Block II Area

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CountryIndia
Coordinates23°47′21″N 86°11′11″E / 23.7893°N 86.1863°E / 23.7893; 86.1863
ProductsCoking coal
Block II Area
Location
Block II Area is located in Jharkhand
Block II Area
Block II Area
Location in Jharkhand
Block II Area is located in India
Block II Area
Block II Area
Block II Area (India)
StateJharkhand
CountryIndia
Coordinates23°47′21″N 86°11′11″E / 23.7893°N 86.1863°E / 23.7893; 86.1863
Production
ProductsCoking coal
Owner
CompanyBharat Coking Coal Limited
Websitehttp://www.bcclweb.in/
Year of acquisition1971-72

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

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BCCL Block II Area office
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BCCL Barora Area office
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Collieries in the Barora and Block II Areas of BCCL
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 / 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.[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

  • Block II colliery having Block II open cast project (departmental) plus crusher patch II A and III (with hired equipment).[1]
  • Jamunia colliery having Jamunia OCP (departmental) plus Kali Mandir patch II (with hired equipment).[1]

Mining support

Block II Area has the following workshop facilities:[1]

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

Mining plan

Mine fire

References

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