Neyveli I Coal Mine

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Neyveli I Coal Mine is an operating coal mine in Neyveli, Cuddalore, Tamil Nadu, India.

Location

Table 1: Project-level location details

Mine Name Location Coordinates (WGS 84)
Neyveli I Coal Mine Neyveli, Cuddalore, Tamil Nadu, India 11.571182, 79.503738 (exact)

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Project Details

Table 2: Project status

Status Status Detail Opening Year Closing Year
Operating 1961

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
8[1] 7.144[2] 2022[2] Surface Open Pit 24.69 90 1088*

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
150 365 Neyveli (East and South areas) Lignite Thermal Neyveli Thermal Power Station

Table 5: Ownership and parent company

Owner Parent Company Headquarters
NLC India Ltd[3][4] NLC India Ltd [100%] India

Table 6: Historical production (unit: million tonnes per annum)

ROM or Saleable 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023
ROM 8[2] 7[2] 7[2] 6[2] 7[2] 7[2] 7[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

The Neyveli I coal mine is an opencast mine, operated by Neyveli Lignite Corporation (NCL) India Limited, with a capacity of 10.5 million tonne per year, located near the town of Neyveli in Cuddalore district in Tamil Nadu, India.

The mine supplies the 600 megawatt (MW) Neyveli Thermal Power Station and the 420MW Thermal Power Station I Expansion.[6] The mine, which has been operating since 1962, 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: 11.571182, 79.503738
  • Status: operating
  • Production Capacity: 10.5 MTPA[7]
  • Total Resource: 365 MT[7]
  • Mineable Reserves:150 million tonnes ("extracable")[8]
  • Coal Type: Lignite
  • Mine Size: 24.69 km2
  • Mine Depth:72-110 m [9]
  • Mine Type: Surface, opencast
  • Start Year:
  • Source of Financing:
  • Permits and Applications:

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References

  1. https://web.archive.org/web/20210602153210/https://www.nlcindia.in/new_website/index.htm. Archived from the original on 02 June 2021. {{cite web}}: Check date values in: |archive-date= (help); Missing or empty |title= (help)
  2. 2.0 2.1 2.2 2.3 2.4 2.5 2.6 2.7 (PDF) https://www.nlcindia.in/investor/AnnualReport2023.pdf. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
  3. https://www.nlcindia.in/new_website/existing.htm. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
  4. (PDF) https://www.nlcindia.in/investor/AnnualReport2022.pdf. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
  5. https://www.sarkaritel.com/nlc-indias-net-profit-for-the-financial-year-2023-24-jumps-31/. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
  6. "Mining Units: Mine 1", Neyveli Lignite Corporation website, accessed January 2012.
  7. 7.0 7.1 NCL India, Corporate Plan, accessed March 25, 2020
  8. Environmental Clearance, accessed November 2020
  9. Neyveli Lignite Corporation Presentation to Delegates of Indo-US Working Group on Coal and Lignite, accessed November 2020