Bharat Coking Coal Ltd (BCCL), the country's largest coking coal producer, reported a 7.1% year-on-year increase in provisional coal production to 2.86 million tonnes in October 2026, compared with 2.67 million tonnes in the same month last year. According to the company's filing to stock exchanges on November 1, 2026, under Regulation 30 of the SEBI (LODR) Regulations, raw coal offtake rose 11.1% to 3.32 million tonnes from 2.99 million tonnes a year ago. The strong monthly performance was driven by a rebound in open-cast mining and washed coal output, which offset a steep drop in underground extraction.
Coking coal production increased 9.8% year-on-year to 2.82 million tonnes in October, compared with 2.56 million tonnes in October 2025, as reported by the company's latest filing. However, cumulative coking coal production for April-October declined 9.7% to 16.64 million tonnes from 18.42 million tonnes in the corresponding period of the previous fiscal year. Non-coking coal production fell significantly by 57.7% to 0.05 million tonnes in October from 0.11 million tonnes a year ago, highlighting the company's strategic focus on high-value coking coal production.
Open-cast mine production increased 9.6% year-on-year to 2.84 million tonnes in October, compared with 2.59 million tonnes a year ago, according to the company's latest data. Underground mine production declined sharply by 75.6% to 0.02 million tonnes from 0.08 million tonnes. For the April-October period, open-cast production fell 9.1% to 16.37 million tonnes, while underground production declined 34.3% to 0.27 million tonnes. The divergence between underground and opencast operations reflects the company's strategic shift toward surface mining methods.
Washed coking coal production increased 16.1% year-on-year to 0.12 million tonnes in October from 0.10 million tonnes, as reported by the company's latest filing. For April-October, washed coking coal production rose 13.2% to 0.93 million tonnes from 0.83 million tonnes. Overburden removal declined 18.8% to 77.15 million cubic metres in the progressive period (April-October) from 95.01 million cubic metres in the year-ago period, suggesting constrained mining activity or operational challenges in the initial half of the fiscal year.
On Friday (October 30), shares of Bharat Coking Coal Ltd ended at ₹29.72, down by ₹0.46, or 1.52%, on the BSE, according to CNBC TV18. The company recently raised basic prices of select coking coal grades by up to 14%, which will impact near-term margins. Despite the monthly production gains, cumulative production for the fiscal year remains in negative territory, with April-October production declining 9.7% year-on-year to 16.64 million tonnes. Raw coal offtake for the first seven months of FY26 remained marginally lower at 19.88 million tonnes, reflecting a 0.9% decline against the previous year's 20.06 million tonnes.
