Ara Coal Mine

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Ara Coal Mine is a mothballed coal mine in Dhanbad, Jharkhand, India.

Location

Table 1: Project-level location details

Mine Name	Location	Coordinates (WGS 84)
Ara Coal Mine	Dhanbad, Jharkhand, India	23.80089, 86.696883 (approximate)

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

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Project Details

Table 2: Project status

Status	Status Detail	Opening Year	Closing Year
Mothballed	–	–	–

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
0	0	–	Surface	Open Pit	–	50*	*

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
–	–	–	Nirsha	Subbituminous	Thermal	–

Table 5: Ownership and parent company

Owner	Parent Company	Headquarters
Central Coalfields Ltd	Coal India Ltd [100.0%]	India

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

Ara Coal Mine is a surface mine operated by Eastern Coalfields Limited, a subsidiary of Coal India, in the Raniganj Coalfield in Mugma and Nirsha, Dhanbad, Jharkhand, India.

The mine is part of the Cluster No. 1 (ECL) coal mines. Eastern Coalfields Limited, a subsidiary of Coal India, operates the Cluster 1 coal mines. The mines have a history of safety concerns and illegal mining activities.

• Operator: Eastern Coalfields Limited
• Owner: Coal India
• Location: Mugma and Nirsha, Dhanbad, Jharkhand, India
• Coordinates: 23.800890, 86.696883 (Approximate)
• Status: Operating (Non-producing in 2020).
• Production: 0 million tonnes (2020)
• Reserves:
• Permits:
• Coal type: Subbituminous (Thermal)
• Mining method: Surface
• Source of financing:

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