Purunga Coal Mine

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Purunga Coal Mine is a proposed coal mine in Purunga, Raigarh, Chhattisgarh, India.

Location

Table 1: Project-level location details

Mine Name	Location	Coordinates (WGS 84)
Purunga Coal Mine	Purunga, Raigarh, Chhattisgarh, India	22.300377, 83.151559 (approximate)

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Project Details

Table 2: Project status

Status	Status Detail	Project Type	Opening Year	Closing Year
Proposed	Exploration	New	2028 (planned)	–

Table 3: Operation details

Capacity (Mtpa)	Production (Mtpa)	Year of Production	Mine Type	Mining Method	Mine Size (km2)	Mine Depth (m)	Workforce Size
–	–	–	Underground	Bord and Pillar	–	500.0	–

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
–	–	260.0	Mand Raigarh	Subbituminous	Thermal	–

Table 5: Ownership and parent company

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Owner	Parent Company	Headquarters
CG Natural Resources Pvt Ltd [100%]	CG Natural Resources Pvt Ltd [100%]	India

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

Background

The Purunga Coal Mine is proposed in Raigarh, Chhattisgarh, India. The coal block was auctioned in the 2022 tranche.

• Operator: CG Natural Resources Private Limited
• Owner: CG Natural Resources Private Limited
• Location: Raigarh, Chhattisgarh, India
• Coordinates: 22.300377, 83.151559 (exact)
• Status: Proposed
• Capacity: Unknown
• Reserve 260 Mt
• In service:
• Permits:
• Coal type: Subbituminous
• Mining method: Surface
• Source of financing:

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