Kuraloi A North Coal Mine

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Kuraloi A North Coal Mine is a proposed coal mine in Nuaparha, Jharsuguda, Odisha, India.

Location

Table 1: Project-level location details

Mine Name	Location	Coordinates (WGS 84)
Kuraloi A North Coal Mine	Nuaparha, Jharsuguda, Odisha, India	21.799405, 83.8039 (exact)

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Project Details

Table 2: Project status

Status	Status Detail	Project Type	Opening Year	Closing Year
Proposed	Pre-Permit	New	–	–

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
5	–	–	Surface	Open Pit	9.63	50.0*	–

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
–	–	1680.0	IB Valley	Subbituminous	Thermal	–

Table 5: Ownership and parent company

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Owner	Parent Company	Headquarters
Vedanta Ltd [100%]	Vedanta Ltd [100%]	India

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

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Background

The Kuraloi A North Coal Mine is a proposed project in Jharsuguda, Odisha, India. The mine is owned by Vedanta.

• Owner: Vedanta
• Parent company: Vedanta
• Location: Jharsuguda, Odisha, India.
• GPS coordinates:21.799405, 83.8039
• Mine status: Proposed
• Production: 8 mtpa
• Start year:
• Resource: 1680 mt
• Coal type: Subbituminous
• Mine size: 9.63 km2
• Mine type: Surface

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