Kulda Coal Mine

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Kulda Coal Mine (Stage 1) is an operating coal mine in Sundergarh, Odisha, India.

Location

Table 1: Project-level location details

Mine Name	Location	Coordinates (WGS 84)
Kulda Coal Mine	Sundergarh, Odisha, India	22.033526, 83.734846 (exact)

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Project Details

Table 2: Project status

Status	Status Detail	Opening Year	Closing Year
Operating	–	2007	–

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
21	21	2022	Surface	Open Pit	6.34	50*	816

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
51.56	2022	439	Ib Valley	Lignite	Thermal	–

Table 5: Ownership and parent company

Owner	Parent Company	Headquarters
Mahanadi 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	10	12	13	15	18	21	21

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
Shelved	Pre-Permit	Expansion	–	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 supplement.

Background on Mine

Kulda mine is a part of the Ib Valley coal mines, owned by Mahanadi Coalfields Limited (a subsidiary of state-owned Coal India).

The mine had an expansion plan to increase capacity an additional 5 million tonnes. But in response to a right of information request in 2021, the mine is not listed by the Government of India as an active new mine project, and thus, this project is presumed shelved.

In May 2022, a proposal to increase the mine's production capacity from 19.6 to 21 MTPA over the existing mining lease area was granted environmental clearance (EC). The approval was a part of a special dispensation in which India's Ministry Of Coal requested the Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change (MoEF&CC) to consider skipping the public consultation stage of the approval process and granting immediate ECs to coal mining projects requesting expansions up to 50% of their operating capacity within their existing mine lease area. The move is a part of India's push to enhance coal production in order to meet the country’s energy requirement.

Expansion Details

• Status: Operating
• Capacity: 21 MTPA
• Mineable Reserves:
• Start Year: 2022
• Source of Financing:
• Permits:

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