Rampia Dip Extension Block

                               (Regionally Explored )

 

1.     Block : Rampia Dip Extensin block , Ib Valley coalfield ,

                 Dist Sundergarh , Jharkhand.

 

  1. Area :      4  sqkms

 

  1. Location:  Located in the western part of Ib Valley coalfield , Dist Sundergarh ,  

                             Orissa and  bounded by

 

                             Latitude : 22°02’48”-22°04’11” (appxt)

                             Longitude: 83°38’48”-83°40’28” (appxt)

                       Toposheet : 64/12/SE-1&2

 

4   .Drilling:     2 boreholes with 596.15m of drilling drilling

 

5.      Structure : Strike WNW-ESE , dip 4°-6° southerly.

 

  1. Coal seams : Lajkura , Rampur and Ib groups of seams.Broad parameters of coal     seams are given below:

 

Coal seams

Thickness/parting range (m)

Likely Grade

Lajkura IV

7.38-7.53

G

P

13-19

 

Lajkura III

2.62-2.72

E-G

P

6-11

 

Lajkura II+T1+IIB+L1

38-39

F-G

P

90-97

 

Rampur V

1.1-2.6

F-UnGr

P

3-4

 

Rampur IV

4-6

 

P

2-9

 

Rampur IVB

1.03-1.07

G-UnGr

P

8-9

 

RampurIIIA+III+II+I

25-30(Splitted)

F-G

P

6-8

 

Ib

9-10

D-E

 

7.     Depth: 30-300m

 

8.     Likely resources : 360mt (Indicated)