N.T.S.T. Jeenagora Coal Mine
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N.T.S.T. Jeenagora Coal Mine is an operating coal mine in Jharkhand, India.
Location
Table 1: Project-level location details
| Mine Name | Location | Coordinates (WGS 84) |
|---|---|---|
| N.T.S.T. Jeenagora Coal Mine | Jharkhand, India | 23.7028, 86.4403 (approximate) |
The map below shows the approximate location of the coal mine:
Project Details
Table 2: Project status
| Status | Status Detail | Opening Year | Closing Year |
|---|---|---|---|
| Operating | – | – | – |
Table 3: Operation details
| Capacity (Mtpa) | Production (Mtpa) | Year of Production | Mine Type | Mining Method | Mine Size (km2) | Mine Depth (m) | Workforce Size |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 7.8[1] | 5.34[2] | 2024[2] | Surface | Open Pit | 7.55[1] | 244.0[1] | 1262.0* |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 150.0[1] | 2013[1] | – | Dhanbad | Subbituminous | Thermal | – |
Table 5: Ownership and parent company
| Owner | Parent Company | Headquarters |
|---|---|---|
| Bharat Coking Coal Ltd | Bharat Coking Coal Ltd [100.0%] | India |
Table 6: Historical production (unit: million tonnes per annum)
| ROM or Saleable | 2017 | 2018 | 2019 | 2020 | 2021 | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 | 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ROM | 3[3] | 2.48[3] | 2.54[4] | – | 3.95[5] | 6.05[6] | 4.79[6] | 5.34[2] | – |
Note: The above sections were automatically generated and are based on data from the Global Coal Mine Tracker May 2026 release.
Background
The North Tisra South Tisra (NTST) coal mines is a proposed mine, located in Cluster 9 (BCCL), operated by Bharat Coking Coal Limited, a subsidiary of Coal India in Dhanbad, Jharkhand, India.[7] Bharat Coking Coal Limited, a subsidiary of Coal India, operates the Cluster 9 coal mines. As of 2013, the proposed North Tisra South Tisra (NTST) opencast mine was set to produce 6 million tonnes per annum, at a maximum depth of 244 m, witha mineable reserve of 155 million tonnes, on 1431 ha.[8] The project remains listed on the companies annual report in 2019[9] and Piyush Goyal, Hon'ble Minister for Railways and Coal visited the site on October 13, 2018.[10] But in response to a right of information request in 2021, the mine is not listed by the Government of India as an active new mine project. It is presumed shelved.[11]
- Sponsor: Bharat Coking Coal Limited[7]
- Parent company: Coal India
- Location: Dhanbad, Jharkhand, India
- Coordinates: 23.729089,86.4431996 (exact)
- Status: Proposed, Under Construction[12]
- Capacity: 6 MTPA (North Tisra)[7]
- Reserves: 162 million tonnes [13]
- Resources:132.667 [13]
- In service: 1972[7]
- Permits:
- Coal type: Bituminous
- Mining method: Surface, Opencast[7]
- Mine size: 14 km2[12]
Articles and Resources
Additional data
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References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 1.4 (PDF) https://bcclweb.in/Environment%20Clearance/cluster-IX.pdf.
{{cite web}}: Missing or empty|title=(help) - ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 (PDF) https://www.bcclweb.in/EC_Compliance_1stOctober2024_to_31stMarch25/Cluster%20IX%20Six%20Monthly%20EC%20Compliance%20Report%20BCCL%20Oct%2024%20to%20Mar%2025.pdf.
{{cite web}}: Missing or empty|title=(help) - ↑ 3.0 3.1 (PDF) https://kmprodopensources3.s3.ap-south-1.amazonaws.com/s3fs-public/repository/BCCL_ANNUAL_REPORT_18_19.pdf.
{{cite web}}: Missing or empty|title=(help) - ↑ (PDF) https://www.nfi.org.in/sites/nfi/files/publication/Working%20Paper%20Jharkhand-Book-11-11-22%20%281%29.pdf.
{{cite web}}: Missing or empty|title=(help) - ↑ (PDF) https://coal.nic.in/sites/default/files/2023-05/srn-march-2023_0.pdf.
{{cite web}}: Missing or empty|title=(help) - ↑ 6.0 6.1 (PDF) https://coal.nic.in/sites/default/files/2024-05/srn-march-2024.pdf.
{{cite web}}: Missing or empty|title=(help) - ↑ 7.0 7.1 7.2 7.3 7.4 Bharat Coking Coal Limited, Cluster IX Environmental Monitoring Report, October 2017.
- ↑ Forest Clearance accessed June 2020
- ↑ BCCL, Annual Report 2019, accessed November 2020
- ↑ Coal India Limited, Twitter Account, October 13, 2018
- ↑ Government of India, Ministry of Coal, Question No. 35 - "Opening of new Coal Mines", February 3, 2021
- ↑ 12.0 12.1 Cite error: Invalid
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