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Chanch Victoria (CV) Area Operation

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Summary

Mine TypeOpen Pit
StatusActive
Commodities
  • Coal (metallurgical)
  • Coal (thermal)
Mining Method
  • Truck & Shovel / Loader
SnapshotThe Chanch Victoria Area of BCCL is unique in spanning two states (partly in West Bengal’s Paschim Bardhaman district and partly in Jharkhand’s Dhanbad district) and covers about 32 km².

Currently, in the Chanch Victoria (CV) Area is operating only one mine and one mine is suspended. Also, the CV Area includes active 1.6 Mtpa Dahibari (NLW) coal washery.

Dahibari Basantimata OC mine and 1.6 Mtpa Dahibari (NLW) coal washery are a part of Cluster XVI of BCCL mines.

Ramnagore Kalyaneshwari OCP project
A Project Report having capacity (04 MTY + 30%) has been submitted by CMPDI for Joint exploitation of Kalyaneswari Block of BCCL with Ramnagore Block of Steel Authority of India Ltd. (SAIL) since neither of these blocks are amenable to mining on standalone basis. Presently the PR is under process of approval.

Owners

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CompanyInterestOwnership
Coal India Ltd. 100 % Indirect
Bharat Coking Coal Ltd. (operator) 100 % Indirect
Chanch Victoria (CV) Area Operation is operated by Bharat Coking Coal Limited, a Miniratna Public Sector Undertaking and a 100% subsidiary of Coal India Limited, which is a Government of India undertaking.

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Deposit type

  • Sedimentary

Summary:

Dahibari-Basantimata OC mine exists Gopinathpur Top & Bottom, Brindabanpur Top & Bottom and Kalimati group of seams. The present mine is being operated with in Kalimati Group of seams.

The strike, dip and disposition of the coal seams as per the Geological map of the study area (Plate No-V), there are two segments. The Basantimata Colliery and western part of Dahibari-Basantimata Colliery, the strike of the coal seams (sedimentary formation) are along north/west – south/east and dipping towards north-east direction. In the rest of the part of the Cluster-XVI mines, the eastern part of Dahibari-Basantimata Colliery, Chanch Colliery, New Laikdih Colliery and Laikdih Deep Colliery, the strike of the coal seams (sedimentary formation) are swings from south-west to north-north-east direction and dipping towards south-east direction.

Kalyaneshwari block situated in Barakar Formation, and exists seams L-10, Laikdih Top, Laikdih Middle, Laikdih Bottom, Salanpur.

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