Cluster No. 9 (BCCL)
Cluster 9 (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 6.55 million tonnes-per-annum (MTPA) in Dhanbad, Jharkhand, India.[1]
The operating mines include: Bararee, Jealgora, Jeenagora, Joyrampur, Lodna, and South Tisra mines.[1]
Location
The map below shows the approximate location of the Cluster 9 coal mines, with the Lodna mine in the center of the frame, in Dhanbad, Jharkhand, India.
Background
Bharat Coking Coal Limited, a subsidiary of Coal India, operates the Cluster 9 coal mines.
As of 2013, the proposed North Tisra/South Tisra (NTST) opencast mine was set to produce 6 million tonnes per annum, at a maximum depth of 244 m, witha mineable reserve of 155 million tonnes, on 1431 ha.[2] The project remains listed on the companies annual report in 2019[3] and Piyush Goyal, Hon'ble Minister for Railways and Coal visited the site on October 13, 2018.[4]
Mine Details
- Sponsor: Bharat Coking Coal Limited[1]
- Parent company: Coal India
- Location: Dhanbad, Jharkhand, India
- Coordinates: 23.729089, 86.4431996 (approximate)
- Status: Operating[5]
- Capacity: 6.55 MTPA Total.[1]
- Reserves: 665 million tonnes (Total).[5]
- In service: 1972[1]
- Permits:
- Coal type: Bituminous
- Mining method: Underground and Opencast[1]
- Mine size: 1921 ha (Total)[5]
Articles and resources
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 1.4 1.5 Bharat Coking Coal Limited, Cluster IX Environmental Monitoring Report, October 2017.
- ↑ Forest Clearance accessed June 2020
- ↑ BCCL, Annual Report 2019, accessed November 2020
- ↑ Coal India Limited, Twitter Account, October 13, 2018
- ↑ 5.0 5.1 5.2 Bharat Coking Coal Limited,Operations, Company Website, accessed November 2020
