Hura C Coal Mine
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Hura C Coal Mine is an operating coal mine in Sahibganj, Jharkhand, India.
Location
Table 1: Project-level location details
| Mine Name | Location | Coordinates (WGS 84) |
|---|---|---|
| Hura C Coal Mine | Sahibganj, Jharkhand, India | 25.051986, 87.832422 (approximate) |
The map below shows the approximate location of the coal mine:
Project Details
Table 2: Project status
| Status | Status Detail | Project Type | Opening Year | Closing Year |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Operating[1] | – | New | 2023[1] | – |
Table 3: Operation details
| Capacity (Mtpa) | Production (Mtpa) | Year of Production | Mine Type | Mining Method | Mine Size (km2) | Mine Depth (m) | Workforce Size |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3[1] | 0.5[2] | 2022[2] | Surface | Open Pit | 10.63[3] | 165[3] | #REF!* |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 90.04[1] | 2022[1] | 100.04[3] | Rajmahal | Subbituminous | Thermal | – |
Table 5: Ownership and parent company
| Owner | Parent Company | Headquarters |
|---|---|---|
| Eastern Coalfields Ltd[4] | Coal India | India |
Table 6: Historical production (unit: million tonnes per annum)
| ROM or Saleable | 2017 | 2018 | 2019 | 2020 | 2021 | 2022 | 2023 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ROM | – | – | – | – | – | 0.5 | – |
Note: The above section was automatically generated and is based on data from the Global Coal Mine Tracker April 2024 release and the September and December supplements.
Background
The Hura C Coal Mine is a proposed 3 million tonnes per annum (Mtpa) opencast mine in Jharkhand, India. The Hura-C mine is owned by Coal India and once opened, will be operated by Eatern Coalfields Limited (ECL), a subsidiary of Coal India.[5]
According to ECL's 2021-2022 annual report, Hura-C, which was initially proposed in 2015, is scheduled to begin operation in March 2023. As of August 2022, the stage II forestry clearance has been obtained and land possession is in progress.[5]
- Operator: Eastern Coalfields Limited (ECL)
- Owner: Coal India
- Location: Jharkhand, India
- GPS Coordinates: 25.051986, 87.832422
- Mine Status: Proposed
- Production Capacity: 3 Mtpa
- Start Year: 2023[5]
- Reserves: 90.04 mt[6]
- Coal Type: Subbituminous
- Mine Size: 1.44 km2
- Mine Type: Surface
Articles and Resources
Additional data
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References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 1.4 (PDF) https://web.archive.org/web/20240122180503/https://www.easterncoal.nic.in/annualreport/annualreport22-23.pdf. Archived from the original (PDF) on 22 January 2024.
{{cite web}}: Missing or empty|title=(help) - ↑ 2.0 2.1 (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) - ↑ 3.0 3.1 3.2 https://web.archive.org/web/20241202233329/http://secureloginecl.co.in/envdept/content_preview.php?cid=475&gr=BIOLOGICAL%2520RECLAMATION. Archived from the original on 02 December 2024.
{{cite web}}: Check date values in:|archive-date=(help); Missing or empty|title=(help) - ↑ https://web.archive.org/web/20240723003144/https://www.easterncoal.nic.in/corpinfo/planning.aspx. Archived from the original on 23 July 2024.
{{cite web}}: Missing or empty|title=(help) - ↑ 5.0 5.1 5.2 Annual Report & Accounts 2021-2022, Eastern Coalfields Limited, accessed August 2022.
- ↑ Project Implementation Status Report of Central Sector Projects Costing Rs. 150 crore & above - April-Jun, 2019, Government of India Ministry of Statistics and Programme Implementation, accessed August 2022.
