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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.

The construction of New CHP (SILO I & II) Plant completed and it is under commercial operation since November 2024.

Owners

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CompanyInterestOwnership
Coal India Ltd. 100 % Indirect
Mahanadi Coalfields Ltd. (operator) 100 % Direct
Lingaraj Area is effectively a state-controlled asset: it is directly owned by Mahanadi Coalfields Limited (a wholly owned subsidiary of CIL); in turn, Coal India Ltd. (CIL) is controlled by the Government of India through a 63.13% stake, with the remainder held by the market.

Mahanadi Coalfields Limited (MCL), a Miniratna Company domiciled in India and limited by shares. The Company is a 100% Subsidiary of Coal India Limited (CIL) upon taking over of assets and liabilities of South Eastern Coalfields Limited in respect of mines in the State of Odisha.

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Deposit type

  • 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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Milling equipment has not been reported.

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Commodity Production

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All production numbers are expressed as ROM coal.

Operational metrics

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Coal tonnes mined  ....  Subscribe  ....  Subscribe  ....  Subscribe  ....  Subscribe  ....  Subscribe  ....  Subscribe13.6 Mt
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Waste  ....  Subscribe  ....  Subscribe  ....  Subscribe  ....  Subscribe  ....  Subscribe  ....  Subscribe12,037,619 m3

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