India’s coal ministry has allocated two coking coal blocks to state-run companies, iron ore miner NMDC Limited and steel producer, Rashtriya Ispat Nigam Limited (RINL), through preferential allotment dispensation for government companies, a government official said on Monday December 16.
The two coking coal mines located in the eastern Indian state of Jharkhand will have a combined production capacity of 10 million mt per year, the official said.
The Rohne coking coal mine allocated to NMDC Limited will supply the critical input to the latter’s greenfield 3 million mt per year steel mill under construction at Nagarmar in the central state of Chhattisgarh and slated to go into production in 2020.
On the other hand, the Robodih coking coal mine has been allocated to RINL for captive use of raw material for its 6 million ton steel mill located in the eastern Indian port town of Vishakhapatnam, the official added.