page_title: Korba Coalfield
section_title: Gevra Open Cast Mine
hierarchical_section_title: Korba Coalfield / Operations / Gevra Open Cast Mine
caption_attribution_description: English: KORBA GEVRA
context_page_description: Korba Coalfield is located in Korba district in the Indian state of Chhattisgarh in the basin of the Hasdeo River, a tributary of the Mahanadi.
context_section_description: Gevra opencast coal mine situated in Korba district of Chhattisgarh is considered as the largest coal mine of India in terms of area and the production capacity.
  - Apparently Gevra coal mine is also largest coal mine of Asia and the second largest coal mine of the world.
  - Gevra coal mine actually started its operation in 1981.
  View of India's largest coal mine.
  Mine Name :  Gevra opencast Coal mine.
  Surface Area :   20 Square Kilometre.
  Parent  Company :  Coal In South Eastern Coalfields Limited Parent  Company : Coal India
  Location :Korba , Chhattisgrah
  Production Capacity : 41 Million Tonnes/ Year Expansion   planned : 70 Million Tonnes/ Year
  Coal type: Thermal Coal ( Semi Bituminuos)
  Gevra mine is an open cast mine complex at the town of Gevra that has been described as the largest open cast mine in India and Asia, as well as the world's second-largest. As of 2011 it has a capacity of 35 million tonnes per annum. It was opened in 1981. During 1999–2000, it produced over 18 million tonnes of coal and removed 12 million m³of overburden. In 2000, Gevra mine had a plan to expand from 12 million tonnes per annum to 25 million tonnes per annum. Actual production was raised from 18 million tonnes to 26 million tonnes annually  in 3½ years. SECL reported that on 18 March 2007, Gevra Open Cast Mine produced 100,000 tonnes of coal, the highest quantity of coal ever produced by any mine or coalfield in India on a single day. Expansion of capacity of Gevra mine from 35 million tonnes annually to 43.75 million tonnes annually has been awaiting environmental clearance since 2009.
caption: Dumpers in Gevra mine
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