Khoodia coal mine
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Khoodia OC Patch coal mine is operated by Eastern Coalfields Limited, a subsidiary of Coal India, in the Raniganj Coalfield in Mugma and Nirsha, Dhanbad, Jharkhand, India.[1]
The mines is part of Cluster No. 1 (ECL), a group of 16 mines. [2]
Location
The map below shows the location of the mine in Jharkhand, India.
Background
Eastern Coalfields Limited, a subsidiary of Coal India, operates the Cluster 1 coal mines.[2] The mines have a history of safety concerns[3] and illegal mining activities.[4]
Mine Details
- Sponsor: Eastern Coalfields Limited[1]
- Parent company: Coal India
- Location: Mugma and Nirsha, Dhanbad, Jharkhand, India
- Coordinates: 23.773738, 86.729687 (Exact - Underground)[1]
- Status: Operating
- Production: 0.04 million tonnes (2020)[2]
- Reserves:
- In service: Operating
- Mine size: 1.86 Km2
- Coal type: Sub-bituminous
- Mining method: Open pit
- Source of financing:
Articles and resources
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 Central Mine Planning & Design Institute Ltd., Final Environmental Impact Assessment & Environmental Management Plan Cluster No. 1 for EC Amendment, August 2013.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 Ministry of Environment, Forests, & Climate Change, Cluster No. 1 Environmental Clearance Letter, January 16, 2015.
- ↑ Praduman Choubey,Nirsa smoked out in coal mine fire - Spewing poison, Telegraph India, July 24, 2014
- ↑ Chapter II: Problem of Illegal Mining and Theft of Coal, Indian Environmental Portal, accessed March 4, 2020.
