Dhankasa Coal Mine

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Dhankasa Coal Mine is a proposed coal mine in Chhindwara, Madhya Pradesh, India.

Location

Table 1: Project-level location details

Mine Name Location Coordinates (WGS 84)
Dhankasa Coal Mine Chhindwara, Madhya Pradesh, India 22.294167, 78.984444 (exact)

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Project Details

Table 2: Project status

Status Status Detail Project Type Opening Year Closing Year
Proposed[1] Announced 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
1[2] Underground 5.8[3] 300* *

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
Pench-Kanhan Valley[4] Subbituminous Thermal

Table 5: Ownership and parent company

Owner Parent Company Headquarters
Western Coalfields Ltd[5] Coal India Ltd [100.0%] 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

The Dhankasa Coal Mine is a proposed project in Chhindwara, Madhya Pradesh, India. The mine is owned by Coal India.

  • Owner: Western Coalfields Limited (WCL)
  • Parent company: Coal India
  • Location: Chhindwara, Madhya Pradesh, India
  • GPS coordinates:22.294167, 78.984444
  • Mine status: Proposed
  • Production: 1 mtpa
  • Start year:
  • Reserves:
  • Coal type: Subbituminous
  • Mine size:
  • Mine type: Underground

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References

  1. (PDF) https://web.archive.org/web/20240129173121/https://coal.nic.in/sites/default/files/2023-05/23-05-2023.pdf. Archived from the original (PDF) on 29 January 2024. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
  2. (PDF) https://web.archive.org/web/20240125232230/http://www.westerncoal.in/images/env_statement_2021-22.pdf. Archived from the original (PDF) on 25 January 2024. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
  3. (PDF) https://web.archive.org/web/20240726174737/http://www.westerncoal.in/images/Dhankasa_UG.pdf. Archived from the original (PDF) on 26 July 2024. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
  4. (PDF) https://web.archive.org/web/20240121030455/https://www.mppcb.mp.gov.in/pdf/Exe_Summ_Dhankasa-Eng.pdf. Archived from the original (PDF) on 21 January 2024. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
  5. https://pib.gov.in/PressReleasePage.aspx?PRID=1629862#:~:text=The%20three%20mines%20which%20WCL;Pench%20Area%20of%20Madhya%20Pradesh. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)