Jharia Coalfield

GPTKB entity

Statements (28)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf gptkb:Field
gptkbp:affects local environment
local population health
gptkbp:annualProduction over 30 million tonnes
gptkbp:area 450 km²
gptkbp:contributedTo Indian steel industry
gptkbp:coordinates 23.75°N 86.42°E
gptkbp:discoveredBy late 19th century
gptkbp:environmentalImpact land subsidence
underground coal fires
gptkbp:firstMineOpened 1894
gptkbp:hasResource coking coal
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Jharia Coalfield
gptkbp:knownFor coal mining
gptkbp:locatedIn gptkb:India
gptkb:Jharkhand
gptkbp:miningMethod underground mining
open-cast mining
gptkbp:nearestCity gptkb:Dhanbad
gptkbp:notableFor long-burning coal fires
gptkbp:numberOfCoalSeams over 70
gptkbp:operatedBy gptkb:Bharat_Coking_Coal_Limited
gptkbp:partOf gptkb:Damodar_Valley
gptkbp:subjectOf environmental studies
government rehabilitation projects
gptkbp:type bituminous
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Jharia
gptkbp:bfsLayer 7