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The mining activities in these coalfields started in 1894 and had really intensified in 1925. The first Indians to arrive and break monopoly of British in Coal mining were Gujarati railway contractors from Kutch [5] some of whom decided to plunge into the coal mining business and were thus the pioneers in starting coal mining in Jharia coalfields belt around 1890–95. [6]
The mining activities in these coalfields started in 1894 and had really intensified in 1925. The first Indians to arrive and break monopoly of British in Coal mining were Gujarati people from Kutch. After the mines were nationalized in 1971, due to easy availability of coal, many steel plants were set up in close proximity to Jharia.
The Jharia coalfield is the only repository of coking coal in the country. Coking coal is being mined for over a century in the Eastern Jharia Area with such mines as Bhowrah, Sudamdih and Patherdih. Geo-mining conditions in the underground mines vary from moderate to extreme. In some cases, it is so extreme that these are amongst the most ...
Mining in the early days was carried out through manual and semi-manual methods, causing large scale degradation of land, forests and environment, and resulting in mine fires and subsidence. In 1972, the mines of Jharia coalfield were taken over by BCCL from the erstwhile private owners and were reorganised. [1]
Company operates 36 coal mines, which include eleven underground, sixteen open cast & nine mixed mines in year 2020. Company runs eight coal washeries and four are under construction. Mines are grouped into twelve areas for administratisation. BCCL is the major producer of prime coking coal (raw and washed) in India. Medium coking coal is ...
“Mining in Jharia coalfield was started 150 years back and most of the mines were open cast with manual excavations. Gradually underground mines were started at shallow depth and the mining was done by the private mine operators. Due to complex geo-mining conditions, the private mine operators abandoned the mines without taking care of the ...
Trekkers and mini buses and state buses are available, which connect Moonidih to Jharia, Dhanbad and other places. Public transport buses are few. The nearest railway station to Moonidih is 8 km away at Mahuda. A branch line for transportation of goods connects Moonidih coal mine and coal washery to Mahuda railway junction.
The Lodna Area has mineable reserves of 46.368 million tonnes of coking coal and 618.6 million tonnes of non-coking coal. [23] Western Jharia Area is a predominantly underground mining area, presently with four underground mines. [24] Underground mining in the Eastern Jharia Area has been going on for about a century.