Giral Coal Mine

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Giral Coal Mine is a mothballed coal mine in Barmer, Rajasthan, India.

Location

Table 1: Project-level location details

Mine Name	Location	Coordinates (WGS 84)
Giral Coal Mine	Barmer, Rajasthan, India	26.0124, 71.1347 (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
Mothballed	–	1994	–

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
0.9	0.19	–	Surface	Open Pit	–	50.0*	522*

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
27.0	2015	–	–	Lignite	Thermal	–

Table 5: Ownership and parent company

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Owner	Parent Company	Headquarters
Rajasthan State Mines and Minerals limited (RSMML) [100%]	Rajasthan State Mines and Minerals limited (RSMML) [100%]	India

Table 6: Historical production (unit: million tonnes per annum)

ROM or Saleable	2017	2018	2019	2020	2021	2022	2023
–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–

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

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