Cluster No. 10 (ECL)

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Cluster No. 10 is a group of underground and opencast coal mines operated by Eastern Coalfields Limited, a subsidiary of Coal India, with a combined capacity of 7.7 million tonnes-per-annum (MTPA) in the Raniganj Coalfield near Asansol, Paschim Bardhaman, West Bengal, India.

The operating mines include: North Searsole mines, Kunustoria, Amrasota, Belbaid mines, Bansra mines, Parasea, Jambad, Nabakajora, Madhabpur mines, Lachipur, Central Kajora, KhasKajora, Moira, Madhusudanpur, Madhujore, Ghanshyam, and Parascole.

Location

The map below shows the exact location of the Cluster No. 10 coal mines, in Paschim Bardhaman, West Bengal, India.

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Background

Eastern Coalfields Limited, a subsidiary of Coal India, operates the Cluster 10 coal mines.

The coal serves eight coal power plants, including the Kahalgaon Super Thermal Power Plant, owned by the National Thermal Power Corporation.

Mine Details

• Sponsor: Eastern Coalfields Limited
• Parent company: Coal India
• Location: Asansol, Paschim Bardhaman, West Bengal, India
• Coordinates: 23.625769, 87.175670 (exact)
• Status: Operating
• Capacity: North Searsole mines (2.0 MTPA), Kunustoria (0.24 MTPA), Amrasota (.15 MTPA), Belbaid mines (0.68 MTPA), Bansra mines (0.735 MTPA), Parasea (0.61 MPTA), Jambad (1.04 MTPA), Nabakajora (0.30 MTPA), Madhabpur mines (0.80 MTPA), Lachipur (0.06 MTPA), Central Kajora (0.15 MTPA), KhasKajora (0.35 MTPA), Moira (0.12 MTPA), Madhusudanpur (0.24 MTPA), Madhujore (0.12 MTPA), Ghanshyam (0.12 MTPA), and Parascole (0.39 MTPA).
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• In service: Operating
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• Mining method: underground and opencast
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