SAIL is expected to invite tenders for development and operation of the 4
million tonne capacity Tasra open cast coking coal mine and a pithead coal
beneficiation plant (washery) in Jharia coalfield area in Jharkhand.
According to sources, the company has invited separate EoIs for
rehabilitation and resettlement (RnR) in the populated block. RnR is a
prerequisite for land acquisition and mine development. The Tasra reserve
contains prime and medium grade coking coal and is considered difficult to
develop due to the high density of population.
Initially, SAIL planned to develop one million tonne capacity mine at Tasra.
Later on it decided on developing the entire 100 million tonne reserve to
produce four million tonne of coking coal a year for 25 years.
Also See:
SAIL may take
public offering route to fund expansion (24-Jul-09)
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