Neyveli III Coal Mine

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Neyveli III Coal Mine is a proposed coal mine in Neyveli, Cuddalore, Tamil Nadu, India.

Location

Table 1: Project-level location details

Mine Name	Location	Coordinates (WGS 84)
Neyveli III Coal Mine	Neyveli, Cuddalore, Tamil Nadu, India	11.516278, 79.429398 (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
Proposed	Pre-Permit	New	2027 (planned)	–

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
11.5	–	–	Surface	Open Pit	39	90	*

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
387	–	441	Neyveli (East and South areas)	Lignite	Thermal	Neyveli Thermal Power Station

Table 5: Ownership and parent company

Owner	Parent Company	Headquarters
NLC India Ltd	NLC India Limited	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 Neyveli III coal mine is a proposed mine, operated by Neyveli Lignite Corporation (NCL) India Limited, near the town of Neyveli in Cuddalore district in Tamil Nadu, India.

The mine will supply the 600 megawatt (MW) Neyveli Thermal Power Station and the 420MW Thermal Power Station I Expansion. The mine is owned and operated by the Neyveli Lignite Corporation.

• Sponsor: Neyveli Lignite Corporation (NCL) India Limited
• Parent company:
• Location: Neyveli in Cuddalore district in Tamil Nadu, India
• GPS coordinates: 11.516278, 79.429398 (approximate)
• Status: Proposed
• Capacity: 11.5 MTPA
• Production:
• Total Resource:
• Mineable Reserves: 386.87 MT
• Coal Type: Lignite
• Mine Size: 4841.99 Ha (concession)
• Mine Depth:72-110 m
• Mine Type: Opencast
• Start Year: 2021
• Source of Financing:
• Permits and Applications: Summary of Mine III of NLC, MoEF&CC India accessed on 5 June, 2020

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