Amalgamated Keshalpur-West Mudidih (AKWMC) Coal Mine

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Amalgamated Keshalpur-West Mudidih (AKWMC) Coal Mine is an operating coal mine in Jharkhand, India.

Location

Table 1: Project-level location details

Mine Name	Location	Coordinates (WGS 84)
Amalgamated Keshalpur-West Mudidih (AKWMC) Coal Mine	Jharkhand, India	23.8078, 86.3221 (exact)

The map below shows the exact location of the coal mine:

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Project Details

Table 2: Project status

Status	Status Detail	Opening Year	Closing Year
Operating	–	–	–

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
–	4.1	2022	Underground & Surface	Mixed	3.25	150	868*

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
27.17	2022	–	Dhanbad	Subbituminous	Thermal	–

Table 5: Ownership and parent company

Owner	Parent Company	Headquarters
Bharat Coking Coal Ltd	Coal India	India

Note: The above section was automatically generated and is based on data from the GEM April 2024 Global Coal Mine Tracker dataset.

Background

Cluster 5 (BCCL) is a group of seven underground and opencast coal mines operated by Bharat Coking Coal Limited, a subsidiary of Coal India, with a combined capacity of 4.85 million tonnes-per-annum (MTPA) in Dhanbad, Jharkhand, India.

The operating mines include: Mudidih, Bansdeopur, Tentulmari, Sendra Bansjora, Kankanee, and Nichitpur. The Loyabad mine is currently closed. Bharat Coking Coal Limited, a subsidiary of Coal India, operates the Cluster 5 coal mines.

• Sponsor: Bharat Coking Coal Limited
• Parent company: Coal India
• Location: Dhanbad, Jharkhand, India
• Coordinates: 23.795532, 86.330604 (approximate)
• Status: Operating
• Capacity: Mudidih (1.553 MTPA), Bansdeopur (0.676 MTPA),Tentulmari (0.795 MTPA), Sendra Bansjora (1.8 MTPA), Kankanee (0.92 MTPA), Nichitpur (0.6 MTPA), Loyabad (0 MTPA).
• Reserves:
• In service:
• Permits:
• Coal type:
• Mining method: underground and opencast

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