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Lodna Area Operation

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Mine TypeOpen Pit
StatusActive
Commodities
  • Coal (metallurgical)
Mining Method
  • Truck & Shovel / Loader
SnapshotLodna Area is one of the 12 operational areas of Bharat Coking Coal Limited (BCCL), a subsidiary company of Coal India Limited (CIL).

Lodna Area is situated in the central area of Jharia coalfield, Jharkhand state of India and consists of two active mines, and closed Lodna coal washery. NT-ST-Jeenagora Group of Mines (NT-ST Expansion) opencast mine and Amalgamated Joyrampur Colliery (was restarted in April 2023), all of which are a part of Cluster IX of BCCL mines.

In 2022, NT-ST Expansion OC mine has been dovetailed into the revised Amalgamated NTST Kujama opencast mine. The Kujama OC mine is a part of Cluster VIII of BCCL mines. CIL Board on January 4, 2023 approved implementation of the Amalgamated NTST Kujama opencast mine in MDO mode of operation (Operating under Mine Developer and Operator). Letter of Agreement (LOA) has been issued to the MDO operator on September 18, 2023 and agreement has been signed on December 22, 2023.

Owners

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CompanyInterestOwnership
Coal India Ltd. 100 % Indirect
Bharat Coking Coal Limited, a Miniratna Public Sector Undertaking is a 100% Subsidiary of Coal India Limited (A Government of India Undertaking).

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Deposit type

  • Sedimentary

Summary:

Amalgamated Joyrampur Colliery is located in the south-eastern part of the Jharia coalfield, and it is situated in Barakar Formation. The soil thickness varies between 1.5 m (GL-6) and 14.2 m (MJ-11). The Talchir formation is also present at the southeastern boundary of the site area. A significant fault (F7-F7), with a maximum displacement of 90 m toward the north, marks the southern limit of the coal bearing formation. The Barakar formation comprises pebbly sandstones, conglomerate, grit, coarse to fine grained sandstones, shales, carbonaceous shales and coal seams.

Seams from I to XVI Seam exist within the mine and all the upper seams upto XI/XII seam are under fire within boundary of Amalgamated Joyrampur Colliery. Coal seams XVI to IX/X occur within the Amalgamated Joyrampur Colliery. Seam Thickness minimum 0.25 m and maximum 75.81 m. Seams from I to XVI Seam exist within the mine and all the upper seams upto XI/XII seam are under fire within boundary of Amalgamated Joyrampur
Colliery.

The general strike of the strata is normally NNW-SSE swinging to N-S covering the major part of the area and E-W in the southern extremity of the area. The beds dip 4° to 12° due WSW, west and north respectively. In the southern part, the small strip where the strike of the formation swings to NNE-SSW and E-W, the gradient of the seam is steeper 40° due of the proximity of the area to the major fault (throw 90 m towards north).

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Comminution

Crushers and Mills

Milling equipment has not been reported.

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Production

CommodityUnits202420232022202120202019
Coal (metallurgical) Mt  ....  Subscribe  ....  Subscribe  ....  Subscribe  ....  Subscribe  ....  Subscribe2.5 
All production numbers are expressed as ROM coal. ^ Guidance / Forecast.

Operational metrics

Metrics202420232022202120202019
Coal tonnes mined  ....  Subscribe  ....  Subscribe  ....  Subscribe  ....  Subscribe  ....  Subscribe2,484,642 t
Waste  ....  Subscribe  ....  Subscribe  ....  Subscribe  ....  Subscribe  ....  Subscribe10,362,176 m3

Production Costs

Commodity production costs have not been reported.

Heavy Mobile Equipment

Fleet data has not been reported.

Personnel

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