The newer mines being put for auction in the latest round are spread across Jharkhand, Chhattisgarh, Odisha, Madhya Pradesh and Telangana.
The Ministry of Coal on Friday (April 17, 2026) launched the 15th round of Commercial Coal Mine auctions in Mumbai. A total of eleven blocks is being offered in the latest round, of which seven are fully explored and four are partially explored mines.
More significantly, the latest round puts up one coking coal block for auction.
Published – April 17, 2026 09:53 pm IST
