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.[1]
Location
The map below shows the exact location of the Krishnashila coal mine, in Sonbhadra, Uttar Pradesh, India.
Background
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).[2] 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.[3]
Mine Details
- Operator: Northern Coalfields Limited[1]
- Owner: Coal India
- Location: Sonbhadra, Uttar Pradesh, India
- Coordinates: 24.12435195, 82.74250031 (exact)
- Status: Operating
- Capacity: 7.5 MTPA[2]
- Mineable Reserves: 72.95 MT[1]
- Coal Type: Lignite (Thermal)
- Mine Type: Opencast[1]
- Start Year: 2007[4]
- 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
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 Northern Coalfield Limited, Summary of Krishnashila OCP, February 13, 2017.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 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.