New Delhi: Four fully explored coal mines of a total 498.10 reserves in Odisha, Jharkhand and Maharashtra have been put under hammer on Thursday.
The ministry of coal had launched the auction of coal mines for commercial mining under 14th Tranche of CMSP Act and 4th Tranche of MMDR Act on December 16, 2021. On the 1stday of the e-auction, four coal mines( under CMSP Act) were put up for auction and the details of the mines are as under: –
- All four coal mines are fully explored coal mines
- The total geological reserves for these coal mines are 498.10 Million Tonnes.
- Cumulative PRC for these coal mines is 10.76 MT per year.
The results for Day 1 are as under:
| S. No. | Name of the Mine | State | PRC (mtpa) | Geological Reserves (MT) | Closing Bid Submitted by | Reserve Price (%) | Final Offer (%) |
| 1 | Rabodih OCP | Jharkhand | 2.50 | 133.17 | Twenty First Century Mining Private Limited / 242211 | 4.00 | 6.00 |
| 2 | Chinora | Maharashtra | 0.256 | 17.85 | BS Ispat Ltd / 64979 | 4.00 | 53.00 |
| 3-4 | Utkal B1 & Utkal B2 | Odisha | 8.00 | 347.08 | Jindal Steel and Power Limited / 64898 | 4.00 | 15.25 |
