Ramgarh Coalfield
23°35′53″N 85°40′34″E / 23.59806°N 85.67611°E / 23.59806; 85.67611Owner Company Central Coalfields Limited Website http://ccl.gov.in/ Year of acquisition 1975 
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Ramgarh Coalfield are located in Ramgarh district in the Indian state of Jharkhand.
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 km2), 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. A still larger field in the same district is the Karanpura, which extends over 544 square miles (1,410 km2) and has an estimated capacity of 9,000 million tons.”[1]
The Coalfield
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Bhera River
Damodar River
Maa Chhinamasta
Temple
Temple
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Rajrappa
Waterfall
Waterfall
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Chitarpur
CT
CCL Rajrappa Area Office
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Rajrappa washery
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Rajrappa colliery
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Burakhap colliery
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Karma colliery
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Collieries in the CCL Ramgarh Coalfield
U: Underground colliery, O: Open Cast colliery, M: Mixed colliery, W: Washery, S: Facility, A: Administrative headquarters, CT: census town, H: historical, religious, tourist centre
Owing to space constraints in the small map, the actual locations in a larger map may vary slightly
U: Underground colliery, O: Open Cast colliery, M: Mixed colliery, W: Washery, S: Facility, A: Administrative headquarters, CT: census town, H: historical, religious, tourist centre
Owing to space constraints in the small map, the actual locations in a larger map may vary slightly
Ramgarh Coalfield covers an area of 98 square kilometres (38 sq mi) and has total coal reserves of 1,059.20 million tonnes.[2]
Reserves
Geological reserves in the Ramgarh Coalfield in million tonnes as on 1/4/2010:[3]
| Type of Coal | Proved | Indicated | Inferred (exploration) | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Medium coking coal | 267.20 | 87.40 | 354.60 | |
| Semi-coking coal | 171.94 | 431.55 | 53.45 | 656.94 |
| Non-coking coal | 7.13 | 26.20 | 4.60 | 37.90 |
| Total | 446.27 | 545.15 | 58.05 | 1049.47 |
Projects
| CCL Operational Area | Projects |
|---|---|
| Rajrappa Area | Rajrappa OCP and Rajrappa Washery. The area office is at Rajrappa 829101.[4] |
| Kuju Area | Karma opencast.The area office is at Hesagarha, Kuju 825316.[5] |
| Non-CCL mines | Jharkhand State Mineral Development Corporation: Sugia, Rauta, Burakhap[6] |
Transport
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 Indian Railway.[7]
References
- ^ 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
- ^ 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 10 February 2021.
- ^ "Central Coalfields Limited". Areas - Rajrappa. CCL. Retrieved 27 December 2020.
- ^ "Central Coalfields Limited". Areas - Kuju. CCL. Retrieved 25 December 2020.
- ^ "District Census Handbook Series 21 Part XII A" (PDF). Page 10: Minerals and Mining - Captive Coal Mining Blocks. Directorate of Census Operations Jharkhand. Retrieved 10 February 2021.
- ^ "Indian Railway History Timeline". Archived from the original on 2012-02-29. Retrieved 2008-08-26.
See also
Ramgarh district
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North Chotanagpur division topics
- Chota Nagpur Plateau
- Chhinnamasta Temple
- Dhanbad Municipal Corporation
- Hazaribagh Wildlife Sanctuary
- Koderma Wildlife Sanctuary
- Lawalong Wildlife Sanctuary
- Harihar Dham
- Jharkhand Dham
- Kauleshwari Temple
- Ramgarh Raj
- Shikharji (Parasnath Hill)
- Surajkund hot spring
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- National Highway 18
- National Highway 2
- Grand Trunk Road
- National Highway 20
- National Highway 22
- National Highway 522
- National Highway 33
- Howrah–Delhi main line
- Grand Chord
- Asansol–Gaya section
- Adra–Gomoh line
- East Central Railway zone
- South Eastern Railway zone
- Railways in Jharia Coalfield
coal companies
- Chatra
- Dhanbad
- Giridih
- Hazaribagh
- Kodarma
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- Cities and towns in North Chotanagpur Division
- Villages in Bokaro district
- Villages in Dhanbad district
- Villages in Giridih district
- Villages in Hazaribagh district
- Damodar Basin
- South Chotanagpur
- Kolhan
- Palamu
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