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)

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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

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
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]

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References

  1. 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. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
  2. 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. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
  3. https://web.archive.org/web/20240723005534/http://www.cspm.gov.in/ocmstemp/PROJ_SUMMARY?prcd=N06000204&stat=O. Archived from the original on 23 July 2024. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
  4. Executive summary of Draft EIA/ EMP for Venkatesh Khani Coal mine (VK Coal mine) Project,SCCL, Feb 2022
  5. MONTHLY STATISTICAL REPORT MINISTRY OF COAL October’2023, October 2023