September 2026 provisional production: raw coal output up 20.7% year on year

September 2026 provisional production.

Thu 1 Oct 2026

Raw coal production (September 2026)

2.57 million tonnes vs 2.13 million tonnes YoY, up 20.7%

Coking coal production (September 2026)

2.49 million tonnes, up 21.5%

Raw coal offtake (September 2026)

3.15 million tonnes, up 13.7%

Raw coal production (April–September 2026)

13.78 million tonnes vs 15.75 million tonnes, down 12.5%

Overburden removal (September 2026)

9.93 million CuM vs 11.08 million CuM, down 10.4%

September 2026 production update

The company shared its provisional monthly production performance for September 2026, covering both the month's figures and the progressive figures for April 2026 to September 2026.

September 2026 versus September 2025

• Raw coal production: 2.57 million tonnes against 2.13 million tonnes, a growth of 20.7%
• Coking coal: 2.49 million tonnes against 2.05 million tonnes, up 21.5%
• Non coking coal: 0.07 million tonnes against 0.07 million tonnes, a change of -0.2%
• Washed coking coal: 0.13 million tonnes against 0.10 million tonnes, up 24.5%
• Raw coal offtake: 3.15 million tonnes against 2.77 million tonnes, up 13.7%
• Overburden removal: 9.93 million CuM against 11.08 million CuM, down 10.4%

By type of mine in September 2026

• Underground mines: 0.02 million tonnes against 0.08 million tonnes, down 76.6%
• Opencast mines: 2.55 million tonnes against 2.05 million tonnes, up 24.4%

April 2026 to September 2026, progressive versus the same period last year

• Raw coal production: 13.78 million tonnes against 15.75 million tonnes, down 12.5%
• Coking coal: 13.25 million tonnes against 15.05 million tonnes, down 12.0%
• Non coking coal: 0.53 million tonnes against 0.70 million tonnes, down 23.6%
• Underground mines: 0.25 million tonnes against 0.34 million tonnes, down 24.7%
• Opencast mines: 13.53 million tonnes against 15.41 million tonnes, down 12.2%
• Washed coking coal: 0.81 million tonnes against 0.73 million tonnes, up 12.1%
• Overburden removal: 63.97 million CuM against 81.76 million CuM, down 21.8%
• Raw coal offtake: 16.55 million tonnes against 17.07 million tonnes, down 3.0%

How to read this

These are provisional operating numbers covering production, washing, overburden removal and dispatches. They show volumes, not money earned. For the month of September 2026, raw coal production, coking coal production and offtake were higher than in the same month last year, while overburden removal and underground mine output were lower. For the cumulative April 2026 to September 2026 period, most items were lower than in the same period last year, with washed coking coal the exception at a higher figure. Overburden removal is the stripping of waste rock to reach coal seams, and is often watched as a pointer to future mining activity; for the month it was lower on a year-on-year basis.

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