Eastern Coalfields

Eastern Coalfields Limited (ECL) is a coal producer based in India. The company was founded in 1975 after nationalisation of coal mines in India. It inherited all the private sector coal mines of the Raniganj coalfield. It is one of the eight fully owned subsidiaries of Coal India Limited.

The company has its headquarters at Sanctoria, Asansol, in West Bengal.^[1]^[2]^[3]

It at present owns 105 operating mines, of which 81 are underground and 24 are opencast mines. The majority of its mines are in West Bengal, with some some in the state of Jharkhand.^[1]

References

1 2 Eastern Coalfields Limited
↑ Eight subsidiaries of Coal India Limited International directory of company histories, Volume 44 by Thomas Derdak, Tina Grant.
↑ Eastern Coalfields Limited (Ministry of Energy, Department of Coal)

Coalfields of India

Coalfields	Chirimiri East Bokaro Giridih Godavari Valley Ib Valley Jharia Jhilimili Kamptee Korba Mand Raigarh North Karanpura Pench Kanhan Rajmahal Raniganj Ramgarh Singrauli South Karanpura Sohagpur Talcher Umaria Wardha Valley West Bokaro

Coal companies	Bharat Coking Coal Limited Central Coalfields Limited Coal India Limited Eastern Coalfields Limited Mahanadi Coalfields Neyveli Lignite Corporation North Eastern Coalfields Northern Coalfields Limited Singareni Collieries Company South Eastern Coalfields Limited Western Coalfields Limited

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