Among the top bidders that received bids under the government’s forward e-auction of coal mines on Monday were Shree Cement and Dalmia Cement (Bharat).
Ten coal mines in total were offered for advance auction, and Dalmia Cement (Bharat) won the Mandla North mine in Madhya Pradesh while Shree Cement received the Datima mine in Chhattisgarh.
The forward e-auction of those mines, whose commercial auctions had been initiated by the Coal Ministry on November 3, 2022, began on Monday.