Rajmahal Coal Mine

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Rajmahal Coal Mine is an operating coal mine in Godda, Jharkhand, India.

Location

Table 1: Project-level location details

Mine Name	Location	Coordinates (WGS 84)
Rajmahal Coal Mine	Godda, Jharkhand, India	25.038, 87.3538 (exact)

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Project Details

Table 2: Project status

Status	Status Detail	Opening Year	Closing Year
Operating	–	1988	–

Table 3: Operation details

Capacity (Mtpa)	Production (Mtpa)	Year of Production	Mine Type	Mining Method	Mine Size (km2)	Mine Depth (m)	Workforce Size
23	16	2022	Surface	Open Pit	–	200	2963

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
146.92	2022	16122	–	Subbituminous	Thermal	–

Table 5: Ownership and parent company

Owner	Parent Company	Headquarters
Eastern 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	14	17	17	15	5	5	12

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 on Mine

The 10.5 million ton-per-annum Rajmahal coal mines were first opened in 1985. The mines are owned by Eastern Coalfields Limited (a subsidiary of state-owned Coal India). The mines supply coal to both the nearby Farakka power station and Kahalgaon Super Thermal Power Station, both owned by the state-owned National Thermal Power Corporation.

Proposed Expansion

In April 2012, Essel Mining and Industries Limited (EMIL) (a subsidiary of the Aditya Birla Group) won a 12.5-year contract to take over mining operations at the Rajmahal mines, and expand production to 17 MTPA. The current status of this proposed takeover/expansion is unclear.

In 2020, Consent to Establish and Consent to Operate for peak production capacity of 23.8 MTY has been obtained. Also, the Environmental Clearance of Rajmahal Expansion Project from 17 MTY to 23.80 MTY was granted on 22.03.2020.

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