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  • 21 Aug, 2019

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Block II Area
Block II Area is one of the 12 operational areas of BCCL located in Dhanbad Sadar subdivision of Dhanbad district in the state of Jharkhand, India.

History

The Block II Area came into existence in 1983-84 with the reorganisation of collieries in the region and opening of the World Bank funded Block II Project.

Geography

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Madhuban washery
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BCCL Block II Area office
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BCCL Barora Area office
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Jamunia colliery
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Block II colliery
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Damoda colliery
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Phularitand colliery
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Madhuband colliery
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Muraidih colliery
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Location

The Block II Area office is located at 23°47′21″N 86°11′11″E / 23.7893°N 86.1863°E / 23.7893; 86.1863. The Block II Area is located 40 km from Dhanbad Junction railway station and 10 km from Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose Gomoh railway station.

The map alongside shows some of the collieries in the Area. However, as the collieries do not have individual pages, there are no links in the full screen map.

Mining activity

  • Block II colliery having Block II open cast project (departmental) plus crusher patch II A and III (with hired equipment).
  • Jamunia colliery having Jamunia OCP (departmental) plus Kali Mandir patch II (with hired equipment).

Mining support

Block II Area has the following workshop facilities:

  • Block II OCP dumper workshop
  • Jamunia OCP dumper workshop
  • Regional repair workshop

Mining plan

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Damodar River
Angarpathar
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Angarpathar (N)
Lakarka
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Lakarka (N)
Kailudih
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Kailudih (N)
Katras
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Katras (N)
Baghmara
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Baghmara, Dhanbad (R)
BCCL Western Jharia Area
Western Jharia Area (A)
BCCL Katras Area
Katras Area (A)
BCCL Govindpur Area
Govindpur Area (A)
BCCL Block II Area
BCCL Barora Area
Barora Area (A)
Mahuda
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Mahuda (CT)
Jhinghipahari
CT
Jhinghipahari (CT)
Phulwartanr
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Phulwartanr (CT)
Babua Kalan
CT
Babua Kalan (CT)
Nagri Kalan
CT
Nagri Kalan (CT)
Malkera
CT
Malkera (CT)
Sahnidih
CT
Sahnidih (CT)
Kharkhari
CT
Kharkhari, Dhanbad (CT)
Mahlidih
CT
Mahlidih (CT)
Muraidih
CT
Muraidih (CT)
Harina
CT
Harina, Dhanbad (CT)
Dumra
CT
Dumra, Dhanbad (CT)
Barora
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Barora (CT)
Madhuban
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Madhuban, Dhanbad (CT)
Nadkharki
CT
Nadkharki (CT)
Bhimkanari
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Bhimkanari (CT)
Matigara
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Matigara, Dhanbad (CT)

An overview of the proposed mining activity plan in Cluster II, a group of 5 mines in the Block II and Barora Areas (showing only Block II here), as of 2012, is as follows:

1.Block II colliery has an operating open cast mine and a proposed underground mine. The open cast mine has a normative production capacity of 4 million tonnes per year and a peak production capacity of 5.2 million tonnes per year. It had an expected life of over 26 years. The underground mine has a normative production capacity of 0.45 million tonnes per year and a peak production capacity of 0.585 million tonnes per year. It had an expected life of over 30 years.

2. Jamunia colliery has an operating open cast mine. The open cast mine has a normative production capacity of 1.2 million tonnes per year and a peak production capacity of 1.56 million tonnes per year. It had an expected life of over 6 years.

Mine fire

Block II OCP mine up to X seam, covering approximately 14.5 hectares is affected by mining fire. Efforts are being made to dig out the fiery coal.

References

  1. ^ "Block II Area". Bharat Coking Coal Limited. Retrieved 19 June 2019.
  2. ^ "Environmental clearance" (PDF). Cluster II. Bharat Coking Coal Limited. Retrieved 19 June 2019.
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