dharmabandh (O MTPA)[1]
- Reserves: 382 MT Total.[1] Madhuband (286.6 MT), Phularitand (116.06 MT)[3]
- In service:
- Permits:
- Coal type:
- Mining method: underground[2]
- Source of financing:
Articles and resources
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 Paryavaran Bhawan,Cluster XV, Ministry of Environment, Forests, & Climate Change, December 16, 2013.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 Bharat Coking Coal Ltd, Environmental Clearance Compliance of Cluster XV, November 11, 2017.
- ↑ Bharat Coking Coal Limited, Barora Area Overview, accessed March 9, 2020.
