Bandha North Mine

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Bandha North Mine is a proposed coal mine in Deosar, Singrauli, Madhya Pradesh, India.

Location

Table 1: Project-level location details

Mine Name	Location	Coordinates (WGS 84)
Bandha North Mine	Deosar, Singrauli, Madhya Pradesh, India	24.113255, 82.416068 (approximate)

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Project Details

Table 2: Project status

Status	Status Detail	Project Type	Opening Year	Closing Year
Proposed	Pre-Permit	New	–	–

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
5	–	–	Surface	Open Pit	18.5	230	*

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
150	–	560.38	Singrauli	Subbituminous	Thermal	–

Table 5: Ownership and parent company

Owner	Parent Company	Headquarters
Jaiprakash Power Ventures Ltd	Jaiprakash Power Ventures Ltd [100%]	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

The Bandha North Coal Mine is a proposed project in Singrauli, Madhya Pradesh, India. The mine is owned by Jaiprakash Power Ventures Limited. It was auctioned in the 2023 tranche.

• Owner: Jaiprakash Power Ventures Limited
• Parent company: Jaiprakash Power Ventures Limited
• Location: Singrauli, Madhya Pradesh, India
• GPS coordinates:24.113255, 82.416068
• Mine status: Proposed
• Production: 5 million tonnes
• Start year:
• Resources: 560.38 Mt
• Coal type: Subbituminous
• Mine size: 18.5 km2
• Mine type: Surface

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