Bharat Coking Coal reported a 12.5% year-on-year decline in coking coal output to 2.17 million tonnes for June 2026. The drop underscores a notable contraction in the company's mining volumes during the reported period, impacting its ability to meet downstream steel manufacturing demand.

Production Performance

The company disclosed its provisional monthly production performance for June 2026, revealing a broad-based decline across key metrics. Total raw coal production fell 11.8% to 2.29 million tonnes compared to the same period last year.

The following table summarises the key production data reported for June 2026:

Segment and Mine-wise Performance

Coking coal production specifically decreased to 2.17 million tonnes from 2.48 million tonnes in the same period last year. Non-coking coal production remained relatively stable at 0.12 million tonnes, a marginal increase of 2.6%.

Production from opencast mines, which constitute the bulk of output, fell 12.3% to 2.24 million tonnes. In contrast, underground mines saw a 24.3% surge in production to 0.05 million tonnes.

Overburden removal, a critical activity for mining operations, declined 16.1% to 10.84 million cubic metres. Offtake of raw coal stood at 2.69 million tonnes, nearly flat compared to the previous year.

Bharat Coking Coal Ltd announced that a material litigation regarding the Jamunia Open Cast Project has been disposed of by the Court of the Learned Judicial Magistrate, 1st Class, Dhanbad. The court, in its order dated May 6, 2026, acquitted all accused persons named in the complaint, concluding the legal proceedings. This development resolves the litigation disclosed in the company's offer documents concerning a fatal accident that occurred on December 10, 2013.

The litigation originated from a complaint dated June 4, 2014, filed by the State of Jharkhand through the Deputy Director of Mines Safety. The complaint was against six officials or persons associated with the Jamunia Open Cast Project. The allegations were under Sections 73, 72A, and 72C(1)(a) of the Mines Act, 1952.

With the acquittal of all accused persons, the complaint case stands disposed of. The company confirmed that the litigation disclosed in the offer documents is now concluded. The disclosure was made to the stock exchanges under Regulation 30 of the SEBI (Listing Obligations and Disclosure Requirements) Regulations, 2015.

The following table summarizes the key details of the litigation and its disposal:

The company informed the Bombay Stock Exchange Limited and the National Stock Exchange of India Limited regarding the disposal of the case. The filing was signed by Debanuj Debnath, Company Secretary & Compliance Officer.