ISTSaurav Anand
· Jindal
Power bags two mines in Chhattisgarh, JSW Steel three mines in Jharkhand and
Ambuja Cements one mine in Maharashtra
NEW DELHI : Jindal Power, JSW
Steel, Ambuja Cement, UltraTech Cement were among the winners of coal mines in
the latest auction which closed on Thursday.
The
union ministry of coal had launched the auctions of coal mines for commercial
mining under sixth round and second attempt of fifth round on third November
2023, the biggest tranche of auction of commercial coal mines, which has drawn
to a close on Thursday. In the auctions held a cumulative 29 coal mines were
successfully auctioned.
Among
the major players, Jindal Power Ltd bagged two mines in Chhattisgarh, JSW Steel
won three mines in Jharkhand and Ambuja Cements picked a mine in Maharashtra
under the auctions, showed a statement from the ministry.
Out
of the 29 mines in auctions, 22 coal mines are fully explored coal mines and
seven coal mines are partially explored coal mines. The total geological
reserves for these 29 coal mines are 8160 million tonnes.