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Lingaraj Area Operation

Location: 100 km NW from Bhubaneswar, India

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P.O. Deulbera Colliery
Talcher
India
759102

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Summary

Mine TypeOpen Pit
StatusActive
Commodities
  • Coal (thermal)
Mining Method
  • Truck & Shovel / Loader
  • Surface miner
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SnapshotLingaraj Area Operation includes only one mine - Lingaraj opencast mine, which is located on the Talcher coalfield in Angul district of Odisha state of India.

Owners

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CompanyInterestOwnership
Coal India Ltd. 100 % Indirect
Mahanadi Coalfields Ltd. (operator) 100 % Indirect
Lingaraj Area Operation is effectively a state-controlled asset. It is directly owned by Mahanadi Coalfields Limited (MCL), which is a Miniratna Company domiciled in India and limited by shares. MCL is a 100% subsidiary of Coal India Limited (CIL), in turn, CIL is controlled by the Government of India through a 63.13% stake, with the remainder held by a mix of institutional and retail investors.

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  • Sedimentary

Summary:

Lingaraj opencast mine is located on the Talcher coalfield.

Talcher coalfield constitutes the south-eastern most part of the Lower Gondwana basins within the Mahanadi Valley graben bounded by Latitude 20°53' to 21°12' N and Longitude: 84°0' to 85°23'E. The major part of the coalfield including the present coal mining area falls in Angul district.

At the Lingaraj opencast mine, coal is being extracted from eight seams: Talcher II, Talcher III, Talcher IV-A, Talcher IV-B, Talcher V, Talcher VI-A, Talcher VI-B, Talcher VII.

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Commodity Production

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