Gevra Coal Mine

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Gevra Coal Mine is an operating coal mine in Korba, Chhattisgarh, India.

Location

Table 1: Project-level location details

Mine Name Location Coordinates (WGS 84)
Gevra Coal Mine Korba, Chhattisgarh, India 22.336312, 82.545748 (exact)

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Project Details

Table 2: Project status

Status Status Detail Opening Year Closing Year
Operating[1] 1981[1]

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
49[2] 52.5[3] 2022[3] Surface 40 50* 2388*

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
318.23[1] 2022[1] Korba Subbituminous Thermal Korba Super Thermal Power Station (NTPC)

Table 5: Ownership and parent company

Owner Parent Company Headquarters
South Eastern Coalfields Ltd 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 41[4] 42[4] 45[4] 40[5] 41[6] 52[7] 59[8]


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
Proposed Pre-Permit Expansion 21[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 Gevra coal mine is an opencast mine complex with a peak capacity of 49 million tonnes-per-annum (MTPA) in Korba, Chhattisgarh, India.[9] South Eastern Coalfields Limited (SECL), a subsidiary of Coal India, operates the Gevra coal mine, which opened in 1981. The mine is often referred to as a "mega opencast mine" due to the fact that it, together with the Kusmunda coal mine and Dipka coal mine, produce 95% of coal in Korba — India's biggest coal-producing district.[10]

Throughout its operation, several expansion projects have been proposed and approved for the Gevra mine, which began operation with a production capacity of 6 million tons of coal per year.[11] Some of its more recent expansion projects include a proposal by SECL to expand production to 50 million tonnes in 2016, however this project has since been withdrawn.[12]

An expansion project to increase capacity from 41 to 49 MTPA was approved by the SECL Board in October 2017.[9]

As of 2022, a proposal for a planned expansion of 70 million tonnes is currently under consideration for the Gevra mine.[10] However, protests over land sold for mine expansions are hindering efforts to boost production.[13]

According to a 2022 report by the International Forum for Environment, Sustainability & Technology (iForest), Gevra has a mine life of less than 20 years and could potentially be closed before 2040.[10]

  • Operator: South Eastern Coalfields Limited[11]
  • Owner: Coal India
  • Location: Korba, Chhattisgarh, India
  • Coordinates: 22.336312, 82.545748 (exact)
  • Status: Operating
  • Production: 40 MTPA (2020-2021)[10]
  • Total Resource:
  • Mineable Reserves: 1337.68 MT (2014)[11]
  • Coal Type: Grade D-F[11]
  • Mine Size: 41.84 km2[10]
  • Mine Type: Opencast
  • Start Year: 1981
  • Source of Financing:
  • Permits:

Project Expansion Details

  • Status: Proposed
  • Capacity: +29 MTPA
  • Mineable Reserves:
  • Start Year:
  • Source of Financing:

Articles and Resources

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References

  1. 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 (PDF) https://scclmines.com/TestFold/EnvDocs/2023002.pdf. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
  2. 2.0 2.1 https://environmentclearance.nic.in/DownloadPfdFile.aspx?FileName=X9J2G40At2dPMwVpQHBo9+qe+UlYvpM706+lpHOT85McSsv5lSjRPOh/28ykTE69QblSi2RqLb46DiIruKO6kxyIeBE8Ub2QnqCJZII7uOBeeN74fOB8XZT60OAuN+FS/ARj+iEPLBItDXyO3O59Jg==&FilePath=93ZZBm8LWEXfg+HAlQix2fE2t8z/pgnoBhDlYdZCxzXmG8GlihX6H9UP1HygCn3pCkAF2zPFXFQNqA4krKa1Aw==. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
  3. 3.0 3.1 (PDF) https://d3u7ubx0okog7j.cloudfront.net/documents/SECL_Annual_Report_2022-23.pdf. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
  4. 4.0 4.1 4.2 (PDF) https://environmentclearance.nic.in/writereaddata/Form-1A/Minutes/1007202367111437DraftMoM46meeting_R3.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.nic.in/sites/default/files/2023-05/srn-march-2023_0.pdf. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
  7. (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. (PDF) https://www.secl-cil.in/writereaddata/SECL%20Gevra%20OCP%206%20monthly%20March%202024%2070%20MTPA%20with%20Annexes%20dtd%2010062024.pdf. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
  9. 9.0 9.1 Green panel nod to SECL's Rs 11,816 cr expansion project, Economic Times, December 13, 2017
  10. 10.0 10.1 10.2 10.3 10.4 Korba: Planning A Just Transition for India's Biggest Coal and Power District, iForest, February 2022
  11. 11.0 11.1 11.2 11.3 Central Mine Planning & Design Institute Limited,Project Report For Gevra OC Expansion, South Eastern Coalfields Limited, June 2015
  12. Gerva and Dpika Coal Mines Expansion Proposal Withdrawn, ERC India, accessed February 28, 2020
  13. "Top coal mines in India struggle to expand as protests slow work", Mining.com, April 13, 2022