Magadh Sanghamitra Area
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| Location | |
|---|---|
  Magadh Sanghamitra Area Location in Jharkhand  Magadh Sanghamitra Area Magadh Sanghamitra Area (India) | |
| Location | North Karanpura Coalfield |
| Coordinates | 23°50′39″N 84°59′19″E / 23.8442°N 84.9885°E |
| Owner | |
| Company | Central Coalfields Limited |
| Website | centralcoalfields |
Magadh Sanghamitra Area is one of the operational areas of the Central Coalfields Limited located in the Tandwa CD block in the Chatra district and Balumath CD block in the Latehar district in the state of Jharkhand, India.[1]
North Karanpura Coalfield has reserves of 14 billion tonnes of coal (proved, indicated and inferred), around 9% of India's total coal reserves, placing it among the biggest coalfields in India. Only a small corner of this coalfield was exploited earlier.[2]
Future mega projects in the area include: Magadh opencast project expansion with nominal capacity of 51 million tonnes per year and peak capacity of 70 million tonnes per year, Amrapali OCP expansion with nominal capacity 25 MTY and peak capacity of 35 MTY, Sanghamitra OCP with nominal capacity of 20 MTY and peak capacity of 27 MTY, and Chandragupta OCP with nominal capacity of 15 MTY and peak capacity of 20 MTY.[3][4]
