Umrer Coal Mine

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

Location

The satellite image below shows the area of the mine in Kanhwa village, Nagpur District, Maharashtra.

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Background on Mine

The Umrer Opencast Coal Mine is a 4.90 million tonne-per-annum mine owned by Western Coalfields Limited, a subsidiary of Coal India Limited. The main consumers of the mine are thermal plants of MAHAGENCO and miscellaneous consumers.

Mine Details

• Sponsor: Western Coalfields Limited
• Parent company: Coal India Limited
• Location: Kanhwa Village, Umrer Tehsil, Nagpur District, Maharashtra, India
• GPS coordinates: 20.864166, 79.285000 (exact)
• Status: Operating
• Production Capacity: 3.5 million tonnes per year (MTPA)
• Total Resource: 11.68 million tonnes
• Mineable Reserves: 11.68 million tonnes
• Coal Type: Non-coking coal
• Mine Size: 944.65 hectares
• Mine Type: Surface
• Start Year:
• Source of Financing:
• Permits and Applications: Environmental Clearance for expansion in production capacity from 2.34MTPA to 3.50MTPA, India MoEF&CC, 20 May, 2005

Expansion Details

• Status: Proposed
• Size of Expansion: 1.4MTPA (from 3.50MTPA to 4.90MTPA)
• Permits and Applications: Environmental Clearance for expansion in production capacity from 3.50MTPA to 4.90MTPA, India MoEF&CC, 11 January, 2019;

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