CIL to develop 18 abandoned mines
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Tuesday, 24 Nov 2009
Mr Sriprakash Jaiswal minister of state (Independent Charge) for coal informed the Rajya Sabha that Coal India Limited has proposed to re open, salvage and operate 18 identified abandoned underground mines. The details of the identified mines are given below
| Name of the company | Number of mines identified |
| ECL | 6 |
| BCCL | 8 |
| CCL | 4 |
| Total | 18 |
In order to make the proposal encouraging for the prospective bidders, Coal India Limited has sought certain permission/clarifications from Ministry of Coal, Government of India concerning sale of coal to such joint venture partners.
For selection of joint venture partner having technical expertise and financial capabilities, global Expression of Interest was invited. Twelve responses were received out of which Ten have been short listed who are eligible to bid for the tender.
