Gangaramchak & Gangaramchak-Bhadulia Coal Mine

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Gangaramchak & Gangaramchak-Bhadulia Coal Mine is an operating coal mine in Khoyrasole, Birbhum, West Bengal, India.

Location

Table 1: Project-level location details

Mine Name Location Coordinates (WGS 84)
Gangaramchak & Gangaramchak-Bhadulia Coal Mine Khoyrasole, Birbhum, West Bengal, India 23.8111657466652, 87.2106843190803 (exact)

The map below shows the exact location of the coal mine:

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Project Details

Table 2: Project status

Status Status Detail Opening Year Closing Year
Operating[1] 2020[1]

Table 3: Operation details

Note: The asterisk (*) signifies that the value is a GEM estimated figure.
Capacity (Mtpa) Production (Mtpa) Year of Production Mine Type Mining Method Mine Size (km2) Mine Depth (m) Workforce Size
3[2] 1.5[3] 2023[3] Surface[1] Open Pit[4] 1.9[4] 50* 574*

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
5.773[4] 2022[4] Ranigan Lignite[4] Thermal[4]

Table 5: Ownership and parent company

Owner Parent Company Headquarters
West Bengal Power Development Corp Ltd[1] India

Note: The above section was automatically generated and is based on data from the GEM April 2024 Global Coal Mine Tracker dataset.

Background on Mine

The Gangaramchak & Gangaramchak-Bhadulia coal mine is operated by West Bengal Power Development Corporation, a state-owned company of the State of West Bengal.

The mine began removing overburden in 2019 and extracting coal in January 2020.[5]

Articles and Resources

Additional data

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References

  1. 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 https://wbpdcl.co.in/gangaramchak-gangaramchak-bhadulia-coal-mine. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
  2. (PDF) https://www.wbpdcl.co.in/uploads/annual-reports/WBPDCL_AR_2021-22.pdf. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
  3. 3.0 3.1 (PDF) https://coal.gov.in/sites/default/files/2023-06/MoM-23-5-2023.pdf. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
  4. 4.0 4.1 4.2 4.3 4.4 4.5 (PDF) https://www.wbpcb.gov.in/files/We-07-2023-07-28-03ES%20WBPDCL%20.pdf. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
  5. Gangaramchak & Gangaramchak-Bhadulia Coal Mine, Company website, accessed November 2020