Umrer Coal Mine

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Umrer Coal Mine is an operating coal mine in Umrer, Nagpur, Maharashtra, India.

Location

Table 1: Project-level location details

Mine Name	Location	Coordinates (WGS 84)
Umrer Coal Mine	Umrer, Nagpur, Maharashtra, India	20.845833, 79.271666 (exact)

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

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Project Details

Table 2: Project status

Status	Status Detail	Opening Year	Closing Year
Operating	–	–	–

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
4.9	3.55	2022	Surface	Open Pit	–	50*	677*

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
11.68	–	–	Nagpur	Subbituminous	Thermal	–

Table 5: Ownership and parent company

Owner	Parent Company	Headquarters
Western Coalfields Ltd	Coal India	India

Note: The above section was automatically generated and is based on data from the GEM April 2024 Global Coal Mine Tracker dataset.

Background on Mine

The Umrer Opencast Coal Mine is a 4.90 million tonne-per-annum mine owned by Western Coalfields Limited, a subsidiary of Coal India Limited. The main consumers of the mine are thermal plants of MAHAGENCO and miscellaneous consumers. The Environment Clearance for the expansion of the Umrer Opencast Coal Mining project from 3.50 MTPA to 4.90 MTPA was granted on 11th January 2019 by the Ministry of Environment, Forest, and Climate Change (MoEF&CC).

The previous Environment Clearance for the Expansion of the Umrer Opencast Coal Mining Project from 2.34 MTPA to 3.50 MTPA was granted by the MoEF on 20th May 2005.

The Umrer Opencast Mine is located within 10 km from the boundary of Umred Karahandla Wildlife Sanctuary and falls in the corridor of Umred Karhandla Wildlife Sanctuary, Tadoba Andhari Tiger Reserve, Pench Tiger Reserve, Navegaon Nagzira Tiger Reserve, Melghat Tiger Reserve, Bor Wildlife Sanctuary, and Tipeshwar Wildlife Sanctuary.

Expansion Details

• Status: Operating
• Size of Expansion: 1.4MTPA (from 3.50MTPA to 4.90MTPA)
• Permits and Applications: Environmental Clearance for expansion in production capacity from 3.50MTPA to 4.90MTPA, India MoEF&CC, 11 January, 2019;

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