BHUBANESWAR: Essel Mining and Industries Limited (EMIL), a part of the Aditya Birla Group, has emerged as the highest bidder for Radhikapur (East) coal mine in Talcher coalfield area of Angul district. This was the second coal block in Odisha auctioned in the fifth day of commercial coal mine sale on electronic platform on Friday. The e-auction witnessed stiff competition from companies like Adani Enterprises, Jindal Steel and Power Ltd (JSPL) and Nalco vying for Radhikapur (East) mine. Spread over an area of 10.16 sq km, the coal block has a net proved reserve of 176.33 million tonne (MT) of fossil fuel.
