Tirap Colliery

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The Tirap coal mine is operated by North Eastern Coalfields Limited, a subsidiary of Coal India, near Margherita town, Tinsukia, Assam state, India.

The mine is part of the Makum coal mines cluster.[1]

Location

The map below shows the location of the Makum mines, near Margherita town, Tinsukia district, Assam state.[2][3]

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Background

The Makum coal mines are owned by North Eastern Coalfields Limited (a subsidiary of state-owned Coal India).

There are several cancelled and inactive mines in the area, including Baragolai colliery, Jagun opencast mine (0.5 MTPA), and Lekhapani mine (0.25 MTPA).[4]

Mine Details

  • Sponsor: North Eastern Coalfields Limited[1]
  • Parent company: Coal India
  • Location: Margherita town, Tinsukia district, Assam state, India
  • Coordinates: 27.293804, 95.755447 (exact)[1]
  • Status: Operating[1]
  • Production: 0.45 million tonnes (2020)[5]
  • Reserves: 453 million tonnes total for Makum cluster[6][7][8]
  • In service:
  • Permits:
  • Coal type:
  • Mining method: Surface
  • Source of financing:

Articles and resources

References

  1. 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 North Eastern Coalfields Limited, Annual Report, Development Activities in North Eastern Coalfields, accessed March 16, 2020
  2. Tirap Colliery, Wikimapia, accessed May 2015.
  3. Tikak Colliery, Wikimapia, accessed May 2015.
  4. http://www.neccoal.co.in/baragolai.php
  5. http://www.neccoal.co.in/tirap.php
  6. Coal Directory of India 2012-13, Ministry of Coal, 2014, p. 2.12.
  7. https://ec.europa.eu/dgs/energy/tenders/doc/2013/2013s_089_150442__annex6.pdf
  8. Northern Eastern Coalfields Limited, Ledo OCP Details, accessed March 16, 2020.

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