Coal India’s Largest Coal Washery at MCL

This is Coal India's largest washery, with a capacity of 10 million tonnes per year. The washery had a test run recently.

Coal India’s Largest Coal Washery at MCL
This is Coal India's largest washery, with a capacity of 10 million tonnes per year.

New Delhi: Coal India subsidiary MCL is commissioning a non-coking coal washery at Lakhanpur Area in the Ib Valley Coalfields, Odisha. This is Coal India's largest washery, with a capacity of 10 million tonnes per year. The washery had a test run recently.

 

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