Saraipali Coal Mine
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Saraipali Coal Mine is an operating coal mine in Budbud, Korba, Chhattisgarh, India.
Location
Table 1: Project-level location details
Mine Name | Location | Coordinates (WGS 84) |
---|---|---|
Saraipali Coal Mine | Budbud, Korba, Chhattisgarh, India | 22.35732, 82.296358 (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] | – | – | – |
Table 3: Operation details
Capacity (Mtpa) | Production (Mtpa) | Year of Production | Mine Type | Mining Method | Mine Size (km2) | Mine Depth (m) | Workforce Size |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1.4[1] | 1.57[1] | 2022[1] | Surface | Open Pit | – | 50* | 602* |
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 |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
31.5 | – | 50.59 | Korba | Subbituminous | Thermal | – |
Table 5: Ownership and parent company
Owner | Parent Company | Headquarters |
---|---|---|
South 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 Saraipalli Opencast Coal Mine has a designed capacity of 1.40 MTPA on a mining lease area of 279 ha. It is operated by South Eastern Coalfields Limited. The project received its environment clearance for a capacity of 1.40 MTPA on 21 March 2007.[2]
The work on mine started in 2016 due to delays in receiving forest clearance.[3]
Expansion Details
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- Size of Expansion:
- Permits and Applications:
Articles and Resources
Additional data
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References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 (PDF) https://d3u7ubx0okog7j.cloudfront.net/documents/SECL_Annual_Report_2022-23.pdf.
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(help) - ↑ Environment Clearance for Saraipalli Opencast Coal Mine Project, MoEF&CC India, 21 March 2007
- ↑ Work starts on Saraipalli mine, Piyushkant Chaturvedi, Patrika, 15 November 2016