Barsingsar Coal Mine

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Barsingsar Coal Mine is an operating coal mine in Bithnok, Bikaner, Tamil Nadu, India.

Location

Table 1: Project-level location details

Mine Name Location Coordinates (WGS 84)
Barsingsar Coal Mine Bithnok, Bikaner, Tamil Nadu, India 27.829491, 73.220464 (exact)

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

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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
2[1] 2.011[2] 2022[2] Surface 50* 562*

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
53 Lignite[3] Thermal

Table 5: Ownership and parent company

Owner Parent Company Headquarters
NLC India Ltd[4][5] NLC India Ltd [100%] India

Table 6: Historical production (unit: million tonnes per annum)

ROM or Saleable 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023
ROM 1[2] 1[2] 1[2] 1[2] 1[2] 2[2] 2[3]

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

Barsingsar coal mine is an opencast mine operated by Neyveli Lignite Corporation (NCL) India Limited, near Bithnok in Bikaner, Rajasthan state, India

The mine supplies the Barsingsar Thermal Power Project and Neyveli Lignite Corporation.[6] The mine is owned and operated by the Neyveli Lignite Corporation.

  • Sponsor: Neyveli Lignite Corporation (NCL) India Limited
  • Parent company:
  • Location: Bithnok in Bikaner, Rajasthan state, Indiaa
  • GPS coordinates: 27.829491, 73.220464
  • Status: operating
  • Capacity: 2.1 MTPA[7]
  • Production:1.35 million tonnes
  • Total Resource:
  • Mineable Reserves:53 MT[7]
  • Coal Type:
  • Mine Size:
  • Mine Type: Opencast
  • Start Year:
  • Source of Financing:
  • Permits and Applications:

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Additional data

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References

  1. https://web.archive.org/web/20210602153210/https://www.nlcindia.in/new_website/index.htm. Archived from the original on 02 June 2021. {{cite web}}: Check date values in: |archive-date= (help); Missing or empty |title= (help)
  2. 2.0 2.1 2.2 2.3 2.4 2.5 2.6 2.7 (PDF) https://www.nlcindia.in/investor/AnnualReport2023.pdf. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
  3. 3.0 3.1 https://www.sarkaritel.com/nlc-indias-net-profit-for-the-financial-year-2023-24-jumps-31/. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
  4. https://www.nlcindia.in/new_website/existing.htm. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
  5. (PDF) https://www.nlcindia.in/investor/AnnualReport2022.pdf. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
  6. "Neyveli Lignite Corporation Ltd: Directors Report", July 2010.
  7. 7.0 7.1 NCL India, Corporate Plan, accessed March 25, 2020