The National Mineral Development Corporation Limited (NMDC) and the Rashtriya Ispat Nigam Limited (RINL) have been allotted one coking coal mine each by the Ministry of Coal.
A Coal Ministry statement said, the Rohne Coal Mine has been allotted to National Mineral Development Corporation Limited for sale of coal and will also serve the purpose of captive use of coking coal to NMDC’s upcoming steel plant at Nagarnar. The Robodih OCP coal mine has been allotted to Rashtriya Ispat Nigam Limited for captive use of production of iron and steel.
Both these mines are in Jharkhand and have been allocated under the Coal Mines (Special Provision) Act, 2015. The production from these mines is pegged at around 10 million tonne per annum.
