Godavarikhani - 7 Coal Mine

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Godavarikhani - 7 Coal Mine is a mothballed coal mine in Janagaon, Peddapally, Telangana, India.

Location

Table 1: Project-level location details

Mine Name	Location	Coordinates (WGS 84)
Godavarikhani - 7 Coal Mine	Janagaon, Peddapally, Telangana, India	18.7211111, 79.645 (exact)

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Project Details

Table 2: Project status

Status	Status Detail	Opening Year	Closing Year
Mothballed	–	1991	–

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
–	0.198926	–	Underground	–	1.8	300*	*

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
6.836	–	18.8	Godavari	Subbituminous	Thermal	–

Table 5: Ownership and parent company

Owner	Parent Company	Headquarters
The Singareni Collieries Co Ltd	Government of Telengana [51%]; Government of India [49%]	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 Godavarikhani -7 Life Extension Project (GDK-7 LEP) is an underground extension of the Godavari Khani-7 Incline opencast mine of Ramagundam area. The mine of 0.368 MTPA capacity is operated over an area of 180.53 Ha by Singareni Collieries Company Limited, a subsidiary of Coal India, in village Janagaon, Mandal Ramagundam, District Peddapally, State Telangana, India.

Godavarikhani - 7 Life Extension Project (GDK-7 LEP) is existing underground coal mine with a lease hold area of 180.53 Ha. This mine was separated from GDK 7 Incline mine and named as the extension project during the year 1991 with a mine take area of 180.53 Ha. The planned coal production is 0.368 MTPA.

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