West Bokaro Coal Mine
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West Bokaro Coal Mine is an operating coal mine in Ramgarh, Jharkhand, India.
Location
Table 1: Project-level location details
| Mine Name | Location | Coordinates (WGS 84) |
|---|---|---|
| West Bokaro Coal Mine | Ramgarh, Jharkhand, India | 23.7927473, 85.55423096 (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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| – | 6.5[1] | 2023[1] | Surface | Open Pit | 17.4[2] | 50.0* | 996* |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| – | – | – | – | Bituminous | Met[3] | – |
Table 5: Ownership and parent company
| Owner | Parent Company | Headquarters |
|---|---|---|
| Coal India; Tata Steel | Tata Steel Ltd [100%] | India |
Table 6: Historical production (unit: million tonnes per annum)
| ROM or Saleable | 2017 | 2018 | 2019 | 2020 | 2021 | 2022 | 2023 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ROM | – | – | 5.3[4] | – | 2.05[5] | 5.1[6] | 6.5[1] |
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 West Bokaro mine is operated by Tata Steel (a private company that is a subsidiary of the Tata Group).[7][8]
Articles and Resources
Additional data
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References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 (PDF) https://www.tatasteel.com/media/21244/integrated-report-and-annual-accounts-fy2023-24.pdf.
{{cite web}}: Missing or empty|title=(help) - ↑ (PDF) https://www.tatasteel.com/media/14734/20211118_ec-compliance-complete_west-bokaro-open-cast-coal-mine-tata-steel-limited_fy22h1.pdf.
{{cite web}}: Missing or empty|title=(help) - ↑ (PDF) https://web.archive.org/web/20240122230358/https://environmentclearance.nic.in/writereaddata/Online/TOR/16_Feb_2022_13394151720187540PFR.pdf. Archived from the original (PDF) on 22 January 2024.
{{cite web}}: Missing or empty|title=(help) - ↑ (PDF) https://www.nfi.org.in/sites/nfi/files/publication/Working%20Paper%20Jharkhand-Book-11-11-22%20%281%29.pdf.
{{cite web}}: Missing or empty|title=(help) - ↑ (PDF) https://web.archive.org/web/20221108121601/https://www.tatasteel.com/media/15928/tata-steel-ir-2021-22.pdf. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2022-11-08.
{{cite web}}: Missing or empty|title=(help) - ↑ (PDF). 2023 https://web.archive.org/web/20240124185755/https://www.tatasteel.com/investors/integrated-report-2022-23/tata-steel-ir-2022-23.pdf. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2024-01-24.
{{cite web}}: Missing or empty|title=(help) - ↑ Mining Operations, Tata Steel website, accessed May 2015.
- ↑ Areas, Central Coalfields Limited website, accessed May 2015.
