Kistaram Coal Mine

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Kistaram Coal Mine is an operating coal mine in Bhadradri Kothagudem, Telangana, India.

Location

Table 1: Project-level location details

Mine Name Location Coordinates (WGS 84)
Kistaram Coal Mine Bhadradri Kothagudem, Telangana, India 17.207584, 80.801854 (exact)

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Project Details

Table 2: Project status

Status Status Detail Opening Year Closing Year
Operating[1] 2019[1]

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
1.8[2] 2.4[2] 2023[2] Surface Open Pit 4.35[2] 75.0[2] 582*

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
15.0[2] 2023[2] 24.0[2] Godavari Valley Subbituminous Thermal

Table 5: Ownership and parent company

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Owner Parent Company Headquarters
The Singareni Collieries Co Ltd [100%][3] The Singareni Collieries Co Ltd [100%] India

Table 6: Historical production (unit: million tonnes per annum)

ROM or Saleable 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023
ROM 0.19[1] 1.38[1] 2[1] 2[1]

Note: The above section was automatically generated and is based on data from the Global Coal Mine Tracker May 2025 release.

Background

The Kistaram Opencast Coal Mining is located in the village Kistaram, Mandal Sathupalli, District Khammam in the state of Telangana, India. The Kistaram Opencast Coal Mining Project has a designed capacity of 2 MTPA on a ML area of 435.68 Ha and is located in the village Kistaram, Mandal Sathupalli, District Khammam in the state of Telangana, India. The mine received its environment clearance on 12 June 2019.[4]

  • Sponsor: Singareni Collieries Company Limited
  • Parent company: Coal India Limited
  • Location: village Ramanujavaram, Mandal Manuguru, District Khammam in the state of Telangana, India
  • GPS coordinates:17.207584, 80.801854[4]
  • Status: Operating[5]
  • Capacity: 2 MTPA[4]
  • Production: 0.192418 million tonnes
  • Total Resource: 24.05 MT[4]
  • Mineable Reserves: 21.61 MT[4]
  • Coal Type: Non-coking coal, G7 & 11[4]
  • Mine Size: 435.68 Ha hectares[4]
  • Mine Type: Opencast
  • Start Year: 2019[5]
  • Source of Financing:
  • Permits and Applications: Environment Clearance of Kistaram Opencast Coal Mining Project, MoEF&CC, 12 June 2019

Expansion Details

  • Status: Proposed
  • Size of Expansion:
  • Permits and Applications:

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Additional data

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References

  1. 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 1.4 1.5 (PDF) https://web.archive.org/web/20240613230427/https://www.coal.nic.in/sites/default/files/2023-12/srn-oct-2023.pdf. Archived from the original (PDF) on 13 June 2024. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
  2. 2.0 2.1 2.2 2.3 2.4 2.5 2.6 2.7 (PDF) https://web.archive.org/web/20241003063433/https://scclmines.com/env/docs/ECS/110111.pdf. Archived from the original (PDF) on 03 October 2024. {{cite web}}: Check date values in: |archive-date= (help); Missing or empty |title= (help)
  3. https://web.archive.org/web/20240723000818/https://scclmines.com/scclnew/our-business_products-and-services_coal-grades.asp. Archived from the original on 23 July 2024. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
  4. 4.0 4.1 4.2 4.3 4.4 4.5 4.6 Environment Clearance of Kistaram Opencast Coal Mining Project, MoEF&CC, 12 June 2019
  5. 5.0 5.1 EC Compliance Report, April - September 2019, SCCL