Tara (East & West) Coal Mine

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Tara (East & West) Coal Mine is an operating coal mine in Burdwan, West Bengal, India.

Location

Table 1: Project-level location details

Mine Name	Location	Coordinates (WGS 84)
Tara (East & West) Coal Mine	Burdwan, West Bengal, India	23.45338, 87.23919 (approximate)

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Project Details

Table 2: Project status

Status	Status Detail	Project Type	Opening Year	Closing Year
Operating	–	New	2023	–

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	–	–	Surface	Open Pit	18.0	50.0*	520*

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
18.0	–	–	Raniganj	Subbituminous	Thermal	–

Table 5: Ownership and parent company

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Owner	Parent Company	Headquarters
West Bengal Power Development Corp Ltd [100%]	The West Bengal Power Development Corp 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 on Mine

The Tara (East & West) coal mine is operated by West Bengal Power Development Corporation, a state-owned company of the State of West Bengal.

Mine opening permission was granted in March 2022, however coal production has not yet started due to delay in appointment of MDO.

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