Bharat Coking Coal Limited (BCCL) is an Indian coking coal mining company, headquartered in Dhanbad.[1] It is a subsidiary of Coal India Limited, a public sector enterprise which is under the administrative control of the Ministry of Coal. It was incorporated in January 1972 to operate coking coal mines (214 in number) operating in the Jharia and Raniganj Coalfields and was taken over by the Government of India on 16 October 1971.
BCCL contributes 50% of the total prime coking coal requirement of the steel sector.[2] The company operates 36 coal mines, which include eleven underground, sixteen open cast & nine mixed mines in the year 2020. The company runs eight coal washeries, and four are under construction. Mines are grouped into twelve areas for administration.
BCCL is a major producer of prime coking coal (raw and washed) in India. Medium coking coal is produced in its mines in Mohuda and Barakar areas. In addition to the production of hard coke, BCCL operates washeries, sand gathering plants, a network of aerial ropeways for the transport of sand, and a coal bed methane-based power plant in Moonidih.