Coal Mining and Rural Livelihoods

Economic & Political WeeklyEPW OCTOber 31, 2009 vol xliv no 44117. coal Mining and rural livelihoods: case of the i b Valley c oalfield, Orissa. Prajna Paramita Mishra An earlier version of this paper was presented at the conference on "Managing the Social and Environmental Consequences of Coal Mining in India", organised by the Indian ...

Coal Mines in India List, Major Coal Fields, Types of Coal

Coal Mines in India. India has around 319 billion tonnes of coal reserves and is one of the largest coal-producing countries in the world. The major coalfields in India are located in the eastern and central regions of the country, and the coal found in India is primarily bituminous and sub-bituminous in nature.

KCCL

Kalinga Commercial Corporation retains it for mining, processing and conveying through long-distance Ore handling plant for 10 years. The production target of the project is 26.86 Million Ton and mobilization is under movement.

Ministry of Coal, Government of India

04.11.2010. The coalmines in Assam and its neighboring area are controlled directly by CIL under the unit North Eastern Coalfields. 10.2 COAL LIMITED AND ITS SUBSIDIARIES. 10.2.1 Board of Directors Coal India Limited (Cll.), the holding Company with headquarters in Kolkata, is headed by a Chairman- cum-Managing Director. CIL is a Maharatna Company.

Welcome to MCL

Mahanadi Coalfields Limited (MCL) is one of the major coal producing company of India. It is one of the eight subsidiaries of Coal India Limited. Mahanadi Coalfields Limited was carved out of South Eastern Coalfields Limited in 1992. MCL comprises of 2 Coalfields namely Talcher Coalfield and IB Valley Coalfield, comprising 12 Mining Areas with 4 …

GMDC exploring plans to set up 2 coal mines in Odisha

New Delhi: State-owned Gujarat Mineral Development Corporation on Wednesday said it is exploring plans to set up two coal mines in Odisha.GMDC is one of the leading mining companies and has five operational lignite mines in the country. In its on-site board meeting held in Bhubaneswar, Odisha, the company "delved into plans for …

Geology and Mineral Resources of Orissa

Orissa has a lion's share of the Country's mineral reserves. The chromite, nickel, bauxite, iron ore and coal resources of the state respectively stand at a staggering 83, 92, 55, 38 and 26 percent of India's total reserves. Some of these minerals also account for a visible spot in the world's mineral map.

Directorate of Mines

Orissa Mines Profile. Total No. of Mines : 603 Annual Production : 7965112 MT Annual Revenue : 2020.71 cr Total Investment : 1,37,156.00 cr Total No. of Steel Industry : 98. Photo Gallery. Mining Statistics. List of Mines Mining Projects under expansion Mineral Production Mineral Despatch R.M.L. Revocation.

Conservation and Systematic Development of Iron Ore

In the case of iron ore fines, 20 million tonnes or 16.8% of the production was of grade 65% Fe and above, 65.6 million tonnes or 55% of grade 62% to below 65% Fe and balance 33.6 million tonnes or about 28.2% of grade below 62% Fe. The grade of iron ore concentrates produced in Goa was above 64.5% Fe.

Mineral-Based Industries: 5 Major Industries in India Explained

ADVERTISEMENTS: 5 Major mineral-based industries in India are: 1. Iron and Steel Industry 2. Copper Smelting Industry 3. Aluminium Industry 4. Lead arid Zinc Smelting Industry 5. Cement Industry. These industries use minerals, both metallic and non-metallic, as raw materials and are based on ferrous and non-ferrous metallurgical processes.

COMPENDIUM OF MINERAL RESOURCES OF ORISSA

Orissa has a lion share of the Country's mineral reserves. The chromite, nickel, bauxite, iron ore and coal resources of the state respectively stand at a staggering 83, 92, 55, 38 and 26 percent of India's total reserves. Some of these minerals also account for a visible spot in the world's mineral map. ...

Mineral Based Industries | Department of Steel & Mines

Occupying an important position on the country's map, Orissa's rich mineral reserves constitute 28% Iron ore, 24% coal, 59% Bauxite and 98% Chromite of India's total deposits. ... In Orissa, industrialization started shortly after independence. The oldest mines in the state were coalmines at Talcher and Ib valley. After nationalization of coal ...

OMC

Incorporated in the year 1956, Odisha Mining Corporation Limited (OMC) has been working with a prime objective of harnessing the mineral wealth through exploration, extraction. Wholly owned Corporation of the Government of Odisha, OMC has come a long way since its inception and today it stands as one of the largest mining companies in India.

WELCOME TO DIRECTORATE OF MINES

Welcome to Directorate of Steel and Mines, Odisha. Orissa is endowed with vast resources of a variety of minerals and occupies a prominent place in the country as a mineral rich State. Abundant reserves of high-grade Iron ore, Bauxite, Chromite, Manganese ore along with other minerals such as Coal, Limestone, Dolomite, Tin, Nickel, Vanadium ...

Anil Agarwal-led Vedanta to bring into operation two coal …

Billionaire Anil Agarwal-led Vedanta expects to bring into operation two coal blocks in Odisha in this fiscal and is working out a plan to fast-track the operationalisation of another coal mine in the eastern state. Vedanta is focusing on the long-term security of coal especially when thermal power plants and the non-regulated sector have witnessed …

Basundhara (West) Coal Mine

Table 1: Project-level location details. Mine Name. Location. Coordinates ( WGS 84 ) Basundhara (West) Coal Mine. Sundergarh, Odisha, India. 22.059284, 83.7304 (exact) The map below shows the exact location of the coal mine: Loading map...