Chinchala-Chikalgaon Mine

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The 'Chinchala-Chikalgaon Amalgamated opencast coal mining project of 3.9 MTPA capacity has been proposed in Wardha Valley Coalfield and is located at Wani Tahsil in one end & extends upto block boundary of Chinchala & Pisgaon block in the Moregaon Tehsil of Yavatmal District, Maharashtra State, India.

Location

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Background on Mine

The Chinchala-Chikalgaon Amalgamated opencast coal mining project of 3.9 MTPA capacity has been proposed in Wardha Valley Coalfield and is located in Wani Tahsil at one end & extends upto block boundary of Chinchala & Pisgaon block in the Moregaon Tehsil of Yavatmal District, Maharashtra State, India. The Western Coalfields Limited Board gave sanction to the project On 12 December 2012, following which generic ToR was granted from the MoEF&CC in 2014. However, no further development has been reported on the mine since then.

Mine Details

• Sponsor: Western Coalfields Limited
• Parent company: Coal India Limited
• Location: Wani Tahsil
• GPS coordinates: Latitude 20.044444, 20.133333 Longitude 78.917222, 78.854444 (approx.)
• Status: Cancelled
• Production Capacity: 3.9 MTPA
• Total Resource: 61.84 MT
• Mineable Reserves:
• Coal Type: Non-coking
• Mine Size: 2344.88 ha
• Mine Type: Opencast
• Start Year:
• Source of Financing: Coal India
• Permits and Applications: Preliminary ToR granted at 21st EAC (Thermal and Coal Mining Projects) meeting, MoEF&CC India, 19 September 2014

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