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Dinesh (Makardhokra-III) Coal Mine is an operating coal mine in Maharashtra, India.
Location
Table 1: Project-level location details
| Mine Name | Location | Coordinates (WGS 84) |
|---|---|---|
| Dinesh (Makardhokra-III) Coal Mine | Maharashtra, India | 20.8764, 79.2235 (exact) |
The map below shows the exact location of the coal mine:
Project Details
Table 2: Project status
| Status | Status Detail | Opening Year | Closing Year |
|---|---|---|---|
| Operating | – | – | – |
Table 3: Operation details
| Capacity (Mtpa) | Production (Mtpa) | Year of Production | Mine Type | Mining Method | Mine Size (km2) | Mine Depth (m) | Workforce Size |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3[1] | 4.42[2] | 2023[2] | Surface | Open Pit | 9.2[3] | 50.0* | 576* |
Table 4: Coal resources and destination
| Total Reserves (Mt) | Year of Total Reserves Recorded | Total Resources (Mt) | Coalfield | Coal Type | Coal Grade | Primary Consumer/ Destination |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 87.0[4] | 2018[4] | – | Nagpur | Subbituminous | Thermal | – |
Table 5: Ownership and parent company
| Owner | Parent Company | Headquarters |
|---|---|---|
| Western Coalfields Ltd [100%][5] | Coal India Ltd [100.0%] | India |
Table 6: Historical production (unit: million tonnes per annum)
| ROM or Saleable | 2017 | 2018 | 2019 | 2020 | 2021 | 2022 | 2023 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ROM | 2.23[6] | 3.26[6] | 4.13[6] | 2.41[6] | 1.13[6] | 3[2] | 4.42[2] |
Note: The above section was automatically generated and is based on data from the Global Coal Mine Tracker May 2025 release.
Background on Mine
The Dinesh (Makardokhra-III) opencast mine began operating with a capacity of 3 MTPA on a mining area of 1636.97 ha located in Village Hevti, Tehsil Umrer, District Nagpur, State Maharashtra, India. The mine's main consumers include thermal plants of the Maharashtra State Power Generation Company Limited (MAHAGENCO) as well as miscellaneous consumers.
The public hearing for the initial project was held in October 2010, and further Environmental Clearance was granted by India's Ministry Of Coal requested the Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change (MoEF&CC) in June 2011. Subsequently, an application for expansion was made to the MoEF&CC, which granted further clearance in November 2018 for the capacity of 4.2 MTPA over a mining area of 919.63 ha.[7] The project requires resettlement and rehabilitation of Hevti village, which is in progress, and as of May 2018, 912 jobs were given to the project-affected people.
In May 2022, a proposal to increase the mine's production capacity from 4.2 to 4.52 MTPA over the existing mining lease area was granted environmental clearance (EC). The approval was a part of a special dispensation in which MoEF&CC was asked to consider skipping the public consultation stage of the approval process and granting immediate ECs to coal mining projects requesting expansions up to 50% of their operating capacity within their existing mine lease area. The move is a part of India's push to enhance coal production in order to meet the country’s energy requirement.[8]
Expansion Details
- Status: Operating
- Capacity: 4.52 MTPA
- Mineable Reserves:
- Start Year: 2022
- Source of Financing:
Articles and Resources
Additional data
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References
- ↑ (PDF) https://web.archive.org/web/20240125232230/http://www.westerncoal.in/images/env_statement_2021-22.pdf. Archived from the original (PDF) on 25 January 2024.
{{cite web}}: Missing or empty|title=(help) - ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 2.3 (PDF) https://web.archive.org/web/20240613224926/https://coal.nic.in/sites/default/files/2024-05/srn-march-2024.pdf. Archived from the original (PDF) on 13 June 2024.
{{cite web}}: Missing or empty|title=(help) - ↑ (PDF) https://web.archive.org/web/20250326010420/https://docs.prod.westerncoal.in/Dinesh%2520(Makardhokra%2520III)%2520OC-2025.pdf. Archived from the original (PDF) on 26 March 2025.
{{cite web}}: Missing or empty|title=(help) - ↑ 4.0 4.1 (PDF) https://web.archive.org/web/20250326011024/https://environmentclearance.nic.in/writereaddata/Form-1/16022018WMKJHGEKAddendumEIAofDineshOC-min.pdf. Archived from the original (PDF) on 26 March 2025.
{{cite web}}: Missing or empty|title=(help) - ↑ (PDF) https://web.archive.org/web/20240723001427/http://www.westerncoal.in/images/grade_2021_22.pdf. Archived from the original (PDF) on 23 July 2024.
{{cite web}}: Missing or empty|title=(help) - ↑ 6.0 6.1 6.2 6.3 6.4 (PDF) https://environmentclearance.nic.in/writereaddata/Form-1A/Minutes/3001202354986599MoM39thEACmeeting.pdf.
{{cite web}}: Missing or empty|title=(help) - ↑ Environment Clearance Letter for expansion in production capacity from 3 MTPA to 4.2 MTPA, MoEF&CC India, 29 November, 2018
- ↑ "Ministry Of Coal Requested MoEF&CC To Consider Expansion Of Mine Without Public Consultation Upto 50% Of Their Production Capacity", Orissa Diary, August 1, 2022.
