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Rajmahal Coal Mine is an operating coal mine in Godda, Jharkhand, India.
Location
Table 1: Project-level location details
| Mine Name | Location | Coordinates (WGS 84) |
|---|---|---|
| Rajmahal Coal Mine | Godda, Jharkhand, India | 25.038, 87.3538 (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] | – | 1988[1] | – |
Table 3: Operation details
| Capacity (Mtpa) | Production (Mtpa) | Year of Production | Mine Type | Mining Method | Mine Size (km2) | Mine Depth (m) | Workforce Size |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 17[2] | 16[3] | 2022[3] | Surface | Open Pit | – | 200 | 2963[4] |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 146.92[1] | 2022[1] | 16122 | – | 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 on Mine
The 10.5 million ton-per-annum Rajmahal coal mines were first opened in 1985. The mines are owned by Eastern Coalfields Limited (a subsidiary of state-owned Coal India). The mines supply coal to both the nearby Farakka power station and Kahalgaon Super Thermal Power Station, both owned by the state-owned National Thermal Power Corporation.[5][6]
Proposed Expansion
In April 2012, Essel Mining and Industries Limited (EMIL) (a subsidiary of the Aditya Birla Group) won a 12.5-year contract to take over mining operations at the Rajmahal mines, and expand production to 17 MTPA.[7][8] The current status of this proposed takeover/expansion is unclear.
Articles and Resources
Additional data
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References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 (PDF) https://scclmines.com/TestFold/EnvDocs/2023002.pdf.
{{cite web}}: Missing or empty|title=(help) - ↑ (PDF) https://environmentclearance.nic.in/writereaddata/Online/EDS/0_0_29_Feb_2020_1452408731ADSRJML.pdf.
{{cite web}}: Missing or empty|title=(help) - ↑ 3.0 3.1 (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) - ↑ https://londonminingnetwork.org/2023/01/gcms-annual-general-fantasy/.
{{cite web}}: Missing or empty|title=(help) - ↑ Rajmahal Area, Eastern Coalfields Limited website, accessed May 2015.
- ↑ Coal Directory of India 2012-13, Ministry of Coal, 2014, p. 2.8.
- ↑ Amit Gupta, Essel steps into Rajmahal, The Telegraph, 26 Apr. 2012.
- ↑ About our Mining Division, EMIL website, accessed May 2015.
