West Jhagrakhand Coal Mine
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West Jhagrakhand Coal Mine is an operating coal mine in Jhagrakhand, Korea, Chhattisgarh, India.
Location
Table 1: Project-level location details
Mine Name | Location | Coordinates (WGS 84) |
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West Jhagrakhand Coal Mine | Jhagrakhand, Korea, Chhattisgarh, India | 23.197211, 82.161616 (exact) |
The map below shows the exact location of the coal mine:
Project Details
Table 2: Project status
Status | Status Detail | Opening Year | Closing Year |
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Operating[1] | – | 1951[1] | – |
Table 3: Operation details
Capacity (Mtpa) | Production (Mtpa) | Year of Production | Mine Type | Mining Method | Mine Size (km2) | Mine Depth (m) | Workforce Size |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
0[2] | 0.12[1] | 2022[1] | Underground | – | 10.66[1] | 300* | 587* |
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 |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1.482[1] | 2023[1] | – | Jhilimili | Subbituminous | Thermal | – |
Table 5: Ownership and parent company
Owner | Parent Company | Headquarters |
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South Eastern Coalfields Ltd | Coal India Ltd [100.0%] | 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 West Jhagrakand Underground Coal Mine has a designed capacity of 0.33 MTPA on a mining lease area of 1065.67 ha. It is operated by South Eastern Coalfields Limited. The project received its environment clearance for a capacity expansion from 0.27 MTPA to 0.33 MTPA on 6 September 2006.[3]
As per the information provided by the Minister of Coal in the Parliament North Jhagrakhand mine operated by SECL in Chhattisgarh was closed in the year 2016-17.[4] Jhagrakhand mines are also refered as JKD Colliery and are spread in Madhya Pradesh and Chhattisgarh both.
Expansion Details
- Status:
- Size of Expansion:
- Permits and Applications:
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Additional data
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References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 1.4 1.5 1.6 (PDF) https://web.archive.org/web/20240718171640/https://www.secl-cil.in/writereaddata/FINAL_Hasdeo%2520Area_West%2520Jhagrakhand%2520UG%2520Mine_EAS22.pdf. Archived from the original (PDF) on 18 July 2024.
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(help) - ↑ (PDF) https://www.secl-cil.in/writereaddata/ECComplianceDec2020WestJKD.pdf.
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(help) - ↑ Environment Clearance for Expansion of West Jhagrakand Underground Coal Mine Project, MoEF&CC India, 6 September 2006
- ↑ Minister of Coal, India in Parliament, 7 February 2018 accessed on May 18 2020