Coal Mining
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Coal Mining
Fairmine Carbons Private Limited has become successful bidder for Rajhara North (Central & Eastern) Coal Block in the E-auction conducted by Ministry of Coal. FCPL has entered in Coal Mine Development and Production Agreement Dt 11th Jan 2021 and received Vesting Order (Order No- NA-104/11/2020-NA) from MOC on Dt 3rdMarch 2021.
Rajhara North (Central & Eastern) coal block is located in the northern part of Daltonganj Coal Fields. This coal block mainly falls in the Palamu district in Jharkhand state. Prior allottee of this block was Mukund &Vini Minerals Private Limited. Prior to allotment of this block to MVMPL (vide MOC Letter No 13016/52/2008/CA 1 Dt 20/11/2008), the block was Part of Central Coal Fields Limited.The area falls between Latitude 24° 09' 42" N to 24° 10' 08" N and Longitude 84° 02' 48" E to 84° 04' 07" E.
The Daltonganj Coalfield is one of the three Palamau Coal fields and covers an area of 250 Sq. Km It is surrounded by the Archaean rocks which forms the basement on which Gondwana sediments have been laid. The Coalfield is broadly, a narrow elongated, ESE – WNW aligned synclinal basin which is comprising two sub-basins viz. Rajhara – Lohari – Kathautia – Godariadih in the north and Singra – Meral sub-basin in the south.
As per approved mining plan the Extractable reserves is 15.609 MT and the overall grade of coal seams varies between D & E, (in few cases F grade) in terms of Useful Heat Value (UHV). The Gross Calorific Value (GCV in K Cal/kg) of coal as per approved mining Plan is 3600 to 4318 in In-Band and 5100 to 5284 in Ex-Band therefor in terms of GCV overall grade of coal seams varies between G10-G13 in In-Band and G7-G8 in Ex-Band.