# Block II Area

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Mine in Jharkhand, India

Block II Area Block II Area Location in Jharkhand Show map of Jharkhand Block II Area Block II Area (India) Show map of India Location State Jharkhand Country India Coordinates 23°47′21″N 86°11′11″E / 23.7893°N 86.1863°E / 23.7893; 86.1863 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](/source/Bharat_Coking_Coal) located in [Dhanbad Sadar subdivision](/source/Dhanbad_Sadar_subdivision) of [Dhanbad district](/source/Dhanbad_district) in the state of [Jharkhand](/source/Jharkhand), [India](/source/India).

## History

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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1.2miles

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R

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**W**

Madhuban washery

**A**

BCCL Block II Area office

**A**

BCCL Barora Area office

**O**

Jamunia colliery

**O**

Block II colliery

**M**

Damoda colliery

**M**

Phularitand colliery

**U**

Madhuband colliery

**M**

Muraidih colliery

**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](https://geohack.toolforge.org/geohack.php?pagename=Block_II_Area&params=23.7893_N_86.1863_E_region:IN). The Block II Area is located 40 km from [Dhanbad Junction railway station](/source/Dhanbad_Junction_railway_station) and 10 km from [Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose Gomoh railway station](/source/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](/source/Open-pit_mining) 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

4km
2.5miles

**\**

Damodar River

**N**

Angarpathar

**N**

Lakarka

**N**

Kailudih

**N**

Katras

**R**

Baghmara

**0**

BCCL Western Jharia Area

**0**

BCCL Katras Area

**0**

BCCL Govindpur Area

**0**

BCCL Block II Area

**0**

BCCL Barora Area

**CT**

Mahuda

**CT**

Jhinghipahari

**CT**

Phulwartanr

**CT**

Babua Kalan

**CT**

Nagri Kalan

**CT**

Malkera

**CT**

Sahnidih

**CT**

Kharkhari

**CT**

Mahlidih

**CT**

Muraidih

**CT**

Harina

**CT**

Dumra

**CT**

Barora

**CT**

Madhuban

**CT**

Nadkharki

**CT**

Bhimkanari

**CT**

Matigara

**Cities, towns and locations in the western portion of Dhanbad Sadar subdivision in Dhanbad district**
MC: Municipal Corporation, CT: Census Town, N: Neighbourhood, R: Rural/ Urban centre
Owing to space constraints in the small map, the actual locations in a larger map may vary slightly

An overview of the proposed mining activity plan in *Cluster II*, a group of 5 mines in the Block II and Barora Areas (showing only Block II here), as of 2012, is as follows:[2]

1.Block II colliery has an operating open cast mine and a proposed [underground](/source/Mining#Underground_mining) mine. The open cast mine has a normative production capacity of 4 million tonnes per year and a peak production capacity of 5.2 million tonnes per year. It had an expected life of over 26 years. The underground mine has a normative production capacity of 0.45 million tonnes per year and a peak production capacity of 0.585 million tonnes per year. It had an expected life of over 30 years.

2. Jamunia colliery has an operating open cast mine. The open cast mine has a normative production capacity of 1.2 million tonnes per year and a peak production capacity of 1.56 million tonnes per year. It had an expected life of over 6 years.

## Mine fire

Block II OCP mine up to X seam, covering approximately 14.5 hectares is affected by [mining fire](/source/Coal-seam_fire). Efforts are being made to dig out the fiery coal.[1]

## References

1. ^ [***a***](#cite_ref-blocktwoarea_1-0) [***b***](#cite_ref-blocktwoarea_1-1) [***c***](#cite_ref-blocktwoarea_1-2) [***d***](#cite_ref-blocktwoarea_1-3) [***e***](#cite_ref-blocktwoarea_1-4) [***f***](#cite_ref-blocktwoarea_1-5) ["Block II Area"](http://www.bcclweb.in/?page_id=1714). Bharat Coking Coal Limited. Retrieved 19 June 2019.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-2)** ["Environmental clearance"](http://environmentclearance.nic.in/writereaddata/Form-1A/EC/1969736971_ClusterII.pdf) (PDF). *Cluster II*. Bharat Coking Coal Limited. Retrieved 19 June 2019.

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