Sanghamitra Coal Mine

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Sanghamitra Coal Mine is a proposed coal mine in Chatra, Jharkhand, India.

Location

Table 1: Project-level location details

Mine Name	Location	Coordinates (WGS 84)
Sanghamitra Coal Mine	Chatra, Jharkhand, India	23.889479, 85.00171 (approximate)

The map below shows the approximate location of the coal mine:

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Project Details

Table 2: Project status

Status	Status Detail	Project Type	Opening Year	Closing Year
Proposed	Permitted	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
20	–	–	Surface	Open Pit	–	50*	*

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
125	–	–	North Karanpura	Lignite	Thermal	–

Table 5: Ownership and parent company

Owner	Parent Company	Headquarters
Central 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

The Magadh Amrapali coal mines are a network of opencast mines, operated by Central Coalfields Limited, a subsidiary of Coal India, producing approximately 26 million tonnes-per-annum, on the North Karanpura coalfield in Jharkhand state, India.

The Magadh-Amrapali area includes the Amrapali, Magadh, Pachra, and Sanghmitra operating and proposed mines. The network of coal mines on the Magadh Amrapali Area are owned by Central Coalfields Limited (CCL), a subsidiary of Coal India.

The Magadh Opencast Coal Mine Project of 20 million tonnes received environment clearance in October 2008.

The Amrapali Opencast Project with capacity 12 MTPA, produced 6.50 tonnes in 2018, on 619.87 hectares was given EC vide letter dated 3rd January, 2006, under the provisions of the EIA Notification, 1994. However, due to change in EIA notification, the project's EC underwent revalidation. The mine has undergone several expansions, including a production increase to 14.4 million tonnes per annum, which was approved in March 2020. In 2021, CCL presented a proposal to enhance production at Amrapali OC from 14.4 to 25 MTPA (35 MTPA peak) within the existing project area of 619.87 hectares. According to the expansion pre-feasibility report, the company will undertake the expansion in a phased manner, with phase I excluding un-diverted forest land.

Pachra was a proposed opencast 15 MTPA project to be run by Central Coalfields Limited in the North Karanpura coalfields. As of November 2020, the mine had been removed from CCL's list of "mega projects."

Sanghamitra Opencast coal mine project is a proposed 20 MTPA mine to be run by Central Coalfields Limited in the North Karanpura coalfields. As of July 2020, CCL is inviting bids for developers. In response to a right of information request in 2021, the mine is still listed by the Government of India as an active new mine project.

• Operator: Central Coalfields Limited
• Owner: Coal India
• Location: Jharkhand state, India
• Coordinates: 23.889479, 85.00171 (exact)
• Status: Operating
• Capacity: Amrapali (14.4 MTPA), Magadh (20 MTPA), and Sanghmitra (20 MTPA).
• Total Resource Reserves: Amrapali 486.50 MT
• Mineable Reserve: Amrapali 124.79 MT
• Start Year:
• Permits:
• Coal Type: Grade 11
• Mine Type: Opencast
• Source of Financing:

Expansion Details

Amrapali Mine

• Status: Proposed
• Capacity: 25 MTPA
• Mineable Reserves: 79.5 million tonnes
• Start Year:
• Permits and Applications:

Magadh Mine

• Status: Proposed
• Capacity: 51 MTPA
• Mineable Reserves:
• Start Year:
• Permits and Applications:

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