Rajgamar coal mine
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The Rajgamar coal mine is a network of coal mines consisting of Rajgamar Underground mine, Rajgamar Dipside (Deavnara) mine and Rajgamar Dipside (South of PhulakdihNala). These mines are operated by South Eastern Coalfields Limited, a subsidiary of Coal India, in Korba, State Chhattisgarh, India.
Location
The map below shows the location of the Rajgamar mine.
Background on Mine
The Rajgamar coal mine is a network of coal mines consisting of Rajgamar Underground mine, Rajgamar Dipside (Deavnara) mine and Rajgamar Dipside (South of PhulakdihNala). Rajgamar underground mine, currently operational, is operated by South Eastern Coalfields Limited, a subsidiary of Coal India, producing 0.45 million tonnes per annum, on a mining lease area of 3486.577 hectares in Korba, State Chhattisgarh, India. The project was earlier granted environmental clearance by the Ministry on 16 May, 2006, and now requires fresh appraisal/approval due to lapse of some of the statutory clearances necessary for operating the mine. Public Hearing for the project was conducted on 29th November, 2004 by the State Pollution Control Board. The project area involves 1994.121 ha of forest land. Stage-II approval under the Forest (Conservation) Act, 1980 for diversion of forest land for non-forestry use has been obtained for 243.917 ha of forest land while Stage-I FC is available for another 921.14 ha of forest land. No proposal seeking Stage-I forest clearance for the diversion of balance forest land of 916.993 ha has been submitted by the Project Proponent.[1] However, the mine has been in operation since 1975 and remains in operation even now.[2]
Rajgamar Dipside (Deavnara) underground Coal Mine of production Capacity 0.6 MTPA in the mining Lease Area of 730 ha at Villages, Rajgamar, Tewanara and Godma, Tehsil Korba, Dist. Korba, Chhattisgarh was allotted to M/s Deavnara Coalfields Pvt.Ltd. a joint venture company of API Ispat &Power tech Pvt. Ltd., New Delhi and C. G. Sponge Manufacturers Consortium Coalfield Pvt. Ltd., Raipur, Chhattisgarh for their captive use.[3]
Rajgamar Block (Area South of Phulakdi Nala) coal mine was allotted to Monnet Ispat and Energy Ltd. and Topworth Steel Pvt. Ltd. for their captive use.[4]
Rajgamar Dipside (Deavnara) underground Coal Mine and Rajgamar Block (Area South of Phulakdi Nala) coal mine both were cancelled by the Supreme Court of India in 2014 and are now listed for reallocation by the Ministry of Coal.[5]
Mine Details
- Sponsor: South Eastern Coalfields Limited
- Parent company: Coal India Limited
- Location: villages Godma and Rajgamar Tehsil & District Korba, State Chhattisgarh, India.[1]
- GPS coordinates: Latitude 22.390649, Longitude 82.824423
- Status: Operating
- Capacity:0.45 MTPA[1]
- Production: 0.24 million tonnes (2020)
- Total Resource: 31.24 MT[6]
- Mineable Reserves: 6.50 MT[6]
- Coal Type: Non-coking coal
- Mine Size: 3486.577 Ha[1]
- Mine Type: Underground[1]
- Start Year: 1975[7]
- Source of Financing:
- Permits and Applications:EC Compliance report, SECL, 12 January 2018
Expansion Details
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- Size of Expansion:
- Permits and Applications:
Articles and resources
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 1.4 Minutes of 40th EAC meeting, MoEF&CC India, 26 October 2018
- ↑ EC Compliance report, SECL, 12 January 2018
- ↑ Summary information of the Rajgamar Dewanara Project, Ministry of coal accessed on April 21, 2020
- ↑ Summary information of the Rajgamar Block (Area South of Phulakdi Nala) coal mine, Ministry of coal accessed on April 21, 2020
- ↑ Mine summary of coal blocks available for allocation, Ministry of coal, accessed on April 21, 2020
- ↑ 6.0 6.1 Coal reserves as per CMPDI, accessed on April 9, 2020
- ↑ EC Compliance report, SECL, 12 January 2018
