Niljai Coal Mine

{{#badges: Navbar-Global Coal Mine Tracker}} The Niljai Opencast Coal Mine is located in Wardha Valley coal mines in Maharashtra state, India.

Location

The satellite image below shows the area of the mine in Niljai village, Yavatmal District, Maharashtra.

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Background on Mine

The Niljai Opencast Coal Mine is a 3.75 million ton-per-annum mine owned by Western Coalfields Limited, a subsidiary of Coal India Limited. The mine is located south of Ukni Opencast Mine and north of Bellora Coal Mine. The main consumers of the mine are thermal plants of MAHAGENCO.

Project Details

• Sponsor: Western Coalfields Limited
• Parent company: Coal India Limited
• Location: Niljai Village, Wani Tehsil, Yavatmal District, Maharashtra, India
• GPS coordinates: 19.989166, 79.078611 (exact)
• Status: Operating
• Production Capacity: 3.5 million tons per year
• Total Resource: 49.780 million tonnes
• Mineable Reserves: 45.30 million tonnes
• Coal Type: Non-coking coal
• Mine Size: 1761.22 hectares
• Mine Type: Surface
• Start Year: January 1991
• Source of Financing:
• Permits and Applications: Expansion in mine lease from 1346.63ha to 1761.22ha Terms of Reference, India MoEF&CC, 23 May, 2012;EIA, Western Coalfields, December 2012;Environmental Clearance, India MoEF&CC, 12 October, 2015;Environmental Clearance for expansion in production capacity from 2.60MTPA to 3.5MTPA, India MoEF&CC, 10 February, 2009

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