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{{Infobox mine
| name = West Bokaro Coalfield
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| pushpin_map = India Jharkhand
| pushpin_label = West Bokaro Coalfield
| pushpin_map_caption = Location in Jharkhand
| coordinates = {{coord|23|48|N|85|45|E|region:IN|format=dms|display=inline,title}}
| place =
| subdivision_type = [[States and territories of India|State]]
| state/province = [[Jharkhand]]
| country = [[India]]
| owner = [[Central Coalfields Limited]]
| official website = http://ccl.gov.in/
| acquisition year = 1975
| stock_exchange =
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'''West Bokaro Coalfield''' is located mostly in [[Ramgarh district]] and partly in [[Hazaribagh district]] in the [[India]]n [[States and territories of India|state]] of [[Jharkhand]].

==Overview==
In 1917, L.S.S.O’Malley described the coalfields in the upper reaches of the [[Damodar River|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."<ref>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}}</ref>

==The Coalfield==
{{OSM Location map
| width=400| height=250| zoom=11
| coord={{coord|23|48|30|N|85|33|0|E}}| float=left|caption='''Collieries in the CCL Hazaribagh Area (West Bokaro Coalfield)''' U: Undergroud colliery, O: Open Cast colliery, M: Mixed colliery, W: Washery, S: Facility, 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|48|52|N|85|32|6|E}} | label-pos1=left|label1=Parej colliery| numbered1=O| mark-title1= Parej colliery (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|48|5|N|85|35|4|E}} | label-pos2=left|label2= Kedla colliery| numbered2=M| mark-title2= Kedla colliery (M)|shape-color2=#D2691E
|mark-coord3={{coord|23|49|56|N|85|25|22|E}} | label-pos3=right|label3= Tapin South colliery| numbered3= O| mark-title3= Tapin South colliery (O)
|mark-coord4={{coord|23|50|20|N|85|30|3|E}} | label-pos4=right|label4= Tapin North colliery| numbered4=O| mark-title4= Tapin North colliery (O)
|mark-coord5={{coord|23|47|35|N|85|36|43|E}} | label-pos5=right|label5= Jharkhand OCP| numbered5=O| mark-title5= Jharkhand OCP (O)
|mark-coord6={{coord|23|49|5|N|85|34|2|E}} | label-pos6=right|label6= Kedla washery| numbered6=W| mark-title6= Kedla washery (W) |shape-color6=#0048BA
|mark-coord7={{coord|23|49|43|N|85|33|58|E}} | label-pos7=right|label7= Basantpur Tapin washery| numbered7=W| mark-title7= Basantpur Tapin washery (W) |shape-color7=#0048BA
|mark-coord8={{coord|23|51|13|N|85|26|28|E}} | label-pos8=right|label8= CCL Hazaribagh Area Office| numbered8=A| mark-title8= [[Hazaribagh Area]] (A) |shape-color8=black| label-size8=13|label-color8=black
|mark-coord9={{coord|23|46|42|N|85|34|12|E}} | label-pos9=right|label9= Tata Steel |labela9=West Bokaro colliery | numbered9=O| mark-title9= Jharkhand OCP (O)
|mark-coord10={{coord|23|46|35|N|85|33|7|E}} | label-pos10=left|label10= Tata Steel |labela10= Ghatotand washery| numbered10=W| mark-title10= Tata Steel Ghatotand Washery (W) |shape-color10=#0048BA
|mark-coord11={{coord|23|45|0|N|85|32|40|E}} |label11= Bokaro River|label-color11 = #77A1CB| label-angle11= -25| label-pos11=top| label-size11=10| mark-size11=0| mark-title11 =none
|mark-coord12={{coord|23|51|50|N|85|26|30|E}}| label-pos12=right|label12=Charhi| numbered12=CT| mark-title12= [[Charhi]] (CT) |shape-color12= #A40000
|mark-coord13={{coord|23|47|10|N|85|35|24|E}}| label-pos13=right|label13=Kedla| numbered13=CT| mark-title13= [[Kedla]] (CT) |shape-color13= #A40000
|mark-coord14={{coord|23|47|34|N|85|33|9|E}}| label-pos14=left|label14=Barughutu| numbered14=CT| mark-title14= [[Barughutu]] (CT) |shape-color14= #A40000}}

{{OSM Location map
| width=350| height=330| zoom=11
| coord={{coord|23|43|0|N|85|29|0|E}}| float=left|caption='''Collieries in the CCL Kuju Area (West Bokaro Coalfield)''' U: Undergroud colliery, O: Open Cast colliery, M: Mixed colliery, W: Washery, S: Facility, 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|44|20|N|85|25|50|E}} | label-pos1=left|label1=Topa colliery| numbered1=O| mark-title1= Topa colliery (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|44|43|N|85|30|27|E}} | label-pos2=left|label2= Kuju colliery| numbered2=M| mark-title2= Kuju colliery (M)|shape-color2=#D2691E
|mark-coord3={{coord|23|38|51|N|85|34|11|E}} | label-pos3=left|label3= Karma colliery| numbered3=O| mark-title3= Karma colliery (O)
|mark-coord4={{coord|23|44|48|N|85|33|40|E}} | label-pos4=left|label4= Ara colliery| numbered4=O| mark-title4= Ara colliery (O)
|mark-coord5={{coord|23|45|46|N|85|33|45|E}} | label-pos5=left|label5= Saruberia colliery| numbered5=O| mark-title5= Saruberia colliery (O)
|mark-coord6={{coord|23|43|20|N|85|30|0|E}} | label-pos6=left|label6= CCL Kuju |labela6=Area Office| numbered6=A| mark-title6=[[Kuju Area]] (A)|shape-color6=black| label-size6=13|label-color6=black
|mark-coord7={{coord|23|46|5|N|85|34|30|E}} |label7= Bokaro River|label-color7 = #77A1CB| label-angle7= 5| label-pos7=top| label-size7=10| mark-size7=0| mark-title7 =none
|mark-coord8={{coord|23|38|30|N|85|27|0|E}} |label8= Damodar River|label-color8 = #77A1CB| label-angle8= 0| label-pos8=top| label-size8=10| mark-size8=0| mark-title8 =none
|mark-coord9={{coord|23|43|58|N|85|30|39|E}}| label-pos9=left|label9=Kuju| numbered9=CT| mark-title9= [[Kuju, Ramgarh]] (CT) |shape-color9= #A40000
|mark-coord10={{coord|23|47|50|N|85|28|16|E}}| label-pos10=right|label10=Mandu| numbered10=CT| mark-title10= [[Mandu, Jharkhand]] (CT) |shape-color10= #A40000}}
===Location===
The Bokaro coalfield lies between 23° 45’ and 23° 50’ North latitude and 85° 30’ and 86° 03’ East longitude. It spreads 65 km from east to west and 10 to 16 km from north to south. Bokaro West and Bokaro East are two subdivisions of the field separated almost in the middle by Lugu Hill (height {{cvt|960.9|m}}).<ref>{{cite web | url = http://202.41.82.144/rawdataupload/upload/insa/INSA_1/20005ab8_816.pdf | title = A Reflectance Study of Certain Coals from the Bokaro Coalfield, Bihar| last = S.M.Casshyap | publisher = University of Aligarh| access-date = 2008-08-26 }}</ref>

[[Bokaro River]] passes through the West Bokaro and East Bokaro coalfields.<ref>{{cite web|url =http://www.judis.nic.in/supremecourt/qrydisp.aspx?filename=12854
| title =Water pollution in Bokaro River |publisher =Supreme Court | access-date = 2010-05-03 }}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url =http://www.minesandcommunities.org/article.php?a=880 | title = The real face of the Tatas: a Tata rap sheet | access-date = 2010-05-03 }}</ref>

West Bokaro Coalfield covers an area of {{convert|259|km2}} and has total coal reserves of 4,246.30 million tonnes.<ref>{{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 }}</ref>

[[Tata Steel]] owns and operates the open-cast West Bokaro colliery. It has the distinction of commissioning the country's first [[Coal preparation plant|coal washery]] in 1951.<ref>{{cite web | url = http://www.tatasteelindia.com/rawmaterials/miningproducts/coal.htm | title = Raw Materials - Coal | publisher = Tata Steel | access-date = 2008-08-26 }}</ref>

===Reserves===

Geological reserves in the West Bokaro Coalfield in million tonnes as on 1/4/2010:<ref>{{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}}</ref>
{| class="wikitable"
|-
!Type of Coal||Proved||Indicated||Inferred (exploration)||Total
|-
|Medium coking coal||3354.65||1335.01||34.42||4724.08
|-
|Non-coking coal||274.38||14.03||0||288.41
|-
!Total||3629.03||1349.04||34.42||5012.49
|-
|}

==Projects==
{| class="wikitable"
|-
! CCL Operational Area||Projects
|-
|[[Hazaribagh Area]]||Parej East [[Open-pit mining|Open Cast]], Kedla underground, Kedla opencast, Tapin opencast, Jharkhand opencast, Kedla Washery and Regional R/Workshop. The area office is at [[Charhi]], PO Charhi 825336.<ref>{{cite web| url =https://www.centralcoalfields.in/areas/hzrbg.php | title= Central Coalfields Limited| work= Areas - Hazaribagh |publisher= CCL| access-date = 25 December 2020}}</ref>
|-
|[[Kuju Area]]||Saruberia underground, Saruberia opencast, Ara open cast, Kuju underground, Topa underground, Topa open cast, Pindra underground, Pindra open cast, Pundi open cast.The area office is at Hesagarha, [[Kuju, Ramgarh|Kuju]] 825316.<ref>{{cite web| url = https://www.centralcoalfields.in/areas/kuju.php | title= Central Coalfields Limited| work= Areas - Kuju |publisher= CCL| access-date = 25 December 2020}}</ref>
|-
|-
|Non-CCL mines||Tata Steel: West Bokaro colliery, Ghatotand Washery<ref>{{cite web| url =https://www.tatasteel.com/corporate/our-value-chain/sustainable-mining/# | title= Sustainable mining |publisher= Tata Steel | access-date = 30 January 2021}}</ref>
|}

==Transport==
In 1927, the Central India Coalfields Railway opened the Gomoh-Barkakana line. It was extended to Daltonganj in 1929. Later these lines were amalgamated with [[East Indian Railway Company|East Indian Railway]].<ref>{{cite web | url = http://irse.bravehost.com/IRHTML.htm | title = Indian Railway History Timeline | access-date = 2008-08-26 }}</ref>

==References==
{{reflist}}
{{North Chotanagpur Division topics}}
{{Damodar Valley}}
{{Coalfields}}

[[Category:Coalfields of India]]
[[Category:Mining in Jharkhand]]
[[Category:Hazaribagh district]]

West Bokaro Coalfield - Revision history

->Chandan Guha: /* Reserves */ Table revised