Dudhichua Coal Mine

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Dudhichua Coal Mine is an operating coal mine in Sonbhadra, Uttar Pradesh, India.

Location

Table 1: Project-level location details

Mine Name Location Coordinates (WGS 84)
Dudhichua Coal Mine Sonbhadra, Uttar Pradesh, India 24.16474, 82.67287 (exact)

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Project Details

Table 2: Project status

Status Status Detail Opening Year Closing Year
Operating[1] 1982[1]

Table 3: Operation details

Capacity (Mtpa) Production (Mtpa) Year of Production Mine Type Mining Method Mine Size (km2) Mine Depth (m) Workforce Size
17.26[2] 2022[2] Surface Open Pit 23.91[1] 240 3018[3]

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
229.1[1] 2022[1] Singrauli Subbituminous Thermal

Table 5: Ownership and parent company

Owner Parent Company Headquarters
Northern Coalfields Ltd[4] Coal India Ltd [100.0%] India

Table 6: Historical production (unit: million tonnes per annum)

ROM or Saleable 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023
ROM 20[5] 22[6] 23[7] 25[7]


Expansion/Extension

Table 6: Project status

* Added capacity of a coal mine refers to the enhancement in the mine's production capabilities beyond its initial production capacity.
Status Status Detail Project Type Project Phase Added Capacity (Mtpa)* Start Year
Shelved Pre-Permit Expansion 2

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 Dudhichua coal mine is an opencast mine, operated by Northern Coalfields Limited, a subsidiary of Coal India, in Sonbhadra, Uttar Pradesh, India.[8]

The mine previously had a 2 million tonne expansion plan in 2018, but in response to a right of information request in 2021, the mine is not listed by the Government of India as an active new mine project. The proposal presumably went into operation.[9] Northern Coalfields Limited, a subsidiary of Coal India, operates the Dudhichua mine.

  • Sponsor: Northern Coalfields Limited[8]
  • Parent company: Coal India
  • Location: Sonbhadra, Uttar Pradesh, India
  • Coordinates: 24.16474, 82.67287 (exact)
  • Status: Operating
  • Production: 17.68 million tonnes (2020)[8]
  • Reserves: 320.34 MT[8]
  • In service:
  • Permits:
  • Coal type:
  • Mining method: opencast[8]

Expansion Details

  • Status: Operating
  • Size of Expansion: 2 million tonnes per annum[8] (increased the mine's normative capacity from 15 million tonnes to 17 million tonnes).
  • Permits and Applications:

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References

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  2. 2.0 2.1 (PDF) https://web.archive.org/web/20240613221255/https://www.coal.nic.in/sites/default/files/2023-03/srn-jan-2023.pdf. Archived from the original (PDF) on 13 June 2024. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
  3. https://web.archive.org/web/20240402011434/https://londonminingnetwork.org/2023/01/gcms-annual-general-fantasy/. Archived from the original on 02 April 2024. {{cite web}}: Check date values in: |archive-date= (help); Missing or empty |title= (help)
  4. (PDF) https://environmentclearance.nic.in/writereaddata/EC/300920188UOVOMT6mp.pdf. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
  5. (PDF) https://coal.nic.in/sites/default/files/2022-05/srn-march-2022.pdf. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
  6. (PDF) https://coal.gov.in/sites/default/files/2024-01/31-01-2024-iclp.pdf. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
  7. 7.0 7.1 (PDF) https://web.archive.org/web/20240613224926/https://coal.nic.in/sites/default/files/2024-05/srn-march-2024.pdf. Archived from the original (PDF) on 13 June 2024. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
  8. 8.0 8.1 8.2 8.3 8.4 8.5 Northern Coalfield Limited, Environmental Clearance, accessed March 25, 2020.
  9. Government of India, Ministry of Coal, Question No. 35 - "Opening of new Coal Mines", February 3, 2021