Junad Coal Mine

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Junad Coal Mine is an operating coal mine in Wani North, Yavatmal, Maharashtra, India.

Location

Table 1: Project-level location details

Mine Name	Location	Coordinates (WGS 84)
Junad Coal Mine	Wani North, Yavatmal, Maharashtra, India	20.058148, 79.052317 (exact)

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Project Details

Table 2: Project status

Status	Status Detail	Opening Year	Closing Year
Operating	–	–	–

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	0.7386	2021	Surface	Open Pit	1.74	50*	461*

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
6.13	–	14.581	Wardha Valley	Subbituminous	Thermal	–

Table 5: Ownership and parent company

Owner	Parent Company	Headquarters
Western 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 on Mine

The Junad Deep Open Cast Coal Mine Project was accorded Environment Clearance for expansion in the coal production capacity from 0.60 MTPA to 1.5 MTPA and lease area from 174.28 ha to 449.63 ha on 09th September 2015 .

The coal seam in Junad Block is thick Composite Seam ranges in thickness from 14.82 (MWJ-50) to 18.83 (MWJ-24). MECL, however, divided seam in two parts as Top Section and Bottom Section by a parting ranging from 0.09 (MWJ-24) to 2.21 in (MWJ26), However, for proposed opencast quarry, it is considered as thick Composite Seam. .

The expansion of the mine, located in Yavatmal district, would entail an investment of Rs 58 crore and would ensure regular coal supplies to thermal power plant of Mahagenco. .

Expansion Details

• Status: Operational
• Size of Expansion: 1.5 MTPA
• Total Resource: 14.581 MT
• Mineable Reserves: 6.13 MT
• Mine Size: 449.63 hectares
• Start Year: 2015
• Permits and Applications: Environment Clearance for Junad Deep OC Mining Project

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