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The Dhuptala Opencast Mine Project is an expansion of mines located in Sasti, a village in Rajura Taluka, Chandrapur, Maharashtra, India.[1]
Location
The map below shows the exact location of the project of the mine in Sasti in Chandrapur district of Maharashtra, India.
Background
The proposal converts a Sasti underground mine to opencast and expands an existing opencast mine. The project has an annual capacity of 1.7 million tonnes and is administered by Ballarpur Area of Western Coalfields Limited.[1]
The main consumer is Mahagenco, (Maharashtra State Power Generation Company Limited - MSPGCL), the second largest power producing company in India.[1]
Project Details
- Sponsor: Western Coalfields Limited
- Parent company: Coal India Limited
- Location: Sasti, Chandrapur, Maharashtra, India
- GPS coordinates: 19.821446, 79.337427 (exact)[1]
- Status: Operating
- Production Capacity: 1.75 million tonnes[1]
- Total Resource:
- Mineable Reserves: 54.60 million tonnes[1]
- Coal Type:
- Mine Size: 1300.91 ha
- Mine Type: Surface
- Start Year:
- Source of Financing:
- Permits and Applications:
