East Bokaro Coalfield is located in
Bokaro district in the
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Jharkhand
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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 , with an estimated content of 1,500 million tons; close by… is the Ramgarh field , 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 and has an estimated capacity of 9,000 million tons.”
The Coalfield
Location
The Bokaro coalfield lies between 23°45' and 23°50' North latitude and 85°30' and 86°03' East longitude. It spreads from east to west and from north to south. Bokaro West and Bokaro East are two subdivisions of the field, separated almost in the middle by Lugu Hill (height ).
Bokaro River
The Bokaro River flows through the Hazaribagh and Bokaro districts in the Indian state of Jharkhand.
Course
The Bokaro River rises on the Hazaribagh plateau, south of Hazaribagh
Hazaribagh is a city and a municipal corporation in Hazari ...
passes through the West Bokaro and East Bokaro coalfields.
East Bokaro Coalfield covers an area of and has total coal reserves of 4,473.66 million tonnes.
Reserves
Geolological reserves in East Bokaro Coalfield in million tonnes as on 1/4/2010:
Projects
Transport
In 1927, the Central India Coalfields Railway opened the
Barkakana–Netaji S.C.Bose Gomoh line. It was extended to Daltonganj in 1929. Later these lines were amalgamated with
East Indian Railway
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References
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Mining in Jharkhand
Hazaribagh district