New Delhi ( Staff Correspondent), November 14: Gevra and Kusmunda blocks of sate-owned South Eastern Coalfields Ltd have secured second and fourth spots in the list of the world’s 10 largest coal mines released by WorldAtlas.com.
Located in the Korba district of Chhattisgarh, the two mines produce more 100 million tonnes (MT) of coal annually accounting for about 10 per cent of India’s total coal production, South Eastern Coalfields Ltd (SECL) said in a statement.
Gevra mine has an annual production capacity of 70 MT. The mine produced 59 MT coal in FY24. While Kusmunda produced over 50 MT coal. Both are open cast mine projects, it said.
SECL CMD Prem Sagar Mishra said “it is a proud moment that two of the world’s five largest coal mines are in Chhattisgarh. The Coal Ministry, Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change, state government, Coal India, railways, various stakeholders, and most importantly coal warriors who have worked tirelessly to achieve this monumental feat.”
Based in Bilaspur, SECL with *59* blocks, is among the top three coal producing subsidiaries of Coal India Ltd (CIL), under Ministry of Coal. In FY24, CIL’s output was *773** MT, out of which SECL’s contribution was *187* MT.
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