News Brief | November 2014
Eastern Coalfields turns to underground mining
Coal India subsidiary Eastern Coalfields Ltd is aiming a production of 9-10 million tonnes from underground mining in the next four years for an investment of Rs 1,000-1,100 crore. In order to achieve the production target of 9-10 million tonnes from the current level of 7 million tonnes, ECL said it hopes longwall mining technology rollout at its Janjra mine in the current fiscal will play an important role. "Over the next four years we expect the UG coal production to go up to 9-10 million tonnes per annum. Capex estimate is around Rs 1,000-1,100 crore," said ECL GM and technical secretary to CMD Niladri Roy. The open cast mines of ECL generate 30 million tonnes of coal per annum.