Amrapali Coal Mine

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Amrapali Coal Mine is an operating coal mine in Tandwa, Chatra, Jharkhand, India.

Location

Table 1: Project-level location details

Mine Name	Location	Coordinates (WGS 84)
Amrapali Coal Mine	Tandwa, Chatra, Jharkhand, India	23.889479, 85.00171 (exact)

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Project Details

Table 2: Project status

Status	Status Detail	Opening Year	Closing Year
Operating	–	2014	–

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
14	18	2022	Surface	Open Pit	10.11	135	1212*

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
48	2022	487	North Karanpura	Lignite	Thermal	Barh I power station

Table 5: Ownership and parent company

Owner	Parent Company	Headquarters
Central Coalfields Ltd	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	6	10	12	14	16	18	22

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	Expansion	Stage 1	10	–

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

Background

The Magadh Amrapali coal mines are a network of opencast mines, operated by Central Coalfields Limited, a subsidiary of Coal India, producing approximately 26 million tonnes-per-annum, on the North Karanpura coalfield in Jharkhand state, India.

The Magadh-Amrapali area includes the Amrapali, Magadh, Pachra, and Sanghmitra operating and proposed mines. The network of coal mines on the Magadh Amrapali Area are owned by Central Coalfields Limited (CCL), a subsidiary of Coal India.

The Magadh Opencast Coal Mine Project of 20 million tonnes received environment clearance in October 2008.

The Amrapali Opencast Project with capacity 12 MTPA, produced 6.50 tonnes in 2018, on 619.87 hectares was given EC vide letter dated 3rd January, 2006, under the provisions of the EIA Notification, 1994. However, due to change in EIA notification, the project's EC underwent revalidation. The mine has undergone several expansions, including a production increase to 14.4 million tonnes per annum, which was approved in March 2020. In 2021, CCL presented a proposal to enhance production at Amrapali OC from 14.4 to 25 MTPA (35 MTPA peak) within the existing project area of 619.87 hectares. According to the expansion pre-feasibility report, the company will undertake the expansion in a phased manner, with phase I excluding un-diverted forest land.

Pachra was a proposed opencast 15 MTPA project to be run by Central Coalfields Limited in the North Karanpura coalfields. As of November 2020, the mine had been removed from CCL's list of "mega projects."

Sanghamitra Opencast coal mine project is a proposed 20 MTPA mine to be run by Central Coalfields Limited in the North Karanpura coalfields. As of July 2020, CCL is inviting bids for developers. In response to a right of information request in 2021, the mine is still listed by the Government of India as an active new mine project.

• Operator: Central Coalfields Limited
• Owner: Coal India
• Location: Jharkhand state, India
• Coordinates: 23.889479, 85.00171 (exact)
• Status: Operating
• Capacity: Amrapali (14.4 MTPA), Magadh (20 MTPA), and Sanghmitra (20 MTPA).
• Total Resource Reserves: Amrapali 486.50 MT
• Mineable Reserve: Amrapali 124.79 MT
• Start Year:
• Permits:
• Coal Type: Grade 11
• Mine Type: Opencast
• Source of Financing:

Expansion Details

Amrapali Mine

• Status: Proposed
• Capacity: 25 MTPA
• Mineable Reserves: 79.5 million tonnes
• Start Year:
• Permits and Applications:

Magadh Mine

• Status: Proposed
• Capacity: 51 MTPA
• Mineable Reserves:
• Start Year:
• Permits and Applications:

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