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Block II Area
Block II Area is one of the 12 operational areas of BCCL located in Dhanbad Sadar subdivision of Dhanbad district in the state of Jharkhand, India. HistoryThe 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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Madhuban washery W
BCCL Block II Area office A
BCCL Barora Area office A
Jamunia colliery O
Block II colliery O
Damoda colliery M
Phularitand colliery M
Madhuband colliery U
Muraidih colliery M 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 LocationThe Block II Area office is located at 23°47′21″N 86°11′11″E / 23.7893°N 86.1863°E. The Block II Area is located 40 km from Dhanbad Junction railway station and 10 km from 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
Mining supportBlock II Area has the following workshop facilities:[1]
Mining plan
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Damodar River
Angarpathar N 
Lakarka N
Kailudih N
Katras N
Baghmara R
BCCL Western Jharia Area
BCCL Katras Area
BCCL Govindpur Area
BCCL Block II Area
BCCL Barora Area
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 CT 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 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 fireBlock II OCP mine up to X seam, covering approximately 14.5 hectares is affected by mining fire. Efforts are being made to dig out the fiery coal.[1] References
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