East Bokaro Coalfield

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 (100 km²), 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]

2km
1.2miles

N

River

M

Konar

L

Damodar River

O

Amlo colliery

O

Dhori colliery

A

CCL Dhori Area Office

O

DVC Bermo colliery

A

CCL B&K Area Office

O

Konar colliery

O

Bokaro colliery

M

Khasmahal colliery

W

Kargali washery

M

Kargali colliery

O

Karo colliery

   

Collieries in the CCL Bokaro and Kargali Area and CCL Dhori Area (both in East Bokaro Coalfield)
U: Underground colliery, O: Open Cast colliery, M: Mixed colliery, W: Washery, S: F: Facility, A: Administrative headquarters
Owing to space constraints in the small map, the actual locations in a larger map may vary slightly

2km
1.2miles

CT

Bokaro (Thermal)

K

Bokaro River

J

Konar
River

I

Damodar River

S

Mines Rescue Station

A

CCL Kathara Area Office

W

Kathara washery

W

Sawang washery

O

Sawang colliery

O

Govindpur colliery

O

Jarangdih colliery

O

Kathara colliery

   

Collieries in the CCL Kathara Area (East Bokaro Coalfield)
U: Underground colliery, O: Open Cast colliery, M: Mixed colliery, W: Washery, S: Facility, A: Administrative headquarters
Owing to space constraints in the small map, the actual locations in a larger map may vary slightly

The Bokaro coalfield lies between 23°45' and 23°50' North latitude and 85°30' and 86°03' East longitude. It spreads 65 km (40 mi) from east to west and 10–16 km (6.2–9.9 mi) from north to south. Bokaro West and Bokaro East are two subdivisions of the field, separated almost in the middle by Lugu Hill (height 960.9 m; 3,153 ft).^[2]

Bokaro River passes through the West Bokaro and East Bokaro coalfields.^[3][4]

East Bokaro Coalfield covers an area of 208 square kilometres (80 sq mi) and has total coal reserves of 4,473.66 million tonnes.^[5]

Geolological reserves in East Bokaro Coalfield in million tonnes as on 1/4/2010:^[6]