Venkatesh Khani Coal mine
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Venkatesh Khani Coal mine is a proposed coal mine in Rudrampur, Bhadradri Kothgudem, Telangana, India.
Location
Table 1: Project-level location details
Mine Name | Location | Coordinates (WGS 84) |
---|---|---|
Venkatesh Khani Coal mine | Rudrampur, Bhadradri Kothgudem, Telangana, India | 17.4797902875291, 80.6637045459718 (exact) |
The map below shows the exact location of the coal mine:
Project Details
Table 2: Project status
Status | Status Detail | Project Type | Opening Year | Closing Year |
---|---|---|---|---|
Proposed[1] | Construction[1] | New[1] | 2024[2] | – |
Table 3: Operation details
Capacity (Mtpa) | Production (Mtpa) | Year of Production | Mine Type | Mining Method | Mine Size (km2) | Mine Depth (m) | Workforce Size |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
5[2] | – | – | Underground & Surface[2] | Mixed | – | 60* | * |
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 |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
317.16[1] | 2022[1] | 448[1] | – | Subbituminous[1] | Thermal[1] | Kothagudem Thermal Power Station[1] |
Table 5: Ownership and parent company
Owner | Parent Company | Headquarters |
---|---|---|
The Singareni Collieries Co Ltd[3] | The Singareni Collieries Co 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 proposed Venkatesh Khani Coal mine (VK Coal mine) project is an opencast cum underground mine and is an amalgamation of existing Goutham Khani opencast mine (GK OC), Padmavathi Khani No.5 Incline (PVK No.5) underground mine and closed Venkatesh Khani No.7 (VK No.7) underground mine of Kothagudem area.[4]
Currently, construction is under progress, and the commencement of production is expected to start from 2024.[5]
Articles and Resources
Additional data
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References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 1.4 1.5 1.6 1.7 1.8 (PDF) https://tspcb.cgg.gov.in/publichearings/SCCL;%20Venkatesh%20Khani%20Mine;%20Rudrampur%20(V);%20Chunchupalli%20(M);%20Bhadradri%20Kothagudem%20Dist.%20-%20EXE%20SUM%20ENG.pdf.
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(help) - ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 (PDF) https://web.archive.org/web/20240613230427/https://www.coal.nic.in/sites/default/files/2023-12/srn-oct-2023.pdf. Archived from the original (PDF) on 13 June 2024.
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(help) - ↑ Executive summary of Draft EIA/ EMP for Venkatesh Khani Coal mine (VK Coal mine) Project,SCCL, Feb 2022
- ↑ MONTHLY STATISTICAL REPORT MINISTRY OF COAL October’2023, October 2023