Pachhwara (South) Coal Mine

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Pachhwara (South) Coal Mine is a proposed coal mine in Gopikandar, Dumka, Jharkhand, India.

Location

Table 1: Project-level location details

Mine Name	Location	Coordinates (WGS 84)
Pachhwara (South) Coal Mine	Gopikandar, Dumka, Jharkhand, India	24.500218, 87.483347 (approximate)

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Project Details

Table 2: Project status

Status	Status Detail	Project Type	Opening Year	Closing Year
Proposed	Construction	New	2025	–

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
5.5	–	–	Surface	–	7.15	50.0*	1288

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
263.0	2024	374.0	Rajmahal	Subbituminous	Thermal	Ghatampur power station

Table 5: Ownership and parent company

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Owner	Parent Company	Headquarters
Neyveli Uttar Pradesh Power Ltd [100%]	NLC India Ltd [51.0%]; Uttar Pradesh Rajya Vidyut Utpadan Nigam Ltd [49.0%]	India

Note: The above section was automatically generated and is based on data from the Global Coal Mine Tracker May 2025 release.

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Background

The Pachwara (South) coal mine is a proposed mine, operated by Neyveli Lignite Corporation (NCL) India Limited, with a capacity of 11 million tonnes per year, located in the Rajmahal coalfields of Jharkhanda, India.

The mine will supply Neyveli Thermal Power Station power plants, especially the Ghatampur power station. The proposed mine is owned and operated by the Neyveli Lignite Corporation.

• Sponsor: Neyveli Lignite Corporation (NCL) India Limited
• Parent company:
• Location: Rajmahal coalfields of Jharkhanda, India.
• GPS coordinates: 24.47474, 87.476437 (approximate)
• Status: Operating
• Production Capacity: 9-11 MTPA
• Total Resource:
• Mineable Reserves: 262.84 million tonnes
• Coal Type: Subbituminous
• Mine Size: 7.15 km2
• Mine Type: Surface
• Mine Depth: 350 m (maximum seam)
• Start Year: 2023 - 2024
• Source of Financing:
• Permits and Applications:

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