New Delhi: The Union coal ministry on Tuesday conducted an e-auction of eight coal mines, including two in Odisha.
The coal mines in Odisha that were e-auctioned are in Rampia in Sundargarh district. The other mines that were e-auctioned: two mines in Maharashtra, two mines in Jharkhand and a mine each in Chhattisgarh and Madhya Pradesh.
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Five coal mines are fully explored and three mines are partially explored. The total geological reserves of these eight coal mines are 2157.48 million tonnes (MT). Cumulative Peak Rate Capacity (PRC) for these coal mines is 19.31 million ton per annum.
