Tara (East & West) Coal Mine

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Tara (East & West) Coal Mine is a proposed coal mine in Burdwan, West Bengal, India.

Location

Table 1: Project-level location details

Mine Name Location Coordinates (WGS 84)
Tara (East & West) Coal Mine Burdwan, West Bengal, India 23.45338, 87.23919 (approximate)

The map below shows the approximate location of the coal mine:

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Project Details

Table 2: Project status

Status Status Detail Project Type Opening Year Closing Year
Proposed[1] Construction New

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
4 Surface Open Pit 18 50* *

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
18 Raniganj Subbituminous Thermal

Table 5: Ownership and parent company

Owner Parent Company Headquarters
West Bengal Power Development Corp Ltd The West Bengal Power Development Corp Ltd [100%] 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 Tara (East & West) coal mine is operated by West Bengal Power Development Corporation, a state-owned company of the State of West Bengal.

Mine opening permission was granted in March 2022, however coal production has not yet started due to delay in appointment of MDO.[2]

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References

  1. (PDF) https://web.archive.org/web/20240718165236/https://www.wbpdcl.co.in/uploads/annual-reports/WBPDCL_AR_2021-22.pdf. Archived from the original (PDF) on 18 July 2024. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
  2. Minutes of Nominated Authority, Ministry of Coal, Feb 2023