Dudhichua Coal Mine

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Dudhichua Coal Mine is an operating coal mine in Sonbhadra, Uttar Pradesh, India.

Location

Table 1: Project-level location details

Mine Name	Location	Coordinates (WGS 84)
Dudhichua Coal Mine	Sonbhadra, Uttar Pradesh, India	24.16474, 82.67287 (exact)

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Project Details

Table 2: Project status

Status	Status Detail	Opening Year	Closing Year
Operating	–	1982	–

Table 3: Operation details

Capacity (Mtpa)	Production (Mtpa)	Year of Production	Mine Type	Mining Method	Mine Size (km2)	Mine Depth (m)	Workforce Size
–	25	2023	Surface	Open Pit	23.91	240.0	3018

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
229.0	2022	–	Singrauli	Subbituminous	Thermal	–

Table 5: Ownership and parent company

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Owner	Parent Company	Headquarters
Northern Coalfields Ltd [100%]	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	–	–	–	20.17	22.06	23	25

Expansion/Extension

Table 6: Project status

* Added capacity of a coal mine refers to the enhancement in the mine's production capabilities beyond its initial production capacity.

Status	Status Detail	Project Type	Project Phase	Added Capacity (Mtpa)*	Start Year
Shelved	Pre-Permit	Expansion	–	1.65	–

Note: The above section was automatically generated and is based on data from the Global Coal Mine Tracker May 2025 release.

Background

The Dudhichua coal mine is an opencast mine, operated by Northern Coalfields Limited, a subsidiary of Coal India, in Sonbhadra, Uttar Pradesh, India.

The mine previously had a 2 million tonne expansion plan in 2018, but in response to a right of information request in 2021, the mine is not listed by the Government of India as an active new mine project. The proposal presumably went into operation. Northern Coalfields Limited, a subsidiary of Coal India, operates the Dudhichua mine.

• Sponsor: Northern Coalfields Limited
• Parent company: Coal India
• Location: Sonbhadra, Uttar Pradesh, India
• Coordinates: 24.16474, 82.67287 (exact)
• Status: Operating
• Production: 17.68 million tonnes (2020)
• Reserves: 320.34 MT
• In service:
• Permits:
• Coal type:
• Mining method: opencast

Expansion Details

• Status: Operating
• Size of Expansion: 2 million tonnes per annum (increased the mine's normative capacity from 15 million tonnes to 17 million tonnes).
• Permits and Applications:

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