Technical Information 41 Identified coal blocks for auction State-wise distribution of coal blocks CM (SP) MMDR Total State PRC PRC PRC No. No. No. (Mty) (Mty) (Mty) Chhattisgarh 8 38.30 1 6.00 9 44.30 Jharkhand 9 35.78 -- -- 9 35.78 Madhya Pradesh 7 4.20 4 12.65 11 16.85 Maharashtra 3 3.80 -- -- 3 3.80 Odisha 6 81.00 3 43.00 9 124.00 Total 33 163.08 8 61.65 41 224.73 2 Coal type-wise distribution of coal blocks CM (SP) MMDR Total Coal Type PRC PRC PRC No. No. No. (Mty) (Mty) (Mty) Non-Coking 30 161.55 7 61.00 37 222.55 Coking 2 0.93 -- -- 2 0.93 Coking+Non-Coking 1 0.60 1 0.65 2 1.25 Total 33 163.08 8 61.65 41 224.73 3 CM(SP) Coal Blocks 33 Coal Blocks Fatehpur East State: Chhattisgarh District: Raigarh Coalfield: Mand-Raigarh • Area : 18.05 sq.km • Exploration Status : Explored • Geological Resource : 298 Mt • PRC : 10 Mty [Opencast] • Average Grade : G11 • Remarks: • Approved mining plan prepared by the prior allottee available • Under High Conservation Zone 5 Gare Palma-IV/1 State: Chhattisgarh District: Raigarh Coalfield: Mand-Raigarh • Area : 10.14 sq.km • Exploration Status : Explored • Geological Resource : 159 Mt • PRC : 6 Mty [Opencast] • Average Grade : G12 • Remarks: • Schedule-II mine with all clearances/ approval • Presently SECL is the custodian of this mine 6 Gare Palma IV/7 State: Chhattisgarh District: Raigarh Coalfield: Mand-Raigarh • Area : 4.82 sq.km • Exploration Status : Explored • Geological Resource : 239 Mt • PRC : 1.2 Mty [Opencast & Underground] • Average Grade : G11 • Remarks: • Schedule-II coal mine with all statutory permissions/ approvals • Presently SECL is the custodian of this mine 7 Madanpur (North) State: Chhattisgarh District: Korba Coalfield: Hasdo-Arand • Area : 21.03 sq.km • Exploration Status : Explored • Geological Resource : 185 Mt • PRC : 4.1 Mty [Opencast] • Average Grade : G8 • Remarks: • Approved mining plan prepared by the prior allottee available • Under High Conservation Zone 8 Morga-II State: Chhattisgarh District: Korba Coalfield: Hasdo-Arand • Area : 26.64 sq.km • Exploration Status : Partially Explored • Geological Resource : 350 Mt • PRC : 10 Mty [Opencast] [Assessed by CMPDI] • Average Grade : G7 • Remarks: • To be offered through Prospecting License-cum-Mining Lease route • Superior grade coal • Under High Conservation Zone 9 Sayang State: Chhattisgarh District: Korba & Raigarh Coalfield: Mand-Raigarh • Area : 12.51 sq.km • Exploration Status : Partially Explored • Geological Resource : 150 Mt • PRC : 4 Mty [Opencast] [Assessed by CMPDI] • Average Grade : G9 • Remarks: • To be offered under Prospecting License-cum-Mining Lease route • Hilly terrain 10 Shankarpur Bhatgaon-II Extn. State: Chhattisgarh District: Surguja Coalfield: Bisrampur • Area : 33.77 sq.km • Exploration Status : Explored • Geological Resource : 81 Mt • PRC : 2 Mty [Opencast & Underground] • Average Grade : G6 • Remarks: • Approved mining plan prepared by the prior allottee available • Superior grade coal • Thin coal seams 11 Sondhia State: Chhattisgarh District: Surguja Coalfield: Tatapani-Ramkola • Area : 10.74 sq.km • Exploration Status : Explored • Geological Resource : 50 Mt • PRC : 1 Mty [Opencast & Underground] • Average Grade : G10 • Remarks: • Approved mining plan prepared by the prior allottee available • High stripping ratio • Mainly thin coal seams 12 Chakla State: Jharkhand District: Latehar Coalfield: North Karanpura • Area : 8.63 sq.km • Exploration Status : Explored • Geological Resource : 76 Mt • PRC : 5.3 Mty [Opencast] • Average Grade : G11 • Remarks : • Approved mining plan prepared by the prior allottee available • Close to existing coal evacuation infrastructure • Under High Conservation Zone 13 Gondulpara State: Jharkhand District: Hazaribagh Coalfield: North Karanpura • Area : 4.1 sq.km • Exploration Status : Explored • Geological Resource : 176 Mt • PRC : 4 Mty [Opencast] • Average Grade : G10 • Remarks: • Approved mining plan prepared by the prior allottee available • Steeply dipping coal seams 14 Chitarpur State: Jharkhand District: Latehar Coalfield: North Karanpura • Area : 5.6 sq.km • Exploration Status : Explored • Geological Resource : 222 Mt • PRC : 3.45 Mty [Opencast & Underground] • Average Grade : G13 • Remarks: • Approved mining plan prepared by the prior allottee available • Close to existing evacuation infrastructure 15 Choritand Tiliaya State: Jharkhand District: Bokaro Coalfield: West Bokaro • Area : 2.49 sq.km • Exploration Status : Explored • Geological Resource : 97 Mt • PRC : 0.78 Mty [Opencast] • Average Grade : W-V • Remarks: • Approved mining plan prepared by the prior allottee available • Washery grade coking coal • Hilly terrain with forest 16 North Dhadu State: Jharkhand District: Latehar Coalfield: North Karanpura • Area : 11.33 sq.km • Exploration Status : Explored • Geological Resource : 924 Mt • PRC : 8.15 Mty [Opencast] • Average Grade : G12 • Remarks: • Approved mining plan prepared by the prior allottee available • Close to existing coal evacuation infrastructure • Steep gradient of coal seams • Barki river passing through the coal block • Under High Conservation Zone 17 Seregarha State: Jharkhand District: Latehar Coalfield: North Karanpura • Area : 3.7sq.km • Exploration Status : Explored • Geological Resource : 187 Mt • PRC : 4 Mty [Opencast] • Average Grade : G13 • Remarks: • Mining plan prepared by the prior allottee available, but not approved • Close to existing coal evacuation infrastructure 18 Brahmadiha State: Jharkhand District: Giridih Coalfield: Giridih • Area : 0.87 sq.km • Exploration Status : Explored • Geological Resource : 5 Mt • PRC : 0.15 Mty [Opencast] • Average Grade : S-I • Remarks: • Mining plan prepared by the prior allottee available • Availability of superior grade coking coal • Only geological note available 19 Rajhara North (Central & Eastern) State: Jharkhand District: Palamu Coalfield: Daltonganj • Area : 1.09 sq.km • Exploration Status : Explored • Geological Resource : 20 Mt • PRC : 0.75 Mty [Opencast] • Average Grade : G8 • Remarks: • Approved mining plan prepared by the prior allottee available • Very small coal block • Under high conservation zone 20 Urma Paharitola State: Jharkhand District: Dumka & Pakur Coalfield: Rajmahal • Area : 9.76 sq.km • Exploration Status : Partially Explored • Geological Resource : 579 Mt • PRC : 10 Mty [Opencast] [Assessed by CMPDI] • Average Grade : G10 • Remarks: • To be offered through Prospecting License-cum-Mining Lease route • Bansloi river bisects the coal block • Under high conservation zone 21 Thesgora-B Rudrapuri State: Madhya Pradesh District: Chhindwara Coalfield: Pench-Kanhan • Area : 5.25 sq.km • Exploration Status : Explored • Geological Resource : 45 Mt • PRC : 1.0 Mty [Underground] • Average Grade : G9 • Remarks : • Approved mining plan prepared by the prior allottee available • Underground mine 22 Sahapur East State: Madhya Pradesh District: Shahdol & Umaria Coalfield: Sohagpur • Area : 6.59 sq.km • Exploration Status : Explored • Geological Resource : 63 Mt • PRC : 0.7 Mty [Underground] • Average Grade : G8 • Remarks: • Approved mining plan prepared by the prior allottee available • Good grade coal 23 Sahapur West State: Madhya Pradesh District: Shahdol & Umaria Coalfield: Sohagpur • Area : 6.19 sq.km • Exploration Status : Explored • Geological Resource : 53 Mt • PRC : 0.6 Mty [Underground] • Average Grade : G7 • Remarks: • Approved mining plan prepared by the prior allottee available • Good grade coal 24 Urtan North State: Madhya Pradesh District: Anuppur Coalfield: Sohagpur • Area : 4.77 sq.km • Exploration Status : Explored • Geological Resource : 70 Mt • PRC : 0.6 Mty [Underground] • Average Grade : W-IV & G10 • Remarks: • Mining plan prepared by the prior allottee available, but not approved • Availability of coking coal • Railway line passes at a distance of around 5 km from the coal block 25 Gotitoria (East) & Gotitoria (West) State: Madhya Pradesh District: Narsinghpur Coalfield: Mohpani • Area : 2.14 sq.km • Exploration Status : Explored • Geological Resource : 10 Mt • PRC : 0.3 Mty [Opencast] • Average Grade : G8 • Reasons for preference : • Schedule-II mine with all statutory permissions/ approvals • Good grade coal • Two separate blocks in close proximity 26 Marki Barka State: Madhya Pradesh District: Singrauli Coalfield: Singrauli • Area : 6.90 sq.km • Exploration Status : Explored • Geological Resource : 72 Mt • PRC : 1.0 Mty [Underground] • Average Grade : G8 • Remarks: • Approved mining plan prepared by the prior allottee available • Evacuation constraints 27 Bander State: Maharashtra District: Chandrapur Coalfield: Bander • Area : 17.4 sq.km • Exploration Status : Explored • Geological Resource : 126 Mt • PRC : 2.0 Mty [Opencast & Underground] [Assessed by CMPDI] • Average Grade : G7 • Remarks : • Mining plan not available • Good grade coal • Under high conservation zone • SH No.31 and WCL road to Murpar passes through the block 28 Marki Mangli – II State: Maharashtra District: Yavatmal Coalfield: Wardha Valley • Area : 3.4 sq.km • Exploration Status : Explored • Geological Resource : 11.54 Mt • PRC : 0.3 Mty [Opencast] • Average Grade : G8 • Remarks : • Schedule-II mine with all required clearances/ approvals • Good grade coal • Close to state highway and railway line 29 Takli-Jena-Bellora (North) & Takli-Jena-Bellora (South) State: Maharashtra District: Chandrapur Coalfield: Wardha Valley • Area : 9.36 sq.km • Exploration Status : Explored • Geological Resource : 117 Mt • PRC : 1.5 Mty [Opencast & Underground] [Assessed by CMPDI] •