Ukni Deep Coal Mine

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Ukni Deep Coal Mine is an operating coal mine in Wani North area, Yavatmal, Maharashtra, India.

Location

Table 1: Project-level location details

Mine Name	Location	Coordinates (WGS 84)
Ukni Deep Coal Mine	Wani North area, Yavatmal, Maharashtra, India	20.020678, 79.0678333 (exact)

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Project Details

Table 2: Project status

Status	Status Detail	Opening Year	Closing Year
Operating	–	1992	–

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
3	1.76	2022	Surface	Open Pit	12.85	114	590*

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
24.37	–	64.38	Wardha Valley	Subbituminous	Thermal	Dhopave Thermal Power Station (Mahagenco)

Table 5: Ownership and parent company

Owner	Parent Company	Headquarters
Western 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	1	–	–	1	1	1	1

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 plan for the Ukni Deep Opencast mine was prepared in March, 1988 keeping an annual mine target of 1.10 MTPA for a mine life of 25 years and a maximum depth of 114 m. Existing Ukni OC mine has been sanctioned and started in January, 1992 after obtaining the environmental clearance vide MOEF letter dated 10.08.1990. Subsequently, another Environmental Clearance for the same mine was obtained for enhanced production capacity up to 2.20 MTPA vide MOEF letter dated 20 May 2005. As per the existing production rate, the sanctioned mine will be exhausted within 2-3 years. For continuous production from this block, it is essential to deepen the existing Ukni OC Mine beyond the PR limits. Hence, this PR of Ukni Deep OC mine proposes to mine coal beyond the PR limit of existing Ukni OC mine of maximum depth of 114 m to 206 m depth. The normative target of the proposed mine is kept 2.00 MTPA and a peak capacity 0f 3.50 MTPA, for a mine life of 16 years (including 3 years of land acquisition). Out of the total Geological Reserves of 33.32 Mt, the mineable reserve is 24.37 Mt. The Percent Extraction would be 73%. The Environment Clearance for expansion from 2.00 MTPA to 3.5 MTPA and expansion from Mine Lease area from 940 ha to 1285.12 ha was granted vide EC dated 15th January 2014 .

The land to be acquired for Ukni deep belongs to villages - Ukni, Pipalgaon, and Wardha. Land of these villages is used mainly for cultivation. The main crops are cotton, soya beans, and Jawar. Ukni block falls in the Yavatmal District of Maharashtra State. The block is located on the West Bank of the Wardha river like Niljai & Bellora. Ghugus and Nakoda are on the East bank of Wardha. Ukni block occupies the central part of the western limb of Wardha Valley Coalfield. .

Expansion Details

• Status: Operational
• Size of Expansion: 2.2 MTPA to 3.25 MTPA
• Permits and Applications: Environmental Clearance for expansion from 2.00 MTPA to 3.50 MTPA, India MoEF&CC, 15th January 2014

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