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Vijay Coal Mine is an operating coal mine in Kendai, Korba, Chhattisgarh, India.
Location
Table 1: Project-level location details
| Mine Name | Location | Coordinates (WGS 84) |
|---|---|---|
| Vijay Coal Mine | Kendai, Korba, Chhattisgarh, India | 22.854326, 82.32114 (exact) |
The map below shows the exact location of the coal mine:
Project Details
Table 2: Project status
| Status | Status Detail | Opening Year | Closing Year |
|---|---|---|---|
| Operating | – | – | – |
Table 3: Operation details
| Capacity (Mtpa) | Production (Mtpa) | Year of Production | Mine Type | Mining Method | Mine Size (km2) | Mine Depth (m) | Workforce Size |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 0.5[1] | 0.5[2] | 2022[2] | Underground | – | 4.38 | 300.0* | 320* |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 8.0[1] | 2022[1] | – | Sendurgar | Subbituminous | Thermal | – |
Table 5: Ownership and parent company
| Owner | Parent Company | Headquarters |
|---|---|---|
| South Eastern Coalfields Ltd [100%] | Coal India Ltd [100.0%] | India |
Table 6: Historical production (unit: million tonnes per annum)
| ROM or Saleable | 2017 | 2018 | 2019 | 2020 | 2021 | 2022 | 2023 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ROM | 0.46[3] | 0.5[3] | 0.5[3] | 0.5[3] | 0.49[3] | 0.5[3] | – |
Note: The above section was automatically generated and is based on data from the Global Coal Mine Tracker May 2025 release.
Background on Mine
The Vijay Coal Mines is a cluster of three mines Vijay East(planned), Vijay West (operational) and Vijay Central to be merged with Vijay West as Opencast. Vijay West mine project has a designed capacity of 0.5 MTPA on a mining lease area of 438.10 ha. It is operated by South Eastern Coalfields Limited. The project received its environment clearance on 15 April 2009.[4]
Vijay West is now proposed to be combined with the Vijay Central mine, which was earlier allotted to Prakash Industries and Coal India Limited as joint venture[5], and was cancelled by the Supreme Court in Coalgate scam. The new mine Vijay West/Vijay Central will be an opencast mine and peak capacity of 3 MTPA[6].
Vijay East part of the Vijay coal block remains in the planning stage for now.
Expansion Details
- Status: Proposed
- Size of Expansion: 3 MTPA
- Permits and Applications: Ministry of coal press information, 30 July 2018
Articles and Resources
Additional data
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References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 (PDF) https://www.secl-cil.in/writereaddata/FINAL_VIJAY%20WEST%20UG_CHIRIMIRI%20AREA%20EAS%2021-22.pdf.
{{cite web}}: Missing or empty|title=(help) - ↑ 2.0 2.1 (PDF) https://d3u7ubx0okog7j.cloudfront.net/documents/SECL_Annual_Report_2022-23.pdf.
{{cite web}}: Missing or empty|title=(help) - ↑ 3.0 3.1 3.2 3.3 3.4 3.5 (PDF) https://web.archive.org/web/20240105223748/https://www.secl-cil.in/writereaddata/FINAL_VIJAY%20WEST%20UG_CHIRIMIRI%20AREA%20EAS%2021-22.pdf.
{{cite web}}: Missing or empty|title=(help) - ↑ Environment Clearance for Vijay West Underground Coal Mine Project , MoEF&CC India, 15 April 2009
- ↑ summary of the Vijay Central mine, Ministry of coal, accessed on 21 April, 2020
- ↑ Ministry of coal press information, 30 July 2018
