Eastern Coalfields Limited (ECL) is a coal producer based in India.
It operates coal mines in Jharkhand and West Bengal states of India.
In 1774, John Sumner and Suetonius Grant Heatly of the British East India Company found coal near Ethora, presently in Salanpur community development block.
In 2014–15, the technology-wise production from the underground mines (in million tonnes) was: conventional bord and pillar – 0.539, mechanised bord and pillar – 5.335, mechanised longwall (including road header) – 0.025, continuous miner – 1.397, Total – 7.296.
The Mugma field is located west of the Barakar River and north of the Damodar.
The Santhal Pargana mines and the Rajmahal Area are mainly related to Barakar measures and Talchair series.
Total reserves in the ECL command area, up to a depth of 600 m, was 49.17 billion tonnes.
[10] A broad area-wise distribution of coalmines of Eastern Coalfield Limited is given below:[11] Note: All the linked Area pages provide relevant details of the collieries and carry maps indicating the location of the collieries An overview of the mining plan of ECL covering 12 clusters is given below.