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Lakhanpur Area Operation

Location: 264 km NW from Bhubaneswar, India

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P.O. Bandhabahal
Bandhabahal
India
768211

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Mine TypeOpen Pit
StatusActive
Commodities
  • Coal (thermal)
Mining Method
  • Truck & Shovel / Loader
  • Surface miner
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SnapshotLakhanpur Area Operation is located in the Ib Valley Coalfields, Jharsuguda district of Odisha state of India.

Lakhanpur Area includes integrated Lakhanpur-Belpahar-Lilari (Integrated LBL) opencast mine, which consists of three existing mines that were amalgamated on March 27, 2024. Additionally, Lakhanpur Area Operation includes Ib Valley coal washery with pipe conveyor and silo rapid loading system.

The IB Valley Coal Washery, operating under the Build-Operate-Maintain (BOM) concept, commenced commercial operations on April 15, 2024.

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CompanyInterestOwnership
Coal India Ltd. 100 % Indirect
Mahanadi Coalfields Ltd. (operator) 100 % Indirect
Lakhanpur 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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Summary:

Lakhanpur-Belpahar-Lilari Integrated opencast mine is proposed within combined Belpahar I,II & III Geological block of Rampur tract of Ib-valley coalfield, in Jharsuguda district of Odisha state of India.

Belpahar I, II & III combined block is situated between the latitude 21°42'12" – 21°47'20" N and longitude 83°4'00" – 83°52'4" E in the district of Jharsuguda, Odisha, covering an area of 42.81 sq. km.

Sub-surface boreholes data as well as floor contour and cross section across the block reveal that the block is bounded by major dip faults along the northern and southern boundaries as evidenced also by abrupt termination of coal seam incrops. Boundary faults in the north and south are associated with closely spaced sympathetic faults, all heading towards north. Apart from the bounding faults, there are two more minor dip faults which affect the disposition of the top Lajkura seam. In total, Belpahar I, II and III combined block is traversed by seven faults, generally E-W to NW-SE trending with mostly northerly and few southerly hades.

Coal Seams in Belpahar I, II & III Combined block, the Karharbari Formation contains Ib seam in 2 splits and Barakar Formations contain seams Rampur, Lajkura and Parkhani also in splits. Altogether, there 9 seams / split seams are reported in Barakar Formation. Among these, seam Lajkura, Rampur top I, Rampur top II, Rampur bottom I, Rampur bottom II and Ib bottom are the most potential coal horizons in this block.

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CommodityUnits2025202420232022202120202019
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