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New Kenda Coal Mine is an operating coal mine in West Bengal, India.
Location
Table 1: Project-level location details
| Mine Name | Location | Coordinates (WGS 84) |
|---|---|---|
| New Kenda Coal Mine | West Bengal, India | 23.6657, 87.1624 (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[1] | – | 2018[1] | – |
Table 3: Operation details
| Capacity (Mtpa) | Production (Mtpa) | Year of Production | Mine Type | Mining Method | Mine Size (km2) | Mine Depth (m) | Workforce Size |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1.2[1] | 0.55[2] | 2022[2] | Underground & Surface | Mixed | – | 60* | 586* |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| – | – | – | – | Subbituminous | Thermal | – |
Table 5: Ownership and parent company
| Owner | Parent Company | Headquarters |
|---|---|---|
| Eastern 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
The New Kenda mines are a network of 6 million tonnes-per-annum (MTPA) underground and opencast coal mines in Cluster No. 11 of the Raniganj Coalfield in the Asansol and Durgapur, Paschim Bardhaman, West Bengal, India.[3]
New Kenda mines are operated by Eastern Coalfields Limited, a subsidiary of Coal India.[4] Eastern Coalfields Limited, a subsidiary of Coal India, operates the Cluster 11 coal mines.
- Sponsor: Eastern Coalfields Limited[3]
- Parent company: Coal India
- Location: Paschim Bardhaman, West Bengal, India[4]
- Coordinates: 23.650379, 87.183894 (exact)[3]
- Status: Operating
- Production: Lower Kenda - 0.07 million tonnes (2020); New Kenda - 0.16 million tonnes (2020)
- Capacity: New Kenda - 3.71 MTPA; New Kenda Opencast - 3.00 MTPA; West Kenda - 0.6 MTPA; Lower Kenda - 0.13 MTPA.[4]
- Reserves:
- In service: Operating
- Permits:
- Coal type:
- Mining method: Underground and Opencast[4]
- Source of financing:
Articles and Resources
Additional data
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References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 (PDF) https://web.archive.org/web/20240122180503/https://www.easterncoal.nic.in/annualreport/annualreport22-23.pdf. Archived from the original (PDF) on 22 January 2024.
{{cite web}}: Missing or empty|title=(help) - ↑ 2.0 2.1 (PDF) https://web.archive.org/web/20240129173121/https://coal.nic.in/sites/default/files/2023-05/23-05-2023.pdf. Archived from the original (PDF) on 29 January 2024.
{{cite web}}: Missing or empty|title=(help) - ↑ 3.0 3.1 3.2 Central Mine Planning & Design Institute Ltd., Final Environmental Impact Assessment and Environmental Management Plan, October 2014.
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 4.2 4.3 Ministry of Environment, Forests, & Climate Change, Cluster No. 11 Environmental Clearance Letter, July 21, 2015.
