Cluster No. 7 (ECL)

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Cluster No. 7 is a group of underground and opencast coal mines operated by Eastern Coalfields Limited, a subsidiary of Coal India, with a combined capacity of 0.74 million tonnes-per-annum (MTPA) in Paschim Bardhaman, West Bengal, India.

The operating mines include Barmondia, Bhanora West mines, Chakballavpur, and Manoharbahal.

Location

The map below shows the approximate location of the Cluster No. 7 coal mines in Paschim Bardhaman, West Bengal, India.

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Background

Eastern Coalfields Limited, a subsidiary of Coal India, operates the Cluster 7 coal mines.

Mine Details

• Sponsor: Eastern Coalfields Limited
• Parent company: Coal India
• Location: Paschim Bardhaman, West Bengal, India.
• Coordinates: 23.729521, 86.993622
• Status: operating
• Capacity: Barmondia (0.03 MTPA), Bhanora West (0.13 MTPA), Bhanora West opencast (0.5 MTPA), Chakballavpur (0.04 MTPA), Manoharbahal (0.04 MTPA).
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• Mining method: underground and opencast
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