Padmapur Coal Mine

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Padmapur Coal Mine is a mothballed coal mine in Padmapur, Chandrapur, Maharashtra, India.

Location

Table 1: Project-level location details

Mine Name	Location	Coordinates (WGS 84)
Padmapur Coal Mine	Padmapur, Chandrapur, Maharashtra, India	20.030397, 79.314233 (exact)

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Project Details

Table 2: Project status

Status	Status Detail	Opening Year	Closing Year
Mothballed	–	1996	–

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
2.5	0.454	2021	Surface	Open Pit	7.33	50*	*

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
11	–	26	Wardha Valley	Subbituminous	Thermal	–

Table 5: Ownership and parent company

Owner	Parent Company	Headquarters
Western 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 on Mine

The Padmapur Expansion Opencast Coal Mine project of 2.5 MTPA on a mining lease area of 733.58 ha. is located in village Padmapur, Tehsil & District Chandrapur in the State of Maharashtra, India. The Padampur opencast mines first received its EC for Padmapur OCP on 18 December, 1991 for 1.25 MTPA over an ML area of 1275 ha. The project was again granted EC on 19 May 2005 for an expansion in production from 1.25 MTPA to 1.70 MTPA over a reduced ML area of 733.58 ha. The project was further again granted EC on 14.07.2009 for 1.70 MTPA to 2.50 MTPA in an ML area 733.58 ha.

The Environment Clearance for the further expansion, Padmapur Extension Deep Opencast Coal Mine, with capacity of 3.25 MTPA and increased lease area to 837.19 ha is pending before the MoEF&CC India. This expansion involves resettlement of 521 house oustees belonging to Kitadi village who are to re-located at a new site (under mutual agreement and consent and as per CIL‟s R & R Policies).

The Padmapur Opencast Mine is located near Tadoba Andhari Tiger Reserve and falls in the corridor of Tadoba Andhari Tiger Reserve, Umred Karhandla Wildlife Sanctuary, Pench Tiger Reserve, Navegaon Nagzira Tiger Reserve, Melghat Tiger Reserve, Bor Wildlife Sanctuary, and Tipeshwar Wildlife Sanctuary. The mining in the wildlife corridor may lead to increased Human-Wildlife Conflict in the area.

Tiger prowling in mines near Chandrapur causes alarm

In 2017, miners working at Durgapur and Padmapur mines of WCL found a tiger prowling in and around their mines. A sub-adult tiger entered Durgapur mine in daylight in September 2017, and hundreds of workers watched as it moved around 50 meters away. Durgapur and Padmapur mines fall under WCL Chandrapur area and are located on the fringes of the buffer zone of Tadoba.

Labour leader Zia Ul Haque informed that the tiger was first seen on Sunday near the magazine between Durgapur and Padmapur mines. The tiger attacked a cow in the morning, but the cow escaped as the entire herd of cows fled into WCL compound. The road passing along the Durgapur mine is the only road leading to Moharli gate of Tadoba, and a large number of tourists also travel along the road during the day. Haque demanded immediate measures to drive the tiger away from the mines.

Expansion Details

• Status: Shelved
• Size of Expansion: 2.5 MTPA to 3.25 MTPA
• Permits and Applications: ToR for Padmapur Extension Deep Opencast Coal Mine Project India MoEF&CC, 25th February, 2014], Project Report for Padmapur Extension Deep Opencast Coal Mine Project, CMPDI, December 2014.

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