Bhivkund Coal Mine

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Bhivkund Coal Mine is a proposed coal mine in Visapur, Chandrapur, Maharashtra, India.

Location

Table 1: Project-level location details

Mine Name	Location	Coordinates (WGS 84)
Bhivkund Coal Mine	Visapur, Chandrapur, Maharashtra, India	19.855197, 79.302147 (exact)

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Project Details

Table 2: Project status

Status	Status Detail	Project Type	Opening Year	Closing Year
Proposed	Exploration	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
0	–	–	Surface	Open Pit	8.02	60*	*

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
–	–	102.26	Wardha Valley	Bituminous	Thermal	–

Table 5: Ownership and parent company

Owner	Parent Company	Headquarters
Sunflag Iron and Steel Co Ltd	Sunflag Iron and Steel Co 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 on Mine

Bhivkund Opencast Coal Mining Project of 2.27 MTPA capacity with an additional coal washery facility of 2.27 MTPA on an area of 1436.20 ha was allocated on July 17, 2008". The project was to be located in Wardha Valley Coalfields, Tehsil Ballarpur, District Chandrapur, Maharashtra and developed by Maharashtra State Power Generation Company Limited (Mahagenco). The coal ministry had given an in-principle approval to Mahagenco for the mine to be developed by its special purpose vehicle M/s Aurangabad Power Company Limited for setting up of 500 MW Greenfield Power Project." The project was finally abandoned because of its location within the dense forest and closeness to the Tadoba Andhari Tiger Reserve.

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