Garjanbahal Coal Mine

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Garjanbahal Coal Mine is an operating coal mine in Basundhara, Sundergarh, Odisha, India.

Location

Table 1: Project-level location details

Mine Name	Location	Coordinates (WGS 84)
Garjanbahal Coal Mine	Basundhara, Sundergarh, Odisha, India	22.034519, 83.74266 (exact)

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Project Details

Table 2: Project status

Status	Status Detail	Opening Year	Closing Year
Operating	–	–	–

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
8	23.13	2023	Surface	Open Pit	6.54	50.0*	1417*

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
187.0	2023	334.0	Ib Valley	Subbituminous	Thermal	–

Table 5: Ownership and parent company

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Owner	Parent Company	Headquarters
Mahanadi 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	–	2.81	7.59	11.77	13.55	17.29	23.13

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

Background

The Garjanbahal coal mine is a 2.81 million ton-per-annum (MTPA) opencast mine, operated by Mahanadi Coalfields Limited, a subsidiary of Coal India, part of the Ib Valley coal mines in Sundergarh, Odisha, India.

The company had an ongoing expansion plan to reach 10 MTPA in 2030. The mine would provide power to the proposed Basundhara power station. 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. It is presumed shelved. The mine opened in 2018-2019, operated by Mahanadi Coalfields Limited, a subsidiary of Coal India. During its first year, it produced 2.81 million tonnes-per-annum.

• Sponsor: Mahanadi Coalfields Limited
• Parent company: Coal India
• Location: Sundergarh, Odisha, India
• Coordinates: 22.034519, 83.742660 (exact)
• Status: operating
• Capacity: 2.81 MTPA
• Reserves: 230 MT
• In service:
• Permits:
• Coal type:
• Mining method: Surface
• Source of financing:

Mine Expansion

• Capacity: 10 MTPA
• Status: Shelved
• Permits:
• Year: TBD

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