Location | |
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State | West Bengal |
Country | India |
Coordinates | 23°37′44″N 87°06′54″E / 23.62889°N 87.11500°E |
History | |
Opened | 1774 |
Owner | |
Company | Eastern Coalfields Limited |
Website | http://www.easterncoal.gov.in/ |
Year of acquisition | 1975 |
Raniganj Coalfield is primarily located in the Asansol and Durgapur subdivisions of Paschim Bardhaman district of West Bengal. It spreads over to the neighboring districts of Birbhum, Bankura, Purulia and to Dhanbad district of Jharkhand.