Bararee Colliery

Bararee Colliery is one of the underground mines of Lodna area of Bharat Coking Coal Limited subsidiary of Coal India Limited.[1] The present day Bararee Colliery is formed by amalgamation of the erstwhile two independent units of East India Coal Company, then called Bhulan Section & Bararee Section. Coal mining in these units was started back in 1905 by East India Coal Company. Since then, a number of seams from top most XVI A to VII B seams have been worked through number of outlets. Presently there is only one pit i.e. 6 pit is in operation. It covers a surface area of about 2.64 km2. The average production is about 360 tonnes per day.

Name of Unit Geological Reserve [2] Mineable Reserve
Coking Non Coking Total Coking Non Coking Total
Bararee 34.297 24.647 58.944 7.047 24.647 31.694

Location

Bararee Colliery which includes Bararee and Bhulan section is located in south-eastern part of the Jharia Coalfields. It lies between latitude 94600 N – 97200 N and departure 92600 E – 95800 E. North Latitude 23o 41’ 23” and 23o 43’ 06” and East Longitude 86o 26’17” and 86o 24’ 56”. Bararee Colliery has the following boundaries:
North – Jealgora Colliery and Bagdigi Colliery
South – Patherdih Metamorphosis
East – Jeenagora and Joyrampur Colliery
West – Dhanbad – Sindri Road and Tisco Colliery

References
  1. "BCCL-Lodna Area". Bharat Coking Coal Lmited. Archived from the original on 4 March 2016. Retrieved 20 September 2012.
  2. "Coal reserves".

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