Neyveli III Coal Mine

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Neyveli III Coal Mine is a proposed coal mine in Neyveli, Cuddalore, Tamil Nadu, India.

Location

Table 1: Project-level location details

Mine Name Location Coordinates (WGS 84)
Neyveli III Coal Mine Neyveli, Cuddalore, Tamil Nadu, India 11.516278, 79.429398 (approximate)

The map below shows the approximate location of the coal mine:

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Project Details

Table 2: Project status

Status Status Detail Project Type Opening Year Closing Year
Proposed[1] Pre-Permit New 2027 (planned)[1]

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
11 Surface Open Pit 39[1] 90 *

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
387 441 Neyveli (East and South areas) Lignite Thermal Neyveli Thermal Power Station

Table 5: Ownership and parent company

Owner Parent Company Headquarters
NLC India Ltd[2][3] NLC India 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

The Neyveli III coal mine is a proposed mine, operated by Neyveli Lignite Corporation (NCL) India Limited, near the town of Neyveli in Cuddalore district in Tamil Nadu, India.

The mine will supply the 600 megawatt (MW) Neyveli Thermal Power Station and the 420MW Thermal Power Station I Expansion.[4] The mine is owned and operated by the Neyveli Lignite Corporation.

  • Sponsor: Neyveli Lignite Corporation (NCL) India Limited
  • Parent company:
  • Location: Neyveli in Cuddalore district in Tamil Nadu, India
  • GPS coordinates: 11.516278, 79.429398 (approximate)
  • Status: Proposed
  • Capacity: 11.5 MTPA[4]
  • Production:
  • Total Resource:
  • Mineable Reserves: 386.87 MT[5]
  • Coal Type: Lignite
  • Mine Size: 4841.99 Ha (concession)[5]
  • Mine Depth:72-110 m [6]
  • Mine Type: Opencast
  • Start Year: 2021
  • Source of Financing:
  • Permits and Applications: Summary of Mine III of NLC, MoEF&CC India accessed on 5 June, 2020

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References

  1. 1.0 1.1 1.2 (PDF) https://www.nlcindia.in/investor/AnnualReport2023.pdf. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
  2. https://www.nlcindia.in/new_website/existing.htm. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
  3. (PDF) https://www.nlcindia.in/investor/AnnualReport2022.pdf. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
  4. 4.0 4.1 NCL India, Corporate Plan, accessed March 25, 2020
  5. 5.0 5.1 Summary of Mine III of NLC, MoEF&CC India accessed on 5 June, 2020
  6. Neyveli Lignite Corporation Presentation to Delegates of Indo-US Working Group on Coal and Lignite, accessed November 2020