Summary

Mine Type	Open Pit & Underground
Status	Active
Commodities	Coal (thermal)
Mining Method	Truck & Shovel / Loader Continuous Pillar extraction Bord-and-pillar
Production Start	...
Snapshot	Chirimiri Area Operation consists of 5 mines, which are located in Chhattisgarh state in India: 1. Chirimiri OC mine; 2. Kurasia UG mine; 3. NCPH R 6 New UG mine; 4. Rani Atari UG mine; 5. Vijay West UG mine. SECL has undertaken discontinued mines namely Anjan Hill UG and Bartunga Hill UG to be given to Mine Developer and Operator`s (MDO) on revenue share basis and LOA has already been issued.

Deposit type

• Sedimentary

Summary:

Chirimiri opencast mine lies in Chirimiri coalfields in M.C.B District of Chhattisgarh State. There are five coal seams; however, only seams I, II, and III are in operation.

Kurasia underground mine
The Seam is almost flat. There are no major faults. Surface is hilly and uneven area. Roof and Floor is of sandstone. There is no spillage.

The whole mining lease area of NCPH Colliery is divided into two parts by a major geological fault of 15 m to 30 m throw, named as NCPH Old and NCPH New Mine.

At Rani Atari UG Mine 2 Nos. coal seam are existing seams: No. I & Seam No.II. Seam No.I is the bottom most seam and No. II is top seam. The dipping of seam No.I is S 48°50' E and Seam No. N 21°30' E. Parting between both the seam is 21 m. The seam No.I is under developing stage and Seam No.II is totally virgin. The depth of cover for Seam No. l is 26 m to 60 m and for seam No.II is to 47 m.

Vijay West mine
There are 13 faults, which varies from 3 m to 77 m of throw.
As per MECL exploration data, two faults exist within mine boundary is F-5 to F-13 crossing the property at NW and SW direction respectively.

Mining Methods

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Comminution

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Commodity Production

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Operational metrics

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Personnel

Job Title	Name	Profile	Ref. Date
.......................	.......................		Sep 12, 2025

Total Workforce	Year
......	2023