Tawa Coal Mine
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Tawa Coal Mine is an operating coal mine in Hirapalli, Betul, Madhya Pradesh, India.
Location
Table 1: Project-level location details
Mine Name | Location | Coordinates (WGS 84) |
---|---|---|
Tawa Coal Mine | Hirapalli, Betul, Madhya Pradesh, India | 22.137615, 78.170928 (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 | – | 2007 | – |
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] | 0.97[1] | 2022[1] | Underground | – | 5.2 | 300* | 788* |
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 |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
6.683 | – | – | Tawa | Subbituminous | Thermal | Satpura Thermal Power Station |
Table 5: Ownership and parent company
Owner | Parent Company | Headquarters |
---|---|---|
Western Coalfields Ltd[2] | Coal India Ltd [100.0%] | India |
Expansion/Extension
Table 6: Project status
Status | Status Detail | Project Type | Project Phase | Added Capacity (Mtpa)* | Start Year |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Proposed | Permitted[3] | Expansion | – | 0 | – |
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 mine is an underground operation with a designed capacity of 0.6 MTPA on a lease area of 520 Ha. It is operated by South Eastern Coalfields Limited, a subsidiary of Coal India.[4] The coal is primarily for use for Satpura Thermal Power Station after the exhaustion of the Pathakhera underground mines which supplied the coal to the plant before.[5]
Expansion Details
- Status: Proposed
- Size of Expansion: 0.8 MTPA
- Permits and Applications: Meeting Minutes of 37th EAC of MoEF&CC India, 27 September 2018
Articles and Resources
Additional data
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References
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