Ena Coal Mine
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Ena Coal Mine is an operating coal mine in Jharkhand, India.
Location
Table 1: Project-level location details
| Mine Name | Location | Coordinates (WGS 84) |
|---|---|---|
| Ena Coal Mine | Jharkhand, India | 23.7568, 86.4094 (approximate) |
The map below shows the approximate location of the coal mine:
Project Details
Table 2: Project status
| Status | Status Detail | Opening Year | Closing Year |
|---|---|---|---|
| Operating[1] | – | – | – |
Table 3: Operation details
| Capacity (Mtpa) | Production (Mtpa) | Year of Production | Mine Type | Mining Method | Mine Size (km2) | Mine Depth (m) | Workforce Size |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| – | 2.94[1] | 2024[1] | Surface | Open Pit | 2.16[2] | 50* | 646.4261971* |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| – | – | – | Dhanbad | Subbituminous | Thermal | – |
Table 5: Ownership and parent company
| Owner | Parent Company | Headquarters |
|---|---|---|
| Bharat Coking Coal Ltd [100.0%][3] | Coal India | India |
Table 6: Historical production (unit: million tonnes per annum)
| ROM or Saleable | 2017 | 2018 | 2019 | 2020 | 2021 | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 | 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ROM | – | – | 1.67[4] | – | – | 2.55[5] | 3.02[5] | 2.94[1] | – |
Note: The above sections were automatically generated and are based on data from the Global Coal Mine Tracker August 2026 release.
Ownership Tree
This ownership tree is part of the Global Energy Ownership Tracker, a project of Global Energy Monitor.
Background
Cluster 7 (BCCL) is a group of underground and opencast coal mines operated by Bharat Coking Coal Limited, a subsidiary of Coal India, with a combined capacity of approximately 5 million tonnes-per-annum (MTPA) in Dhanbad, Jharkhand, India.[6]
The operating mines include: Dhansar, Kusunda, Viswakarma, Alkusa, Ena, Rajapur Opencast/ South Jharia (ROCP/SJ), Burragarh, Simlabahal, Hurriladih, Bhutgoria, and Kustore.[6]
The ROCP/SJ project is currently producing more than capacity, at 2.23 million tonnes per annum. Bharat Coking Coal Limited, a subsidiary of Coal India, operates the Cluster 7 coal mines.
- Sponsor: Bharat Coking Coal Limited[6]
- Parent company: Coal India
- Location: Dhanbad, Jharkhand, India
- Coordinates: 23.773116, 86.399933 (approximate)
- Status: Operating
- Capacity: Dhansar (0.8 MTPA), Kusunda (2 MTPA), Viswakarma (0.7 MTPA), Alkusa (0.15 MTPA), Ena (0.17 MTPA), South Jharia / Rajapur (1.3 MTPA), Burragarh (0.221 MTPA), Simlabahal (0.325 MTPA), Hurriladih, Bhutgoria (0.468 MTPA), Kustore.[6]
- Reserves:
- In service:
- Permits:
- Coal type:
- Mining method: underground and opencast[6]
Articles and Resources
Additional data
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References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 (PDF) https://coal.gov.in/sites/default/files/2025-05/srn-march-2025.pdf.
{{cite web}}: Missing or empty|title=(help) - ↑ (PDF) https://www.bcclweb.in/Environment%20Clearance/EC-VII.pdf.
{{cite web}}: Missing or empty|title=(help) - ↑ https://www.bcclweb.in/?page_id=6322&lang=en.
{{cite web}}: Missing or empty|title=(help) - ↑ (PDF) https://www.nfi.org.in/sites/nfi/files/publication/Working%20Paper%20Jharkhand-Book-11-11-22%20%281%29.pdf.
{{cite web}}: Missing or empty|title=(help) - ↑ 5.0 5.1 (PDF) https://coal.nic.in/sites/default/files/2024-05/srn-march-2024.pdf.
{{cite web}}: Missing or empty|title=(help) - ↑ 6.0 6.1 6.2 6.3 6.4 Bharat Coking Coal Limited, Sixth Month Compliance Report, June 20, 2019.
