Block II Area
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| Location | |
|---|---|
| State | Jharkhand |
| Country | India |
| Coordinates | 23°47′21″N 86°11′11″E / 23.7893°N 86.1863°E |
| Production | |
| Products | Coking coal |
| Owner | |
| Company | Bharat Coking Coal Limited |
| Website | http://www.bcclweb.in/ |
| Year of acquisition | 1971-72 |
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.
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.[1]
Geography

1.2miles
U: Underground colliery, O: Open Cast colliery, M: Mixed colliery, F: Facility, A: Administrative headquarters
Owing to space constraints in the small map, the actual locations in a larger map may vary slightly
Location
The Block II Area office is located at 23°47′21″N 86°11′11″E / 23.7893°N 86.1863°E. The Block II Area is located 40 km from Dhanbad Junction railway station and 10 km from Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose Gomoh railway station.[1]
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
Mining support
Block II Area has the following workshop facilities:[1]
- Block II OCP dumper workshop
- Jamunia OCP dumper workshop
- Regional repair workshop
