Moonidih Coal Mine

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Moonidih Coal Mine is an operating coal mine in Dhanbad, Jharkhand, India.

Location

Table 1: Project-level location details

Mine Name	Location	Coordinates (WGS 84)
Moonidih Coal Mine	Dhanbad, Jharkhand, India	23.740882, 86.352473 (exact)

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

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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
–	0.625	2022	Underground	Longwall	–	300*	686*

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
152.75	–	–	Jharia	Bituminous	Met	–

Table 5: Ownership and parent company

Owner	Parent Company	Headquarters
Bharat Coking Coal Ltd	Coal India	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	Construction	Expansion	–	2.5	–

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

Background

Moonidih coal mine is operated by Bharat Coking Coal Limited, a subsidiary of Coal India in Dhanbad, Jharkhand, India.

The mine is part of Cluster No. 11 (BCCL).

The mine has an ongoing longwall expansion project. 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. Bharat Coking Coal Limited, a subsidiary of Coal India, operates the Cluster 11 coal mines.

• Sponsor: Bharat Coking Coal Limited
• Parent company: Coal India
• Location: Dhanbad, Jharkhand, India
• Coordinates: 23.740882, 86.352473 (exact)
• Status: Operating
• Production: 0.53 million tonnes (2020)
• Mineable Reserves: 152.75 MT
• In service:
• Permits:
• Coal type:Bituminous
• Mining method: Underground

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