Cluster No. 1 (ECL)

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Cluster No. 1 is a group of underground and opencast coal mines operated by Eastern Coalfields Limited, a subsidiary of Coal India, with a combined capacity of 2.7 million tonnes-per-annum (MTPA) in the Raniganj Coalfield in Mugma and Nirsha, Dhanbad, Jharkhand, India.

The 11 existing mines and 5 opencast patches, employ 5,251 people, include: Hariajam, Badjna, Chapapur mines, Khoodia mines, Lakhimata mines, Shampur-B mines, Mandman, Nirsha, Shampur A mines, Gopinathpur mines, and Kasapara mines.

Location

The map below shows the approximate location of the Cluster No. 1 coal mines, in Mugma and Nirsha, Dhanbad, Jharkhand, India.

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Background

Eastern Coalfields Limited, a subsidiary of Coal India, operates the Cluster 1 coal mines. The mines have experienced safety concerns and illegal mining activities.

Mine Details

• Sponsor: Eastern Coalfields Limited
• Parent company: Coal India
• Location: Mugma and Nirsha, Dhanbad, Jharkhand, India
• Coordinates: 23.800890, 86.696883 (approximate)
• Status: Operating
• Capacity: Hariajam (0.11 MTPA), Badjna (0.05 (MTPA), Chapapur II UG (0.15 MTPA), Chapapur OC Patch (0.86 MTPA), Khoodia UG (0.05 MTPA), Khoodia OC Patch (0.1 MTPA), Lakhimata UG (0.08 MTPA), Lakhimata OC Patch (0.3 MTPA), Shampur-B UG (0.09 MTPA), Shampur-B (Sangamhal) OC Patch (0.15 MTPA), Mandman UG (0.07 MTPA), Nirsha OC Patch (0.09 MTPA), Shampur A UG (0.05 MTPA), Shampur A OC Patch (0.12 MTPA), Gopinathpur UG (0.05 MTPA), Gopinathpur OC Patch (0.1 MTPA), Kasapara UG (0.1 MTPA), Kasapara OC Patch (0.16 MTPA).
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