Urtan Coal Mine

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Urtan Coal Mine is a proposed coal mine in Baskhali, Anuppur, Madhya Pradesh, India.

Location

Table 1: Project-level location details

Mine Name	Location	Coordinates (WGS 84)
Urtan Coal Mine	Baskhali, Anuppur, Madhya Pradesh, India	23.245516, 81.985844 (exact)

The map below shows the exact 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	Exploration	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
0	–	–	Underground	–	3.79	300*	*

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
–	–	55.39	Sohagpur	Subbituminous	Thermal	–

Table 5: Ownership and parent company

Owner	Parent Company	Headquarters
JMS Mining Private	JMS Mining Private [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

The Urtan Coal Mine is a proposed underground project in Anuppur, Madhya Pradesh, India. The Urtan mine proposal was included in the block of coal mines auctioned for commercial mining by India's Ministry of Coal in June 2020. It was successfully auctioned off during the first tranche, and JMS Mining Private Limited was identified as the qualified bidder in November 2020.

• Operator: JMS Mining Private
• Owner: JMS Mining Private
• Location: Anuppur, Madhya Pradesh, India
• GPS Coordinates: 23.245516, 81.985844
• Status: Proposed
• Production Capacity: 0.65 million tonnes per annum (Mtpa)
• Start Year:
• Total Reserves: 55.4 million tonnes
• Mineable Reserves: 44.36 million tonnes
• Coal Type: Subbituminous
• Mine Size: 3.79 km2
• Mine Type: Surface
• Mine Type: Surface

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