Thar Coal Mines Map

The cm examined the coal excavated from the mines.

Thar coal mines map.

With a current annual mining capacity of 3 8 million tons we continue to provide lignite quality coal to power producers in pakistan. Secmc s thar coal mining project business recorder 12 apr. The engro thar coal power project thar ll is a coal fired power plant developed as part of the china pakistan economic corridor by sindh engro coal mining company a joint venture between the government of sindh and engro corporation and china machinery engineering corporation in the thar block ii of the thar coalfield tharparkar district sindh pakistan 25 kilometers from the town of. Sindh engro coal mining company secmc is pakistan s leading coal producer operating pakistan s first open pit lignite mine in block ii of tharparkar area in sindh province of pakistan.

Estimated cost us million 630. Surface mine in block ii of thar coal field 3 8 million tons year. He was informed that the estimated cost of the project was 845 million but it was being completed with a cost of 670m hence a saving of 175m. At least 3000 metric tons of coal are transported to punjab province.

The coal is mainly used in brick kilns and other factories such as textile and cement. Pakistan has emerged as one of the leading countries seventh in the list of top 20 countries of the world after the. China machinery engineering corporation cmec sindh engro coal mining company secmc coordinating ministry. An estimated 600 families will be displaced due to the coal mining and installation of the power plant.

Coal mining theme higher resolution data the data available through the higher resolution tab of the interactive viewer can be viewed at a scale larger than 1 25 000. The thar coalfield is located in thar desert tharparkar district of sindh province in pakistan the deposits 16th largest coal reserves in the world were discovered in 1991 by geological survey of pakistan gsp and the united states agency for international development. The width of the coal seams vary from 6 inches to 9 feet. Duki is the best private mining valley in pakistan.

8 in december 2019 an implementation agreement was signed between shanghai electric group company and the government of pakistan for the 1 320 mw coal plant. This information is provided pursuant to the environmental information regulations 2004 eir and subject to the exemptions therein. On average 1000 coal mines operate with turnover of rs 50 million daily. In october 2019 shanghai electric began mining work on thar coal block i.