Thar Block III (b) Coal Mine

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Thar Block III (b) Coal Mine is an operating coal mine in Block-III Thar Coalfields, District Tharparkar, Sindh, Pakistan, Tharparkar, Sindh, Pakistan.

Location

Table 1: Project-level location details

Mine Name	Location	Coordinates (WGS 84)
Thar Block III (b) Coal Mine	Block-III Thar Coalfields, District Tharparkar, Sindh, Pakistan, Tharparkar, Sindh, Pakistan	24.81057375, 70.46133552 (approximate)

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Project Details

Table 2: Project status

Status	Status Detail	Opening Year	Closing Year
Operating	–	2025	–

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
5	–	–	Surface	Open Pit	76.8	158.5	766.0*

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
–	–	1450.0	Thar	Lignite	Thermal	Coal Plant

Table 5: Ownership and parent company

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Owner	Parent Company	Headquarters
Asia Power Thar Coal (Pvt.) Limited	Asia Power Thar Coal Pvt Ltd [100.0%]	United Kingdom

Note: The above sections were automatically generated and are based on data from the Global Coal Mine Tracker May 2026 release.

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