Meera Coal Mine
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Meera Coal Mine is an operating coal mine in Anuppur, Madhya Pradesh, India.
Location
Table 1: Project-level location details
| Mine Name | Location | Coordinates (WGS 84) |
|---|---|---|
| Meera Coal Mine | Anuppur, Madhya Pradesh, India | 23.186224, 81.986798 (exact) |
The map below shows the exact location of the coal mine:
Project Details
Table 2: Project status
| Status | Status Detail | Opening Year | Closing Year |
|---|---|---|---|
| Operating | – | 1990 | – |
Table 3: Operation details
| Capacity (Mtpa) | Production (Mtpa) | Year of Production | Mine Type | Mining Method | Mine Size (km2) | Mine Depth (m) | Workforce Size |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 0.6[1] | 0.076[2] | 2024[2] | Underground | – | 3.08 | 300* | 579.3573187* |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4.865 | – | – | Sohagpur | Subbituminous | Thermal | – |
Table 5: Ownership and parent company
| Owner | Parent Company | Headquarters |
|---|---|---|
| South Eastern Coalfields Ltd [100.0%] | Coal India | India |
Table 6: Historical production (unit: million tonnes per annum)
| ROM or Saleable | 2017 | 2018 | 2019 | 2020 | 2021 | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 | 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| – | – | – | – | – | 0.07[1] | 0.08[1] | 0.08*[1] | 0.08[2] | – |
Note: The above sections were automatically generated and are based on data from the Global Coal Mine Tracker August 2026 release.
Ownership Tree
This ownership tree is part of the Global Energy Ownership Tracker, a project of Global Energy Monitor.
Background on Mine
The mine, also known as the Meera Incline coal mine project, is an underground mine with a designed capacity of 0.375 million-tonnes-per-annum on an area of 308.28 Ha.
The mine started as part of the cluster Govinda Colliery and Radha UG with a combined capacity of 0.512 MTPA. The mines started productions in 1990, however, the Govinda Colliery and Radha Colliery closed in 1999 and 2013 after exhaustion of their capacity. They operated under the consent received from the Madhya Pradesh Pollution Control Board under Air and Water Pollution Control Act. However, for Meera UG to continue operation it had to seek fresh environment Clearance from MoEF&CC India. An application t that effect was made in 2014-15.<ref name=PR>
Expansion Details
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Additional data
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