Talcher UG Coal Mine
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Talcher UG Coal Mine is an operating coal mine in Angul, Odisha, India.
Location
Table 1: Project-level location details
Mine Name | Location | Coordinates (WGS 84) |
---|---|---|
Talcher UG Coal Mine | Angul, Odisha, India | 20.962009, 85.178092 (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[1] | – | 1928[2] | – |
Table 3: Operation details
Capacity (Mtpa) | Production (Mtpa) | Year of Production | Mine Type | Mining Method | Mine Size (km2) | Mine Depth (m) | Workforce Size |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
0[1] | 0.36[1] | 2023[1] | Underground | Bord and Pillar[1] | – | 300* | 824* |
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 |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
11[1] | 2023[1] | – | Talcher | Subbituminous | Thermal | – |
Table 5: Ownership and parent company
Owner | Parent Company | Headquarters |
---|---|---|
Mahanadi 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 on Mine
The 61.83 million tonne-per-annum Talcher coal mines are owned by Mahanadi Coalfields Limited (a subsidiary of state-owned Coal India).[3]
Expansions
The following mines at Talcher are proposed for expansion: Balaram to 15 MTPA and Bhubaneswari to 40 MTPA.[4]
In June 2015 Mahanadi Coalfields floated an online tender seeking participation of interested parties to set up a 10 million tonne (mt) per annum coal washery at Talcher. The washery is to be made functional within 18 months from signing of the contract.[5]
Articles and Resources
Additional data
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References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 1.4 1.5 1.6 https://web.archive.org/web/20240125232455/https://energy.economictimes.indiatimes.com/news/coal/mcl-gears-up-to-operate-pre-independence-talcher-underground-coal-mines/102644797. Archived from the original on 25 January 2024.
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(help) - ↑ https://web.archive.org/web/20240126185519/https://theprocessor.in/sectors/will-talchers-coal-mine-revival-transform-responsible-mining. Archived from the original on 26 January 2024.
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(help) - ↑ Coal India, Annual Report 2018-2019, accessed March 16, 2020.
- ↑ Mahanadi Coalfields Limited,Bioprofile of Projects, accessed March 16, 2020
- ↑ "MCL floats second tender for 10 mt coal washery," Business Standard, June 15, 2015