Manoharpur Coal Mine

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Manoharpur Coal Mine is an operating coal mine in Sundargarh, Odisha, India.

Location

Table 1: Project-level location details

Mine Name	Location	Coordinates (WGS 84)
Manoharpur Coal Mine	Sundargarh, Odisha, India	21.949917, 83.762046 (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
Operating	–	New	2019	–

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
8	5.24	2022	Surface	Open Pit	9.77	50*	705

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
188.1	–	–	Ib Valley	Subbituminous	Thermal	–

Table 5: Ownership and parent company

Owner	Parent Company	Headquarters
Odisha Power Generation Corp	Government of Odisha	India

Expansion/Extension

Table 6: Project status

* Added capacity of a coal mine refers to the enhancement in the mine's production capabilities beyond its initial production capacity.

Status	Status Detail	Project Type	Project Phase	Added Capacity (Mtpa)*	Start Year
Proposed	Pre-Permit	Expansion	–	8	–

Note: The above section was automatically generated and is based on data from the GEM April 2024 Global Coal Mine Tracker dataset.

Background

The Manoharpur Coal Mine is a proposed 16 million-tonnes-per-annum opencast mine operated by Odisha Power and Limited, a wholly-owned subsidiary of Odisha Power Generation Corporation Limited, in Sundargarh District, Odisha State, India. Odisha Coal and Power Limited (OCPL) is seeking environmental clearance for both the Manoharpur coal mine and the Dipside Manoharpur Coal Mine Project, an expansion of Manoharpur coal mine. The mining plan for the main mine includes a capacity of 8 million tonnes per annum (Mtpa) over a project area of 977.875 hectares, while the expansion will boost production capacity from 8 Mtpa to 16 Mtpa, and will increase the project area to 1848.379 hectares.

The mine will stretch across the villages of Manoharpur, Paramanandpur, Kathafali, Ghumudasan, Dulanga, Durubaga, Katarbaga, Laikera and Sarbahal Tehsil Hemgir in Sundargarh District of India's Odisha State. It's main service is to supply coal to OPGC for 4X660 MW power generation.

According to OCPL's 2018-2019 Annual Report, The land acquision for Manoharpur coal mine project is largely complete. All the permits/ clearances including Stage – I & II Forest Clearances, Environment Clearance and approval of Mining Plan & Mine Closure Plan including Mine Opening Permission etc. are in place. However, the expansion project has been delayed due to "late receipt of corrigendum to the allotment, including the coordinates of Manoharpur & Dip-side Manoharpur from the Ministry of Coal.

• Operator: Odisha Coal and Power Limited (OCPL)
• Owner: Odisha Power Generation Corporation Limited (OPGC)
• Location: Sundargarh District, Odisha State, India
• Coordinates: 21.949917, 83.762046 (Approximate)
• Status: Proposed
• Capacity: 8 million tonnes per annum (Mtpa)
• Total Reserves: 188.1 million tonnes
• Mineable Reserves:
• Coal Type: (Thermal)
• Mine Size: 9.77 km2
• Mine Type: Surface, Opencast
• Start Year:
• Source of Financing:

Project Expansion Details

• Status: Proposed
• Capacity: +8 Mtpa
• Mineable Reserves:
• Start Year:
• Source of Financing:

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