Cluster No. 8 (ECL)

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Cluster No. 8 is a group of underground and opencast coal mines operated by Eastern Coalfields Limited, a subsidiary of Coal India, with a combined capacity of 2.75 million tonnes-per-annum (MTPA) in West Bengal, India.

The operating mines include Ningah, Satgram, and Sirpur Incline mine. 5 other mines are currently suspended: Sirpur underground, Bhanora, Girmint/KDI, Mithapur opencast, and Mithapur West.

Location

The map below shows the approximate location of the Cluster No. 8 coal mines, with the Bhanora mine in the center, in West Bengal, India.

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Background

Eastern Coalfields Limited, a subsidiary of Coal India, operates the Cluster 8 coal mines.

Mine Details

• Sponsor: Eastern Coalfields Limited
• Parent company: Coal India
• Location: West Bengal, India.
• Coordinates: 23.727708, 87.019509
• Status: operating/suspended
• Capacity: Ningah (0.1 MTPA), Satgram (1.2 MTPA), and Sirpur Incline mine (0.136 MTPA). The mines currently suspended and previous capacities: Sirpur underground (0.024 MTPA), Bhanora (0.3 MTPA), Girmint/KDI (0.65 MPTA), Mithapur opencast (0.3 MTPA), and Mithapur West (0.04 MTPA).
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• Mining method: underground and opencast
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