India’s NALCO secures long-term mining lease for Utkal-E coal block 19 Apr 2021 (Last Updated April 19th, 2021 15:06) India-based National Aluminium Company Limited (NALCO) has secured a 30-year mining lease for the Utkal-E coal block in the state of Orissa. Share Article India-based National Aluminium Company Limited (NALCO) has secured a 30-year mining lease for the Utkal-E coal block in the state of Orissa. Granted by the Department of Steel & Mines, Government of Odisha, the lease for the block covers an area of 523.73ha in villages, including Nandichhod, Gopinathpur Jungle, Kundajhari Jungle, Kosala and Korada under Chendipada Tahasil of Angul District. With an estimated total mineable reserve of approximately 70 million tonnes, the mine will have an initial production capacity of two million tonnes per year (Mtpa).