Makardhokra I Coal Mine

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Makardhokra I Coal Mine is an operating coal mine in Umrer, Nagpur, Maharashtra, India.

Location

Table 1: Project-level location details

Mine Name	Location	Coordinates (WGS 84)
Makardhokra I Coal Mine	Umrer, Nagpur, Maharashtra, India	20.865366, 79.285604 (exact)

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Project Details

Table 2: Project status

Status	Status Detail	Opening Year	Closing Year
Operating	–	–	–

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
4.2	3.72	2022	Surface	Open Pit	6.67	50*	679*

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	–	53	Umrer Nand Bander	Subbituminous	Thermal	–

Table 5: Ownership and parent company

Owner	Parent Company	Headquarters
Western 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 on Mine

The Makardhokra-I OC mine is an on-going project of Western Coalfields Limited, located about 3 km west of Umrer OC mine and 10 km N-W of Umrer town of Nagpur district, Maharashtra. The Umrer township is located about 45 km south-east of Nagpur.

The nearest operating mine is Dinesh (Makardhokra-III) OC on the northwestern side of the project. Makardhokra-II OC mine located east of Makardhokra-I OC mine has exhausted. Umrer OC mine is located to the further east of Makardhokra-II OC and Amb River separates the two mines. The Umrer Butibori railway line passes through the northern boundary of Makardhokra – I OC and exhausted Makardhokra – II OC mine as well as through the southern boundary of Dinesh (Makardhokra-III) OC.

The Ministry of Environment, Forest & Climate Change has granted Environmental Clearance for Expansion of Makardhokra-I Opencast Coal Mine Project from 1.0 MTPA to 2.0 MTPA in a lease area of 660.70 ha by letter no.J-11015/54/2006-IA-II (M) dated 26.11.2015. This Expansion in Environmental Clearance was granted under 7(ii) of EIA notification, 2006. The project of 1.0 MTPA was earlier accorded EC vide letter no. J11015/54/2005-IA.II (M) dated 02.08.2006.

The Makardhokra – I Opencast Mine is located near Umred Karahandla Wildlife Sanctuary and falls in the corridor of Umred Karhandla Wildlife Sanctuary, Tadoba Andhari Tiger Reserve, Pench Tiger Reserve, Navegaon Nagzira Tiger Reserve, Melghat Tiger Reserve, Bor Wildlife Sanctuary, and Tipeshwar Wildlife Sanctuary. The mining in the wildlife corridor may lead to increased Human-Wildlife Conflict in the area.

Expansion Details

• Status: Proposed
• Size of Expansion: 3.5 MTPA
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