Ramgarh Coalfield

In 1917, L.S.S.O’Malley described the coalfields in the upper reaches of the Damodar as follows: “Near the western boundary of Jharia field is that of Bokaro, covering , with an estimated content of 1,500 million tons; close by is the Ramgarh field of (40 square miles), but the coal is believed to be of inferior quality. A still larger field in the same district is the Karanpura, which extends over and has an estimated capacity of 9,000 million tons.” ==The Coalfield==

{{OSM Location map Ramgarh Coalfield covers an area of and has total coal reserves of 1,059.20 million tonnes. Reserves Geological reserves in the Ramgarh Coalfield in million tonnes as on 1/4/2010: ==Projects==

In 1927, Bengal Nagpur Railway opened the Barkakana-Muri-Chandil line to traffic. In the same year 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. ==References==