Thar Block I Coal Mine

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Thar Block I Coal Mine is an operating coal mine in Tharparkar, Sindh, Pakistan.

Location

Table 1: Project-level location details

Mine Name	Location	Coordinates (WGS 84)
Thar Block I Coal Mine	Tharparkar, Sindh, Pakistan	24.67060465, 70.32669694 (exact)

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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
5	3.75	2023	Surface	Open Pit	150.0	50.0*	1478*

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
3566.0	–	–	Thar	Lignite	Thermal	Thar Block I power station

Table 5: Ownership and parent company

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Owner	Parent Company	Headquarters
Sino Sindh Resources Ltd [100%]	Shanghai Electric Group	China

Table 6: Historical production (unit: million tonnes per annum)

Note: The asterisk (*) indicates that the value is an estimated figure based on various factors, including the company's forecasted or reported monthly or quarterly production data, etc.

ROM or Saleable	2017	2018	2019	2020	2021	2022	2023
ROM	–	–	2.28	3.8	3.8	4.5	7.6*

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

Global Mining China (GMC) had acquired 100% shareholding of Sino Sindh Resources Limited (SSRL). Shanghai Electric Group has acquired substantial stake of SSRL through GMC. The area of 150 Sq. Km. was allocated to SSRL at Block-I, Thar Coalfield.

Financial close was achieved in December 2019 and completion in February 2023 at a cost of USD 812 million with 7.8 Mtpa of capacity.

Coal is supplied Thar Block I power station with 2x 660 MW units commissioned in 2023.

An estimated 3.75 million tonnes of coal have been mined during 2023.

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