North Urimari Birsa Coal Mine

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North Urimari Birsa Coal Mine is an operating coal mine in Ramgarh, Jharkhand, India.

Location

Table 1: Project-level location details

Mine Name	Location	Coordinates (WGS 84)
North Urimari Birsa Coal Mine	Ramgarh, Jharkhand, India	23.701948, 85.293923 (exact)

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Project Details

Table 2: Project status

Status	Status Detail	Opening Year	Closing Year
Operating	–	1997	–

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
3	2.67	2022	Surface	Open Pit	2.5	140	847*

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
81	–	–	Hazaribagh	Subbituminous	Thermal	–

Table 5: Ownership and parent company

Owner	Parent Company	Headquarters
Central 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	1	2	2	2	3	4	4

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
Proposed	Permitted	Expansion	–	4	–

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 North Urimari Birsa coal mine is an opencast mine operated by Central Coalfields Limited, a subsidiary of Coal India, producing more than 4 million-tonnes-per-annum, on the South Karanpura coalfield in the Ramgarh district, Jharkhand State, India. North Urimari Mine is situated in the northern South Karanpura coalfield. The network of surface and underground coal mines on the South Karanpura coalfield, including North Urimari, are owned by Central Coalfields Limited (a subsidiary of Coal India).

The mine began coal production in 1997-1998 at a rate of 0.5 million tonnes per annum (Mtpa).

• Operator: Central Coalfields Limited
• Owner: Central Coalfields Limited (Coal India)
• Location: Ramgarh district, Jharkhand State, India
• Coordinates: 23.701948, 85.293923 (exact)
• Status: Operating
• Production: 2.8 million tonnes (2019)
• Reserves: 81 million tonnes (proven reserve, 2018)
• Start Year: 1997
• Coal Type: Subbituminous (G8)
• Mine Type: Surface
• Source of Financing:
• Permits:

Expansions

North Urimari Mine has undergone several expansions throughout its operation. On 8 February 2006, the Ministry of Environment, Forests, and Climate change India (MoEFCC) granted environmental clearance for the mine to increase its coal capacity to 3 Mtpa.

In 2019, CCL sought to increase North Urimari's capacity with an additional 1.2 Mtpa. But in response to a right of information request in 2021, the mine was not listed by the Government of India as an active new mine project; as such, this project was presumed shelved.

An alternate expansion was granted on 8 February 2022, increasing coal production from 3 to 3.6 Mtpa.

Most recently, North Urimari OCP obtained environmental clearance on 13 February 2023, to enhance its production capacity from 3.6 to 4.2 Mtpa. The project involves the rehabilitation and resettlement of one village and includes 515 project affected families.

Expansion Details

• Status: Approved
• Size of Expansion: 1.2 MTPA
• Permits and Applications: <ref>{https://parivesh.nic.in/newupgrade/#/department/ec-proposal-detail/2332084 ]

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