Integrated Belpahar, Lakhanpur, Lilari Coal Mine
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Integrated Belpahar, Lakhanpur, Lilari Coal Mine is a proposed coal mine in Lakhanpur, Jharsuguda, Odisha, India.
Location
Table 1: Project-level location details
| Mine Name | Location | Coordinates (WGS 84) |
|---|---|---|
| Integrated Belpahar, Lakhanpur, Lilari Coal Mine | Lakhanpur, Jharsuguda, Odisha, India[1] | 21.771004, 83.854397 (approximate) |
The map below shows the approximate location of the coal mine:
Project Details
Table 2: Project status
| Status | Status Detail | Project Type | Opening Year | Closing Year |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Proposed | Pre-Permit | New | – | – |
Table 3: Operation details
| Capacity (Mtpa) | Production (Mtpa) | Year of Production | Mine Type | Mining Method | Mine Size (km2) | Mine Depth (m) | Workforce Size |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 40[1] | – | – | Surface | Open Pit | 44[1] | 50* | *[1] |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1262 | – | – | Ib Valley[1] | Lignite | Thermal | – |
Table 5: Ownership and parent company
| Owner | Parent Company | Headquarters |
|---|---|---|
| Mahanadi Coalfields Ltd | Coal India | India |
Note: The above section was automatically generated and is based on data from the GEM April 2024 Global Coal Mine Tracker dataset.
Background
The Integrated Belpahar-Lakhanpur-Lilari Project is a 40 million tonnes per annum (MTPA) opencast coal mine proposed by Mahanadi Coalfields Limited in Odisha State, India.[2][3]
The project's Terms of reference (TOR) were granted in 2019. As of 2023, the environmental clearance (EC) is still pending approval.[4] The Integrated Belpahar-Lakhanpur-Lilari Project is part of the Ib Valley coal mines, owned by Mahanadi Coalfields Limited (a subsidiary of state-owned Coal India).[5] The proposed project is an integration of three different existing mines: the Lakhanpur coal mine, Belpahar coal mine, and Lilari opencast mine.[6]
The capacity would increase current Ib Valley coal operations by 10 million tonnes.
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.[7]
Lilari Opencast
The standalone Lilari Opencast mine began operations in 1988.[8] It was approved to produce up to 0.8 million tonnes per annum, and ceased coal production in April 2018.[8] According to the mine plan for the Belpahar-Lakhanpur-Lilari OC mine, Lilari's bottom seams (Ib and Rampur) will be extracted for the integrated project.[8]
- Operator: Mahanadi Coalfields Limited
- Owner: Mahanadi Coalfields Limited (Coal India)
- Location: Bandhabal, Jharsuguda district, Odisha state, India
- Coordinates: 21.771004, 83.849162 (approximate)
- Status: Proposed[4]
- Production Capacity: 40 million tonnes per annum[6]
- Total Resource:
- Mineable Reserves: 1262 million tonnes[9]
- Coal Type: Lignite
- Mine Type: Surface, Opencast[6]
- Start Year: TBD
- Source of Financing:
- Permits:
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Additional data
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References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 1.4 https://environmentclearance.nic.in/DownloadPfdFile.aspx?FileName=qr9z/J8VNMFnvX1MIngO01XLM6dgBpGLt8GpSrjMKxEVesCcXyFRcy2GI9+6parUATXojOxUQeT7zrmPWxKA7vcJepY6yaOKz0Ernj5QRjTM3yRhVbRgDyVpykF18j24eiUloen6hXg5+aST+ST0mA==&FilePath=93ZZBm8LWEXfg+HAlQix2fE2t8z/pgnoBhDlYdZCxzXmG8GlihX6H9UP1HygCn3pCkAF2zPFXFQNqA4krKa1Aw==.
{{cite web}}: Missing or empty|title=(help) - ↑ Mahanadi Coalfields Limited, Bioprofile of Projects, accessed March 16, 2020
- ↑ Environmental Clearance, January 2019
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 Integrated Lakhanpur-Belpahar-Lilari Opencast Project Details, Ministry of Environment Forest and Climate Change Government of India, Accessed June 2023.
- ↑ Mahanadi Coalfields Limited 2013-14 Annual Report, pp. 20-21.
- ↑ 6.0 6.1 6.2 for Prior Environmental Clearance for Coal Mining Project of Integrated Belpahar-Lakhanpur-Lilari Open Cast Project, MoEFCC, January 2019.
- ↑ Government of India, Ministry of Coal, Question No. 35 - "Opening of new Coal Mines", Archived from the original on 29 September 2022.
- ↑ 8.0 8.1 8.2 Half Yearly Report on Environmental Clearance Condition, Half Year Ending APR-2019 to SEPT-2019 - Lilari Opencast Project Lakhanpur Area, MoEFCC, Accessed June 2023.
- ↑ Coal Directory of India 2012-13, Ministry of Coal, 2014, p. 2.11.
