Gondulpara Coal Mine

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Gondulpara Coal Mine is a shelved coal mine in Phulang, Hazaribagh, Jharkhand, India.

Location

Table 1: Project-level location details

Mine Name	Location	Coordinates (WGS 84)
Gondulpara Coal Mine	Phulang, Hazaribagh, Jharkhand, India	23.838673, 85.305604 (exact)

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Project Details

Table 2: Project status

Status	Status Detail	Project Type	Opening Year	Closing Year
Shelved	Pre-Permit	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
4	–	–	Surface	Open Pit	4.1	50*	*

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
117	–	–	North Karanpura	Lignite	Thermal	–

Table 5: Ownership and parent company

Owner	Parent Company	Headquarters
Adani Enterprises Ltd	Adani Enterprises Ltd [100%]	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 on Mine

The Indian government auctioned the Gondulpara coal block in November 2020. The winning bid was Adani Enterprises.

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