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Jharia coalfield. Jharia coalfield is a large coal field located in the east of India in Jharia, Dhanbad, Jharkhand. Jharia represents the largest coal reserves in India having estimated reserves of 19.4 billion tonnes of coking coal. [1] The coalfield is an important contributor to the local economy, employing much of the local population ...
It was the third highest reserve in Jharkhand, after Jharia Coalfield (19.4 billion tonnes) and North Karanpura Coalfield (14.6 billion tonnes). While Raniganj Coalfield is the major producer of superior quality non-coking coal, Rajmahal is one of the coalfields that has power-grade coal at shallow depth (up to 300 m).
Barka Sayal Area. Barora Area. Bastacola Area. Block II Area. Bokaro and Kargali Area.
Overview. In 1917, L.S.S.O’Malley described the coalfields in the upper reaches of the Damodar as follows: “Near the western boundary of Jharia field is that of Bokaro, covering 220 square miles (570 km 2), with an estimated content of 1,500 million tons; close by is the Ramgarh field of (40 square miles), but the coal is believed to be of inferior quality.
Piparwar Mangardaha underground mine is a new mine that will work in the Piparwar and Mangardaha blocks of the Lower Bachra (bottom section) seam. A major portion of the mining area lies below Piparwar OCP. The area from where coal has been taken out is partly filled up by internal dumps. It is located in the North Karanpura Coalfield. Proposed ...
Coal mining is prime activity in the region and both Bokaro colliery and Khasmahal OCP operate nearby. The Gomoh-Barkakana branch line separates the Konar OCP from Boakro and DVC mines. Konar OCP has a designed rated capacity of 3.5 million tonnes per annum, a mineable reserve of 74.53 million tonnes, and an expected life of around 28 years, as ...
Coal mining operational areas in Jharkhand (26 P) This page was last edited on 12 September 2020, at 06:49 (UTC). Text is available under the Creative Commons ...
Hazaribagh Area is one of the operational areas of the Central Coalfields Limited located mainly in the Hazaribagh and Ramgarh districts in the state of Jharkhand, India. The projects of the Hazaribagh Area are: Parej East Open Cast, Kedla underground, Kedla opencast, Tapin opencast, Jharkhand opencast, Kedla Washery and Regional R/Workshop.