Union Finance Minister, Nirmala Sitharaman, has launched the sixth tranche of the Coal Ministry's coal mine auction. About 141 mines from 11 states have been auctioned off during the largest auction held so far. In the sixth round of commercial auctions, 133 coal mines were put up for auction, 71 of which were new coal mines and 62 rolled over from earlier tranches of commercial auctions. The mines being auctioned are spread across coal/lignite bearing states of Jharkhand, Chhattisgarh, Odisha, Madhya Pradesh, Maharashtra, West Bengal, Andhra Pradesh, Telangana, Rajasthan, Tamil Nadu and Bihar. Contact: Ministry of Coal Website: coal.nic.in