Gopalji Kaniha Coal Mine
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Gopalji Kaniha Coal Mine is an operating coal mine in Angul, Odisha, India.
Location
Table 1: Project-level location details
| Mine Name | Location | Coordinates (WGS 84) |
|---|---|---|
| Gopalji Kaniha Coal Mine | Angul, Odisha, India | 21.095844, 85.079292 (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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Operating[1] | – | 2010[1] | – |
Table 3: Operation details
| Capacity (Mtpa) | Production (Mtpa) | Year of Production | Mine Type | Mining Method | Mine Size (km2) | Mine Depth (m) | Workforce Size |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 14[2] | 11.811[3] | 2024[3] | Surface | Open Pit[1] | 7.18[1] | 50* | 1392.353768* |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 71.09[1] | 2022[1] | 755 | Talcher | Subbituminous | Thermal | Coal Plant |
Table 5: Ownership and parent company
| Owner | Parent Company | Headquarters |
|---|---|---|
| Mahanadi Coalfields Ltd [100.0%] | Coal India | India |
Table 6: Historical production (unit: million tonnes per annum)
| ROM or Saleable | 2017 | 2018 | 2019 | 2020 | 2021 | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 | 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ROM | – | 7[4] | 7.53[5] | 7.94[6] | 10.1[7] | 12.15[8] | 12.35[8] | 11.81[3] | – |
Note: The above sections were automatically generated and are based on data from the Global Coal Mine Tracker August 2026 release.
Ownership Tree
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Background
Kaniha coal mine is operated by Mahanadi Coalfields Limited, a subsidiary of Coal India in India.[9]
The mine is part of Talcher coal mines.[10] This opencast coal mine was expanded from 10 MPTA to 14 MTPA in ML area of 718 ha in 2017.[9]
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Additional data
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References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 1.4 1.5 (PDF) https://scclmines.com/TestFold/EnvDocs/2023002.pdf.
{{cite web}}: Missing or empty|title=(help) - ↑ (PDF) https://minedocs.com/19/Kaniha-Area-EC-09302023.pdf.
{{cite web}}: Missing or empty|title=(help) - ↑ 3.0 3.1 3.2 https://coalcontroller.gov.in/mine-statistics.
{{cite web}}: Missing or empty|title=(help) - ↑ https://environmentclearance.nic.in/DownloadPfdFile.aspx?FileName=F95slLuKXwt2xtQk85CGW/XcAAjoOQutXAQFl3Kunb/7vDdimS3RnxfY6hasvFda9w9GkV0e1zMMCtwJR9Z9/nv7V6l7Uqqkby9y7OVMMynuiioW6ZJu0fnqY0jCQC2w&FilePath=93ZZBm8LWEXfg+HAlQix2fE2t8z/pgnoBhDlYdZCxzXmG8GlihX6H9UP1HygCn3pIxj9Obixc3BWfxB07ZTvXQ==.
{{cite web}}: Missing or empty|title=(help) - ↑ (PDF) https://nfi.org.in/sites/nfi/files/publication/Coal%20Transition%20-%20Odisha-11-11-22%20%281%29.pdf.
{{cite web}}: Missing or empty|title=(help) - ↑ (PDF) https://coal.nic.in/sites/default/files/2022-05/srn-march-2022.pdf.
{{cite web}}: Missing or empty|title=(help) - ↑ (PDF) https://coal.nic.in/sites/default/files/2023-05/srn-march-2023_0.pdf.
{{cite web}}: Missing or empty|title=(help) - ↑ 8.0 8.1 (PDF) https://coal.nic.in/sites/default/files/2024-05/srn-march-2024.pdf.
{{cite web}}: Missing or empty|title=(help) - ↑ 9.0 9.1 Ministry of Environment,Forest and Climate Change, Government of India, Kaniha Opencast Coal Mine Expansion Project EC Report, July 2017.
- ↑ MCL, MCL Annual Report 2022-2023
