Baroud Coal Mine

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Baroud Coal Mine is an operating coal mine in Baroud, Raigarh, Chhattisgarh, India.

Location

Table 1: Project-level location details

Mine Name Location Coordinates (WGS 84)
Baroud Coal Mine Baroud, Raigarh, Chhattisgarh, India 22.268463, 83.345538 (exact)

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Project Details

Table 2: Project status

Status Status Detail Opening Year Closing Year
Operating

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
10[1] 3.5[2] 2022[2] Surface Open Pit 11.1 50* 670*

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
117 Mand-Raigarh Subbituminous Thermal

Table 5: Ownership and parent company

Owner Parent Company Headquarters
South Eastern 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 3[3] 1[3] 2[3] 3[4] 2[5] 3[5] 1[6]

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 on Mine

The mine has a capacity of 3.5 million tonnes per annum on a mining lease area of 1111.40 ha. It is operated by South Eastern Coalfields Limited, is located in village Baroud, Tehsil Gharghora, District Raigarh, State Chhattisgarh, India. The project received its environment clearance for an expansion in capacity from 1 MTPA to 3.5 MTPA and expansion in lease area from 312.17 ha to 1111.40 ha on 20 May 2009.[7]

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References

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  2. 2.0 2.1 (PDF) https://web.archive.org/web/20240129173121/https://coal.nic.in/sites/default/files/2023-05/23-05-2023.pdf. Archived from the original (PDF) on 29 January 2024. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
  3. 3.0 3.1 3.2 (PDF) https://www.secl-cil.in/writereaddata/Enviromental%20Audit%20Statement%202021-22%20for%20BAROUD%20OC_%20SECL%20RAIGARH%20AREA.pdf. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
  4. (PDF) https://coal.nic.in/sites/default/files/2022-05/srn-march-2022.pdf. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
  5. 5.0 5.1 (PDF) https://coal.nic.in/sites/default/files/2023-05/srn-march-2023_0.pdf. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
  6. (PDF) https://web.archive.org/web/20240613224926/https://coal.nic.in/sites/default/files/2024-05/srn-march-2024.pdf. Archived from the original (PDF) on 13 June 2024. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
  7. Environment Clearance for Baroud Opencast Coal Mine Project, MoEF&CC India, 20 May 2009