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Bangladesh
01 September 2016
What is Coal ?
Coal is a readily combustible
sedimentary rock composed
essentially of lithified plant
materials. More specifically it is a
readily combustible rock containing
more than 70% by volume of organic
material formed from induration of
plant remains.
Rank of coal
1. Lignite or Brown Coal
2. Sub-bituminous Coal
3. Bituminous Coal
4. Anthracite Coal
Coal Resources Of Bangladesh
Coal field (district) Year of Discovered by Depths of coal No. of coal Reserve (million
discovery seams (meter) seam metric ton)
Percambrian Basement
Igneous and metamorphic rocks
Coal Seam–Depth and Thickness
2 2014-2015 675,775
3 2013-2014 947,124
4 2012-2013 854,804
5 2011-2012 835,000
6 2010-2011 666,635
7 2009-2010 704,658
8 2008-2009 827,845
9 2007-2008 677,098
10 2006-2007 388,376
11 2005-2006 303,016
12 During Construction 178,181
13 Total 7,623,038
Coal production in Barapukuria mine (TMT)
1000
947
900
854
827 835
800
704
700 677 666 675
THOUSAND METRIC TON
600 564
500
388
400
303
300
200
91 87
100
FINANCIAL YEAR
Mine Risk Components
90 to 100 meter
Tertiary Upper DupiTila
Fine to medium sand, major
clay, minor gravel
20 to 50 meter
Lower DupiTila
Mudstone, clay Basal quartz
sand
60 to >150 meter
Permian Gondwana Group
Sandstone, minor shale, coal
beds, basal conglomerate
-
PreCambrian Granite basement
Coal seams and coal quality
Thickness Ash (air dried) Specific Energy Total Sulpher
Seam (ad) (ad)
Measured 288
Indicated 244
Inferred 40
Total 572
Proposed Mining Method
II 9.9 33.0
IV 6.9 23.1
2.52 sq. 12.26 sq. 142 685
V km km 2.7 7.5
VI 2.6 8.8
Alluvium
Recent
Modhupur clay
Pleistocene