Adani Enterprises Ltd placed the winning bid for the Gondulpara coal mine in Hazaribagh district of Jharkhand, on the sixth day of commercial coal mine auctions, said a government official.
Aditya Birla Group’ EMIL Mines and Minerals Resources Ltd, India Coke and Power Pvt Ltd and Vedanta Ltd were also vying for the block having a geological reserve of 176.33 million tonnes.
So far, 18 coal mines have been auctioned since the bidding began on Monday. The last day of the auction is expected to be Monday, with one more coal mine Gare Palma IV/7 in Chhattisgarh left to be bid out.
