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) |
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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:
Project Details
Table 2: Project status
Status | Status Detail | Opening Year | Closing Year |
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Operating[1] | – | 2020[1] | – |
Table 3: Operation details
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 |
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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
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 https://wbpdcl.co.in/gangaramchak-gangaramchak-bhadulia-coal-mine.
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(help) - ↑ 3.0 3.1 (PDF) https://coal.gov.in/sites/default/files/2023-06/MoM-23-5-2023.pdf.
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(help) - ↑ 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.
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(help) - ↑ Gangaramchak & Gangaramchak-Bhadulia Coal Mine, Company website, accessed November 2020