Hindalco Industries’ fourth captive coal mine at Dumri in Giridih district of Jharkhand may become operational by March 2019.
The company has secured around 3.2 million tonne of coal in the linkage auctions that concluded during FY18. With this, the total quantity of secured coal via linkages reached to 11.9 million tonne. This accounts for 71 percent of the annual coal requirements of the company.
Currently, three captive mines-- Gare Palma IV/4, Gare Palma IV/5 and Kathautia are operational. The fourth captive mine at Dumri is in the process of obtaining necessary statutory clearances.