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South Karanpura Coalfield
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South Karanpura Coalfield
The South Karanpura coalfield forms an elongated strip along the Chingara fault. Barkakana railway junction is situated at the south-east edge of the field. There are two coal beds:the upper one is 50 feet (15mtr) thick and the lower one 38 feet (12mtr) thick, separated by sandstone, shales and shaly coal, mixed coal and shale [1].
South Karnpura Coalfield covers an area of 195 km2 and has total coal reserves of 5,757.85 million tonnes[1] .
Railway Connections
The Coalfield was serviced by the 'Central Indian Coalfields Railway' see separate page, later to become part of the 'East Indian Railway' system
References
- ↑ Jump up to: 1.0 1.1 Wikipedia 'South Karanpura Coalfield'; Retrieved 24 Jul 2020