North Karanpura Coalfield
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| pushpin_map = India Jharkhand
| pushpin_label = North Karanpura
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| subdivision_type = State
| state/province = Jharkhand
| country = India
| owner = Central Coalfields Limited
| official website = http://ccl.gov.in/
| acquisition year = 1975
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North Karanpura Coalfield is located in Ranchi, Hazaribagh, Chatra and Latehar districts 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" {{convert|220|sqmi|km2}}, "with an estimated content of 1,500 million tons; close by… is the Ramgarh field (40 square miles), 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" {{convert|544|sqmi|km2}} "and has an estimated capacity of 9,000 million tons."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}}
The Coalfield
There are large numbers of seams in the North Karanpura Coalfield, some with thicknesses over 72 feet.{{cite web | url = http://jharkhandforest.com/files/Hazaribagh_Introduction.pdf | title = The Hazaribagh District | work = Geology and Mineral Resources | access-date = 2008-08-26 }}
North Karnpura Coalfield covers an area of {{convert|1230|km2}} and has total coal reserves of 13,110.84 million tonnes.{{cite web | url = http://www.ismenvis.nic.in/My_Webs/Digital_Library/GSingh/Critical%20evaluation%20of%20geo-environmental%20scenario....pdf | title = Critical Evaluation of Geo-Environmental Scenario of Damodar River Basin, Inia | last = Prasoon Kumar Singh, Gurdeep Singh and Brajendra Kumar Tiwary | access-date = 2008-08-26 }}{{dead link|date=February 2018 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}
{{OSM Location map
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U: Underground colliery, O: Open Cast colliery, A: Administrative headquarters, CT: census town, R: rural/urban centre
Location of new mine sites are approximate
Owing to space constraints in the small map, the actual locations in a larger map may vary slightly
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|mark-coord6={{coord|23|50|10|N|84|59|12|E}} | label-pos6=left|label6= Magadh mine | numbered6=O| mark-title6= Magadh mine (O)
|mark-coord7={{coord|23|53|28|N|85|0|3|E}} | label-pos7=left|label7= Amrapali mine | numbered7=O| mark-title7= Amrapali mine (O)
|mark-coord8={{coord|23|48|30|N|84|50|43|E}} | label-pos8=right|label8= Tetariakhar mine | numbered8=O| mark-title8= Tetariakhar mine (O)
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{{OSM Location map
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|coord={{coord|23|40|0|N|85|0|30|E}}| float=left|caption=Collieries in the CCL North Karanpura Area (North Karanpura Coalfield)
U: Underground colliery, O: Open Cast colliery, W: Washery, A: Administrative headquarters, CT: census town
Owing to space constraints in the small map, the actual locations in a larger map may vary slightly
|mark-coord1={{coord|23|39|31|N|85|0|59|E}} | label-pos1=left|label1=Dakra mine| numbered1=O| mark-title1= Dakra mine (O)|label-color1=#800000 |label-size1=11| mark-size1=12|shape1=l-circle|shape-color1=#C42222 |shape-outline1=white|label-offset-x1=2
|mark-coord2={{coord|23|39|52|N|85|0|0|E}} | label-pos2=left|label2= KDH mine | numbered2=O| mark-title2= KDH mine (O)
|mark-coord3={{coord|23|41|7|N|85|2|7|E}} | label-pos3=left|label3= Churi mine | numbered3=U| mark-title3= Churi mine (U) |label-color3=#800000
|mark-coord4={{coord|23|41|7|N|84|59|18|E}} | label-pos4=left|label4= Rohini mine | numbered4=O| mark-title4= Rohini mine (O)
|mark-coord5={{coord|23|40|17|N|84|59|18|E}} | label-pos5=left|label5= Karkatta mine | numbered5=O| mark-title5= Karkatta mine (O)
|mark-coord6={{coord|23|40|45|N|85|0|42|E}} | label-pos6=right|label6= Monnet Daniels washery| numbered6=W| mark-title6= Monnet Daniels washery (W) |shape-color6=#0048BA
|mark-coord7={{coord|23|40|46|N|85|0|26|E}} | label-pos7=left|label7= CCL Area Office| numbered7=A| mark-title7= Dakra (A)|shape-color7=black| label-size7=13|label-color7=black
|mark-coord8={{coord|23|38|54|N|84|59|28|E}}| label-pos8=left|label8=Khelari| numbered8=CT| mark-title8= Khelari (CT) |shape-color8= #A40000
|mark-coord9={{coord|23|41|30|N|85|1|30|E}} |label9= Damodar|labela9= River|label-color9 = #77A1CB| label-angle9= 0| label-pos9=top| label-size9=10| mark-size9=0| mark-title9 =none}}
=Reserves=
Geological reserves in the North Karanpura Coalfield in million tonnes as on 1/4/2010:{{cite web| url =https://www.cmpdi.co.in/docfiles/coalreserve_010410.pdf|title = Inventory of Geological Resource of India Coal|publisher= CMPDI | access-date = 27 December 2020}}
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| Type of Coal||Proved||Indicated||Inferred (exploration)||Total | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Medium coking coal | 508.67 | 2799.84 | 413.43 | 3,721.24 |
| Non-coking coal | 8990.75 | 2,909.72 | 1,451.53 | 13,352.00 |
| Total||9,499.42||5,708.86||1,864.96||17,073.24 |
=Projects=
Transport
In 1927, Bengal Nagpur Railway opened the {{convert|72|mi|km|adj=on}} 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 India Railway.{{cite web | url = http://irse.bravehost.com/IRHTML.htm | title = Indian Railway History Timeline | access-date = 2008-08-26 | url-status = dead | archive-url = https://archive.today/20120714085533/http://irse.bravehost.com/IRHTML.htm | archive-date = 2012-07-14 }}
The 57 km long Hazaribagh-Barkakana section of the Koderma-Hazaribagh-Barkakana-Ranchi line was opened for passenger trains on 7 December 2016 by the railway minister Suresh Prabhu in the presence of chief minister Raghubar Das.{{cite web|url=http://www.business-standard.com/article/pti-stories/hazaribagh-barkakana-railway-line-opened-for-traffic-116120701202_1.html|title= Hazaribagh-Barkakana railway line opened for traffic|publisher= Business Standard, 7 December 2016| access-date= 16 January 2021 }}
Coal-bed methane
ONGC's preliminary assessment of coal-bed methane indicates that four Damodar Valley coalfields – Jharia, Bokaro, North Karanpura and Raniganj – to be the most prospective.{{cite web | url = http://fossil.energy.gov/international/Publications/cwg_nov05_cbm_kanchan.pdf | title = Coal Bed Methane | work = CBM Potential in India | publisher = Eastern Coalfields Limited| access-date = 2008-08-26 }}
See also
References
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