Cluster No. 5 (ECL)

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Cluster No. 5 is a group of underground and opencast coal mines operated by Eastern Coalfields Limited, a subsidiary of Coal India, with a combined capacity of 0.485 million tonnes-per-annum (MTPA) in the Purulia, West Bengal, India.

The existing mines include the Parbelia and Dubeshwari mines.

Location

The map below shows the approximate location of the Cluster No. 5 coal mines, in Purulia, West Bengal, India.

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Background

Eastern Coalfields Limited, a subsidiary of Coal India, operates the Cluster 5 coal mines.

Mine Details

• Sponsor: Eastern Coalfields Limited
• Parent company: Coal India
• Location: Purulia, West Bengal, India.
• Coordinates: 23.329721, 86.361701 (approximate)
• Status: Operating
• Capacity: Parbelia underground (.15 MTPA), Parbelia opencast (0.1 MTPA), Dubeshwari underground (0.135 MTPA), Dubeshwari opencast (0.1 MTPA).
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• Mining method: underground and opencast
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