Kapurdi Coal Mine
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Kapurdi Coal Mine is an operating coal mine in Rajasthan, India.
Location
Table 1: Project-level location details
| Mine Name | Location | Coordinates (WGS 84) |
|---|---|---|
| Kapurdi Coal Mine | Rajasthan, India | 25.9423, 71.344253 (exact) |
The map below shows the exact location of the coal mine:
Project Details
Table 2: Project status
| Status | Status Detail | Opening Year | Closing Year |
|---|---|---|---|
| Operating | – | – | – |
Table 3: Operation details
| Capacity (Mtpa) | Production (Mtpa) | Year of Production | Mine Type | Mining Method | Mine Size (km2) | Mine Depth (m) | Workforce Size |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| – | 4.64[1] | 2022[1] | Surface | Open Pit | – | 50* | 636* |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 129 | – | – | Barmer | Lignite | Thermal | – |
Table 5: Ownership and parent company
| Owner | Parent Company | Headquarters |
|---|---|---|
| Rajasthan State Minerals and Mining [51.00%]; JSW Energy Ltd [49.00%] | Rajasthan State Minerals and Mining [100%] | India |
Table 6: Historical production (unit: million tonnes per annum)
| ROM or Saleable | 2017 | 2018 | 2019 | 2020 | 2021 | 2022 | 2023 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ROM | – | – | – | – | 4[2] | 4[1] | – |
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 Kapurdi mine is owned by Barmer Lignite Mining Company, a joint venture established by Raj West Power (49%), a subsidiary of JSW Energy, and Rajasthan State Minerals and Mining (51%) in Barmer, Rajasthan, India.
Barmer Lignite Mining Company was established to operate a lignite mine to supply the proposed 1080 megawatt coal-fired Jallipa Kapurdi power station.[3] On its website Rajasthan State Minerals and Mining previously stated that the company was formed to mine "two contiguous blocks viz Kapurdi and Jalipa in the district of Barmer ... Jalipa and Kapurdi Lignite Mining blocks are situated within 20 kms north of Barmer Town on NH-15 and contain the estimated insitu geological reserve of about 466 million tonnes of lignite."[4] (In a January 2012 investor presentation JSW Energy referred to the two coal blocks being developed as two separate mines, which it refers to as Jalipa mine and Kapurdi mine.)
In the presentation JSW Energy stated that lignite production had commenced at the Kapurdi mine.[5]
- Sponsor: Barmer Lignite Mining Company[6]
- Parent company: Raj West Power (49%) (a subsidiary of JSW Energy) and Rajasthan State Minerals and Mining (51%)[6]
- Location: Barmer, Rajasthan, India.
- GPS coordinates: 25.9423, 71.344253
- Status: Operating
- Production Capacity: 4.50 million tonnes
- Total Resource:
- Mineable Reserves: 129.79 million tonnes[6]
- Coal Type:
- Mine Size:
- Mine Type: Surface, Opencast[6]
- Start Year: 2012[6]
- Source of Financing:
- Permits and Applications:
Resources and articles
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References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 (PDF) https://web.archive.org/web/20240125083545/https://www.jsw.in/sites/default/files/assets/downloads/energy/Financial%20Releases/Annual%20Reports/JSW%20Energy%20Limited%20Integrated%20Annual%20Report%202023.pdf. Archived from the original (PDF) on 25 January 2024.
{{cite web}}: Missing or empty|title=(help) - ↑ (PDF) https://www.jsw.in/jsw_energy_annual_report_2021_22/pdf/JSW%20Energy%20Limited%20-%20Annual%20Report%20FY%202021-22.pdf.
{{cite web}}: Missing or empty|title=(help) - ↑ JSW Energy, "Energising India", Investor presentation, January 2012, page 24. (Pdf)
- ↑ Rajasthan State Minerals and Mining, "Barmer Lignite Mining Company Limited", Rajasthan State Minerals and Mining website, accessed January 2012.
- ↑ JSW Energy, "Energising India", Investor presentation, January 2012, page 27. (Pdf)
- ↑ 6.0 6.1 6.2 6.3 6.4 India gives nod to JSW Energy's Kapurdi expansion, Asian Power, September 30, 2014
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Additional data
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