Thar Block VI Coal Mine

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Thar Block VI Coal Mine is a proposed coal mine in Sindh, Pakistan.

Location

Table 1: Project-level location details

Mine Name	Location	Coordinates (WGS 84)
Thar Block VI Coal Mine	Sindh, Pakistan	24.8024521, 70.2539192 (approximate)

The map below shows the approximate location of the coal mine:

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Project Details

Table 2: Project status

Status	Status Detail	Project Type	Project Phase	Opening Year	Closing Year
Proposed	Pre-Permit	New	Phase 1	–	–

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	–	–	50.0*	–

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
–	–	–	Thar	Lignite	Thermal	Thar Block VI power station

Table 5: Ownership and parent company

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Owner	Parent Company	Headquarters
Sindh Carbon Energy Limited [100%]	–	United Kingdom

Expansion/Extension

Table 6: Project status

* Added capacity of a coal mine refers to the enhancement in the mine's production capabilities beyond its initial production capacity.

Status	Status Detail	Project Type	Project Phase	Added Capacity (Mtpa)*	Start Year
Proposed	Pre-Permit	Extension	Phase 2	5	–

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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