North Karanpura Coalfield
| Location | |
|---|---|
  North Karanpura Location in Jharkhand | |
| State | Jharkhand |
| Country | India |
| Coordinates | 23°43′41″N 85°30′22″E / 23.72806°N 85.50611°E |
| Owner | |
| Company | Central Coalfields Limited |
| Website | https://ccl.gov.in/ |
| Year of acquisition | 1975 |
North Karanpura Coalfield is located in Ranchi, Hazaribagh, Chatra and Latehar districts in the Indian state of Jharkhand.
Overview
[edit]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 km2), "with an estimated content of 1,500 million tons; close by… is the Ramgarh field (40 square miles), in which, however, coal is believed to be of inferior quality. A still larger field in the same district is that called Karanpura, which extends over" 544 square miles (1,410 km2) "and has an estimated capacity of 9,000 million tons."[1]
The Coalfield
[edit]There are large numbers of seams in the North Karanpura Coalfield, some with thicknesses over 72 feet.[2]
North Karnpura Coalfield covers an area of 1,230 square kilometres (470 sq mi) and has total coal reserves of 13,110.84 million tonnes.[3]
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mine site
mine site
River
River
Mangardaha mine
U: Underground colliery, O: Open Cast colliery, A: Administrative headquarters, CT: census town, R: rural/urban centre
Location of new mine sites are approximate
Owing to space constraints in the small map, the actual locations in a larger map may vary slightly
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River
U: Underground colliery, O: Open Cast colliery, W: Washery, A: Administrative headquarters, CT: census town
Owing to space constraints in the small map, the actual locations in a larger map may vary slightly
Reserves
[edit]Geological reserves in the North Karanpura Coalfield in million tonnes as on 1/4/2010:[4]
| Type of Coal | Proved | Indicated | Inferred (exploration) |
Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Medium coking coal | 508.67 | 2799.84 | 413.43 | 3,721.24 |
| Non-coking coal | 8990.75 | 2,909.72 | 1,451.53 | 13,352.00 |
| Total | 9,499.42 | 5,708.86 | 1,864.96 | 17,073.24 |
Projects
[edit]| CCL Operational Area | Projects |
|---|---|
| North Karanpura Area | Churi underground, Dakra Bukbuka opencast, K.D.H. opencast, Karkatta opencast, Rohini opencast, Purnadih opencast.[5] |
| Piparwar Area | Piparwar opencast, Ray-Bachra underground, Ashoka opencast, Piparwar coal handling plant/ coal preparation plant.[6] |
| Magadh Sanghamitra Area | Magadh open cast project, Sanghamitra open cast project.[7][8] |
| Amrapali & Chandragupta Area | Amrapali open cast project, Chandragupta open cast project.[9][10] |
Transport
[edit]In 1927, Bengal Nagpur Railway opened the 72-mile (116 km) Barkakana-Muri-Chandil line to traffic. In the same year the Central India Coalfields Railway opened the Gomoh-Barkakana line. It was extended to Daltonganj in 1929. Later these lines were amalgamated with East India Railway.[11] The 57 km long Hazaribagh-Barkakana section of the Koderma-Hazaribagh-Barkakana-Ranchi line was opened for passenger trains on 7 December 2016 by the railway minister Suresh Prabhu in the presence of chief minister Raghubar Das.[12]
Coal-bed methane
[edit]ONGC's preliminary assessment of coal-bed methane indicates that four Damodar Valley coalfields – Jharia, Bokaro, North Karanpura and Raniganj – to be the most prospective.[13]
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ L.S.S. O’Malley, Bengal, Bihar and Orissa, Sikkim, p.87, Cambridge University Press, 1917 (paper back 2011) ISBN 978-1-107-60064-5
- ^ "The Hazaribagh District" (PDF). Geology and Mineral Resources. Retrieved 2008-08-26.
- ^ Prasoon Kumar Singh, Gurdeep Singh and Brajendra Kumar Tiwary. "Critical Evaluation of Geo-Environmental Scenario of Damodar River Basin, Inia" (PDF). Retrieved 2008-08-26.[permanent dead link]
- ^ "Inventory of Geological Resource of India Coal" (PDF). CMPDI. Retrieved 27 December 2020.
- ^ "Central Coalfields Limited". Areas – North Karanpura. CCL. Retrieved 27 December 2020.
- ^ "Central Coalfields Limited". Areas – Piparwar. CCL. Retrieved 1 January 2021.
- ^ "Environmental Statement 2015-16, Magadh Open Cast Project" (PDF). Central Coalfields Limited. Retrieved 15 January 2021.
- ^ "Central Coalfields invites bids for operationalisation of Sanghamitra OCP". Projects Today, 6 July 2020. Retrieved 15 January 2021.
- ^ "Pre-feasibility report of Amrapali OCO (12 MTPA)" (PDF). CCL. Retrieved 27 December 2020.
- ^ "बहुप्रतीक्षित सीसीएल की चंद्रगुप्त कोल माइंस केरेडारी प्रखंड में खुलने की तैयारी में (Preparations on for opening of the much-awaited Chandragupta Coal Mines in Keredari Block)". in Hindi. livehindustan.com, 5 September 2020. Retrieved 15 January 2021.
- ^ "Indian Railway History Timeline". Archived from the original on 2012-07-14. Retrieved 2008-08-26.
- ^ "Hazaribagh-Barkakana railway line opened for traffic". Business Standard, 7 December 2016. Retrieved 16 January 2021.
- ^ "Coal Bed Methane" (PDF). CBM Potential in India. Eastern Coalfields Limited. Retrieved 2008-08-26.