Utkal E Coal Mine

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Utkal E Coal Mine is an operating coal mine in Nandichhod, Gopinathpur Jungle, Kundajhari Jungle, Kosala and Korada under Chendipada Tahasil, Angul District, Odisha, India.

Location

Table 1: Project-level location details

Mine Name	Location	Coordinates (WGS 84)
Utkal E Coal Mine	Nandichhod, Gopinathpur Jungle, Kundajhari Jungle, Kosala and Korada under Chendipada Tahasil, Angul District, Odisha, India	21.0862373, 84.8722372 (approximate)

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Project Details

Table 2: Project status

Status	Status Detail	Project Type	Opening Year	Closing Year
Operating	–	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
2	–	–	Surface	–	5.24	50*	#REF!*

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
70	–	–	Talcher Coalfield	Subbituminous	Thermal	–

Table 5: Ownership and parent company

Owner	Parent Company	Headquarters
National Aluminium Company Limited	–	India

Table 6: Historical production (unit: million tonnes per annum)

ROM or Saleable	2017	2018	2019	2020	2021	2022	2023
ROM	–	–	–	–	–	–	2

Note: The above section was automatically generated and is based on data from the Global Coal Mine Tracker April 2024 release and the September and December supplements.

Background

Utkal E Coal Mine is owned by state-run National Aluminium Company Limited (NALCO), and located in Chendipada Tahasil of Angul District of Odisha State, India. On April 21st 2021, the Department of Steel & Mines, Government of Odisha granted NACLO the mining lease of the Utkal E coal block for a period of 30 year. As per the notification, the mining lease of the Utkal E coal block is over an area of 523.73 Ha in villages Nandichhod, Gopinathpur Jungle, Kundajhari Jungle, Kosala & Korada under Chendipada Tahasil of Angul District. The initial capacity of the Utkal E coal block is 2 million tpy with a total mineable reserve of approximately 70 million tonnes.

• Sponsor: National Aluminium Company Limited
• Parent company: National Aluminium Company Limited
• Location: Chendipada Tahasil of Angul District of Odisha State, India
• Coordinates: 21.0862373,84.8722372 (approximate)
• Status: Construction
• Production: 2 million tonnes
• Mineable Reserves: 70 million tonnes
• In service:
• Permits:
• Mine Size: 5.24km2
• Coal type:
• Mining method: Open pit
• Source of financing:

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