Sheetaldhara-Kurja and Kapidhara Coal Mines

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Sheetaldhara-Kurja and Kapidhara Coal Mines is an operating coal mine in Daldal, Annupur, Madhya Pradesh, India.

Location

Table 1: Project-level location details

Mine Name Location Coordinates (WGS 84)
Sheetaldhara-Kurja and Kapidhara Coal Mines Daldal, Annupur, Madhya Pradesh, India 23.239816, 82.112069 (exact)

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Project Details

Table 2: Project status

Status Status Detail Opening Year Closing Year
Operating

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
3[1] 0.57[2] 2022[2] Underground 10.64 300* 598*

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
5.671[1] 2022[1] Sohagpur 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

The Sheetaldhara-Kurja and Kapildhara Group of Underground Coal Mines is operated by South Eastern Coalfields Limited, a subsidiary of Coal India, in the village of Daldal, Tehsil Kotma, District Annuppur, Madhya Pradesh India. The Sheetaldhara-Kurja and Kapildhara Group of Underground Coal Mines have a designed capacity 3.0 million-tonnes-per-annum, over a combined mining lease area of 1064.054 ha. The boundaries of the two mines are common and they have a common colony. It is to be noted that Sheetaldhara Kurja was granted environment clearance on 5 October 2004 for 0.88 MTPA and Kapildhara UG on 24 November 1998 for 0.24 MTPA. Both the mines together received further clearance for an expanded capacity of 3.0 MTPA on 22 February 2011.[3]

  • Sponsor: South Eastern Coalfields Limited[3]
  • Parent company: Coal India Limited[3]
  • Location: Teshil & District Anuppur, Madhya Pradesh, India
  • GPS coordinates: Latitude 23.239816, Longitude 82.112069[4]
  • Capacity: 3.0 MTPA[3]
  • Production: 0.72 million tonnes (2020)
  • Total Resource: 17.80 MT[5]
  • Mineable Reserves: 18.15 MT[5]
  • Coal Type: Non-coking
  • Mine Size: 1064.054 Ha
  • Mine Type: Underground
  • Start Year:
  • Source of Financing:
  • Permits and Applications: Environment Clearance for Sheetaldhara-Kurja and Kapildhara Group of Underground Coal Mines, MoEF&CC India, 22 February 2011

Expansion Details

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Additional data

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References

  1. 1.0 1.1 1.2 (PDF) https://www.secl-cil.in/writereaddata/Environmental%20Audit%20Statement%202021-22%20for%20%20Kurja%20-Sheetaldhara%20&%20Kapildhara%20Group%20of%20U.G.%20Mines..pdf. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
  2. 2.0 2.1 (PDF) https://d3u7ubx0okog7j.cloudfront.net/documents/SECL_Annual_Report_2022-23.pdf. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
  3. 3.0 3.1 3.2 3.3 Environment Clearance for Sheetaldhara-Kurja and Kapildhara Group of Underground Coal Mines, MoEF&CC India, 22 February 2011
  4. Information sheet on Kapildhara Underground coal mine, IndustryAbout website accessed on 6 May, 2020
  5. 5.0 5.1 Coal reserve for the SECL mines, CMPDI website accessed on May 6, 2020