Surakachhar 3&4 Coal Mine

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Surakachhar 3&4 Coal Mine is an operating coal mine in Korba, Chhattisgarh, India.

Location

Table 1: Project-level location details

Mine Name	Location	Coordinates (WGS 84)
Surakachhar 3&4 Coal Mine	Korba, Chhattisgarh, India	22.367844, 82.63224 (exact)

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Project Details

Table 2: Project status

Status	Status Detail	Opening Year	Closing Year
Operating	–	–	–
Operating	–	1964	–
Operating	–	1977	–

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
–	0.03	2022	Underground	Bord and Pillar	10.46	300*	705*
–	0.03	2022	Underground	Bord and Pillar	10.46	300*	615*
0	0.056	2022	Underground	Bord and Pillar	10.46	300*	585*

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
1.586	2023	3.02	Korba	Subbituminous	Thermal	Chandrapur Thermal Power Station
2.25	2023	11.24	Korba	Subbituminous	Thermal	SAIL Bhilai steel plant
4	2023	14	Korba	Subbituminous	Thermal	Chandrapur Thermal Power Station

Table 5: Ownership and parent company

Owner	Parent Company	Headquarters
South Eastern Coalfields Ltd	Coal India Ltd [100.0%]	India
South Eastern Coalfields Ltd	Coal India Ltd [100.0%]	India
South 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

The Surakachhar coal mine is a mine complex, operated by South Eastern Coalfields Limited, a subsidiary of Coal India, in Korba, Chhattisgarh, India.

The complex include the Surakachhar main coal mine and Surakachhar 3&4 coal mine. The Surakachhar coal mine has a designed capacity of 0.21 million tonnes-per-annum (MTPA) on a mining lease area of 1045.86 ha. The project is an old project operating since 1963-64, prior to natioalisation of mines, on the consent letters under the Water ACt 1974 and Air ACt 1981, which has been further extended till 31 July, 2010. The project is awaiting environment clearance for a proposed expansion in capacity 0.456 MT on the exisiting mining lease.

Main consumers for the Surakachhar UG coal mine project are SAIL Bhilai steel plant, Chandrapur power station, KRPH (Koradih, Khaparkheda) and Birsinghpur Power Plant.

• Sponsor: South Eastern Coalfields Limited
• Parent company: Coal India
• Location: Korba, Chhattisgarh, India
• Coordinates: 22.367844, 82.63224 (exact)
• Status: Operating
• Capacity: 0.45 MTPA
• Production: Main mine - 0.19 million tonnes (2020); 3&4 mine - 0.1 million tonnes (2020)
• Reserves: 18.753 MT, remianing extractable 7.83 MT
• In service: 1964
• Permits: Mining Closure Plan for the Project and other documents, SECL, 2018
• Coal type: Non-coking
• Mining method: Underground
• Source of financing:

Expansion Details

• Status: Shelved
• Size of Expansion: 0.456 MT
• Permits and Applications: Form 1 application for expansion to MoEF&CC, India, SECL, 2018

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