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*'''Coordinates:''' 20.955, 85.115 (approximate) (20.92-20.99 N, 85.01-85.22 E) | *'''Coordinates:''' 20.955, 85.115 (approximate) (20.92-20.99 N, 85.01-85.22 E) | ||
*'''Status:''' Operating, with expansions under construction/planned | *'''Status:''' Operating, with expansions under construction/planned | ||
| − | *'''Capacity:''' 52 MTPA existing, 69 MTPA | + | *'''Capacity:''' 52 MTPA existing, 69 MTPA under development |
*'''Reserves''': 49,955 MT (18,149 MT proven, 27,598 MT indicated, 4,208 MT inferred)<ref name=directory>[http://www.coal.nic.in/sites/upload_files/coal/files/coalupload/coaldir12-13.pdf Coal Directory of India 2012-13], Ministry of Coal, 2014, p. 2.11.</ref> | *'''Reserves''': 49,955 MT (18,149 MT proven, 27,598 MT indicated, 4,208 MT inferred)<ref name=directory>[http://www.coal.nic.in/sites/upload_files/coal/files/coalupload/coaldir12-13.pdf Coal Directory of India 2012-13], Ministry of Coal, 2014, p. 2.11.</ref> | ||
*'''In service:''' 1991-2013 (dates for construction/planned mines unknown)<ref name=report/> | *'''In service:''' 1991-2013 (dates for construction/planned mines unknown)<ref name=report/> | ||
Revision as of 23:34, 22 May 2015
{{#badges:CoalSwarm|Navbar-Indiacoal}}The Talcher coal mines are a 52 million ton-per-annum (MTPA) network of mines on the Talcher coalfield in Odisha state, India.
Contents
Location
The map below shows the location of the coal mines, in Angul district, Odisha state.
Background on Mine
The 52 million ton-per-annum Talcher coal mines are owned by Mahanadi Coalfields Limited (a subsidiary of state-owned Coal India). Talcher is separated into the following mines: Ananta-I & -II (12 MTPA), Bharatpur-I (5 MTPA), Balaram (8 MTPA), Hingula-I & -II/1 & 2 (8 MTPA), Jagannath-I & -II (6 MTPA), Lingaraj-I & -II (13 MTPA), and Nandira Underground (0.3 MTPA).[1][2]
Expansions
The following mines at Talcher are either being built or are currently planned: Ananta-III (3 MTPA), Bharatput-II & -III (15 MTPA), Bhubaneswari (20 MTPA), Gopalprasad (15 MTPA), Hingula-II/3 (7 MTPA), Jagannath Underground (0.7 MTPA), Kaniha (10 MTPA), Talcher Underground (0.5 MTPA), and Natraj Underground (0.6 MTPA).[1]
Mine Details
- Sponsor: Mahanadi Coalfields Limited
- Parent company: Coal India
- Location: Angul district, Odisha state, India
- Coordinates: 20.955, 85.115 (approximate) (20.92-20.99 N, 85.01-85.22 E)
- Status: Operating, with expansions under construction/planned
- Capacity: 52 MTPA existing, 69 MTPA under development
- Reserves: 49,955 MT (18,149 MT proven, 27,598 MT indicated, 4,208 MT inferred)[3]
- In service: 1991-2013 (dates for construction/planned mines unknown)[1]
- Permits:
- Coal type:
- Mining method: All but 0.3 MTPA is surface
- Source of financing:
Articles and resources
References
- ↑ Jump up to: 1.0 1.1 1.2 Mahanadi Coalfields Limited 2013-14 Annual Report, pp. 20-21.
- ↑ Bioprofile of Projects, MCL website, accessed May 2015.
- ↑ Coal Directory of India 2012-13, Ministry of Coal, 2014, p. 2.11.
