Krishnashila Coal Mine
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Krishnashila Coal Mine is an operating coal mine in Sonbhadra, Uttar Pradesh, India.
Location
Table 1: Project-level location details
| Mine Name | Location | Coordinates (WGS 84) |
|---|---|---|
| Krishnashila Coal Mine | Sonbhadra, Uttar Pradesh, India | 24.12435195, 82.74250031 (exact) |
The map below shows the exact location of the coal mine:
Project Details
Table 2: Project status
| Status | Status Detail | Project Phase | Opening Year | Closing Year |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Operating[1] | – | Stage 1 | 2007[1] | – |
Table 3: Operation details
| Capacity (Mtpa) | Production (Mtpa) | Year of Production | Mine Type | Mining Method | Mine Size (km2) | Mine Depth (m) | Workforce Size |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 7.5[2] | 7[3] | 2022[3] | Surface | Open Pit | 8.51 | 50* | 634 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 28.5[4] | 2022[4] | – | Singrauli | Lignite | Thermal | – |
Table 5: Ownership and parent company
| Owner | Parent Company | Headquarters |
|---|---|---|
| Northern Coalfields Ltd[5] | 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 Krishnashila coal mine is an opencast mine, operated by Northern Coalfields Limited, a subsidiary of Coal India, with a capacity of 7.5 million tonnes-per-annum (MTPA) in Sonbhadra, Uttar Pradesh, India.[6] Northern Coalfields Limited, a subsidiary of Coal India, operates the Krishnashila mine.
In July 2022, a proposal to increase the mine's production capacity from 7 to 7.5 MTPA over the existing mining lease area of 851.78 hectares was granted environmental clearance (EC).[7] The approval was a part of a special dispensation in which India's Ministry Of Coal requested the Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change (MoEF&CC) to consider skipping the public consultation stage of the approval process and granting immediate ECs to coal mining projects requesting expansions up to 50% of their operating capacity within their existing mine lease area. The move is a part of India's push to enhance coal production in order to meet the country’s energy requirement.[8]
- Operator: Northern Coalfields Limited[6]
- Owner: Coal India
- Location: Sonbhadra, Uttar Pradesh, India
- Coordinates: 24.12435195, 82.74250031 (exact)
- Status: Operating
- Capacity: 7.5 MTPA[7]
- Mineable Reserves: 72.95 MT[6]
- Coal Type: Lignite (Thermal)
- Mine Type: Opencast[6]
- Start Year: 2007[9]
- Source of Financing:
- Permits:
Expansion Details
- Status: Permitted
- Capacity: 7.5 MTPA
- Mineable Reserves:
- Start Year: 2022
- Source of Financing:
- Permits: Environment Clearance expansion in production capacity from 7 MTPA to 7.5 MTPA, MoEF&CC India, 27 July 2022
Articles and Resources
Additional data
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References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 (PDF) https://environmentclearance.nic.in/writereaddata/Online/additionalfile/06012018J9P2UEL8Project_Summary_of_Krishnashila_OCP.pdf.
{{cite web}}: Missing or empty|title=(help) - ↑ (PDF) https://environmentclearance.nic.in/writereaddata/Compliance/1129202257612231Compliancewordcomplete.pdf.
{{cite web}}: Missing or empty|title=(help) - ↑ 3.0 3.1 (PDF) https://coal.nic.in/sites/default/files/2023-05/srn-march-2023_0.pdf.
{{cite web}}: Missing or empty|title=(help) - ↑ 4.0 4.1 (PDF) https://scclmines.com/TestFold/EnvDocs/2023002.pdf.
{{cite web}}: Missing or empty|title=(help) - ↑ https://www.swapdial.com/%5Epublic/knowledge-contents/industrial-data/(%3FPncl-coal-mines-list%5B-%5Cw%5Cd%5D+)/$.
{{cite web}}: Missing or empty|title=(help) - ↑ 6.0 6.1 6.2 6.3 Northern Coalfield Limited, Summary of Krishnashila OCP, February 13, 2017.
- ↑ 7.0 7.1 EC for Expansion of Krishnashila OC Coal Mining Project, MoEF&CC India, 27 July 2022.
- ↑ "Ministry Of Coal Requested MoEF&CC To Consider Expansion Of Mine Without Public Consultation Upto 50% Of Their Production Capacity", Orissa Diary, August 1, 2022.
- ↑ Justification for Location of Project in Forest Land, Northern Coalfields Limited, accessed August 2022.
