Jamuna OC Coal Mine

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The Jamuna coal mines are an opencast and underground pair of mines, operated by South Eastern Coalfields Limited, a subsidiary of Coal India, in Teshil and District Anuppur, Madhya Pradesh, India.

Although its closure date is unclear, the Jamuna OC mine has exhausted its coal reserves and is no longer operating.

Location

The map below shows the exact location of the Jamuna UG coal mine in Anuppur, Madhya Pradesh, India.

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Background on Mine

The Jamuna coal mines are an opencast and underground pair of mines, operated by South Eastern Coalfields Limited, a subsidiary of Coal India. When both locations were operating, they produced a combined 1.83 million-tonnes-per-annum (MTPA) of coal.

Jamuna OC

The Jamuna Opencast coal mine of 1.31 MTPA over a lease area of 1052.54 hectares (ha) received its environment clearance on 20 May 2005. The project was closed after exhausting its capacity, as per the information provided by the Ministry of Coal in the Indian Parliament on 8 August 2018. In 2020, the mine was listed as active, producing 0.15 million tonnes. However, as of 2022, it was included on a list of abandoned mines identified for ash filling.

Jamuna UG

The Jamuna Underground coal mine of 0.516 MTPA over a lease area of 915 ha received its environment clearance on 18 May 2006.

Mine Details

• Operator: South Eastern Coalfields Limited
• Owner: South Eastern Coalfields Limited (Coal India)
• Location: Teshil & District Anuppur, Madhya Pradesh, India
• GPS coordinates 23.168150, 81.942397 (exact)
• Status: Operating (underground); Retired (opencast)
• Production Capacity: 0.516 MTPA (underground); 1.31 MTPA (opencast)
• Total Resource:
• Mineable Reserves: 4.43 MT (2011)
• Coal Type: Non-coking
• Mine Size: 915 ha (underground); 1052.54 ha (opencast)
• Mine Type: Underground (surface operations have ceased)
• Start Year: 1962 (Jamuna UG)
• Source of Financing:
• Permits and Applications: Environment Clearance for Jamuna OC mine, MoEF&CC India, 20 May 2005; Environment Clearance for Jamuna UG mine, MoEF&CC India, 18 May 2006

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