North Searsole (East) Coal Mine
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North Searsole (East) Coal Mine is an operating coal mine in Paschim Bardhaman, West Bengal, India.
Location
Table 1: Project-level location details
| Mine Name | Location | Coordinates (WGS 84) |
|---|---|---|
| North Searsole (East) Coal Mine | Paschim Bardhaman, West Bengal, India | 23.66169, 87.114053 (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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1[1] | 0.22[1] | 2022[1] | Surface | – | – | 50* | 471* |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| – | – | – | Raniganj | Subbituminous | Thermal | – |
Table 5: Ownership and parent company
| Owner | Parent Company | Headquarters |
|---|---|---|
| Eastern Coalfields Ltd | Coal India Ltd [100.0%] | 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
North Searsole (East) coal mine is operated by Eastern Coalfields Limited, a subsidiary of Coal India in the Raniganj Coalfield near Asansol, Paschim Bardhaman, West Bengal, India.[2]
The mine is part of Cluster No. 10 (ECL).[3] Eastern Coalfields Limited, a subsidiary of Coal India, operates the Cluster 10 coal mines.
The coal serves eight coal power plants, including the Kahalgaon Super Thermal Power Plant, owned by the National Thermal Power Corporation.[3]
- Sponsor: Eastern Coalfields Limited[2]
- Parent company: Coal India
- Location: Asansol, Paschim Bardhaman, West Bengal, India
- Coordinates: 23.661690, 87.114053 (exact)[2]
- Status: Operating
- Production: 0.65 million tonnes (2020).[3]
- Mineable Reserves:
- In service:
- Permits:
- Coal type: Sub-bituminous
- Mining method: Surface[4]
- Source of financing:
Articles and Resources
Additional data
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References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 https://web.archive.org/web/20240122181427/http://secureloginecl.co.in/envdept/content_preview.php?cid=416&gr=BIOLOGICAL%20RECLAMATION. Archived from the original on 22 January 2024.
{{cite web}}: Missing or empty|title=(help) - ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 Central Mine Planning & Design Institute Ltd., Application for Mines in Cluster No. 10 for EC Amendment, January 2018.
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 3.2 Ministry of Environment, Forests, & Climate Change, Cluster No. 10 Environmental Clearance Letter, January 20, 2015.
- ↑ Pradeep Chaturvedi, Managing Safety: Challenges Ahead (New Delhi: Quality Council of India, 2005), 167.
