Sitanala Coal Mine

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Sitanala Coal Mine is a proposed coal mine in Chandankiyari, Bokaro, Jharkhand, India.

Location

Table 1: Project-level location details

Mine Name	Location	Coordinates (WGS 84)
Sitanala Coal Mine	Chandankiyari, Bokaro, Jharkhand, India	23.6667962, 86.4047028 (approximate)

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Project Details

Table 2: Project status

Status	Status Detail	Project Type	Opening Year	Closing Year
Proposed	Pre-Permit	New	2027-2028	–

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
0.3	–	–	Underground	–	–	300.0*	–

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
–	–	109.0	Jharia	Bituminous	Met	–

Table 5: Ownership and parent company

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Owner	Parent Company	Headquarters
JSW Steel Ltd [100%]	–	India

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

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Background

Sitanala Coal Mine was previously owned by India's largest steel producer Steel Authority of India Limited (SAIL), but in 2018 the government decided to take it back on accounts of delays in the development of the mine. In 2023, during the 6th round of commercial coal auctions, JSW Steel has won the bidding of the Sitanala Mine.

Mine Details

• Sponsor: JSW Steel Limited
• Parent company: JSW Group
• Location: Chandankiyari, Bokaro, Jharkhand, India
• Coordinates: 23.5726111,86.356455 (Approximate)
• Status: Proposed
• Capacity: 0.3 million tonnes
• Resources: 108.85 million tonnes
• In service:
• Mine size:
• Coal type: Bituminous
• Mining method: Underground

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