3. INTRODUCTION :-
NAME OF THE MINE” : KATKONA 3&4 INCLINE
AREA : BAIKUNTHN PUR AREA
LOCATION LONGITUDE : 23° 20’ 00
LATITUDE : 82° 41’ 30”
MINE ADDRESS : KATKONA 1&2 INCLINE
DATE OF OPENING OF MINE ; 15th May,1963
LEASE HOLD AREA : 1033.729 HECT.
HISTORY OF OWNERSHIP :since 1973 under WCL and
from 1987 under SECL
DISPUTE OF BOUNDARY : NOT ANY
MANPOWER ON ROLL : 399 (UP TO March- 2017)
U/g- 341 and Surface : 52
TARGET OF MINE : 246000 T / Year
4. GEOLOGY:-
patna (situated in katni –gumla national highway no.78) in
The katkona 3&4 incline was located at a distance of about 240
km from the office of the director of mines safety ,bilaspur
region,bilaspur and the mine was about 9 km away from
katkona village,baikhuntpur,korea district , cg.
1) Date of opening:-
The mine was opend on 15th may 1963 and after
drivage of two drifts the work was suspended in 1964. The
mine was restarted in the year 1973 and coal production
started from 1974.
5. 2)CHANGE OF OWENRSHIP:-
The ownership was transferred to WCL with effect
from 1.11.1975 to 31.03.1986 and ultimately from 1.04.1986 ,it
came under S.E.C.L,
3)SIZE OF THE MINE:-
The mine area is 1033.729 Hect. The extent of the mine
working a long dip rise is about 2.0 km and along strike is
4.50 km
4)ADJOINING MINES:-
The katkona 3&4 incline is surrounded by
(A)towards north –reserve forest
(b)toward east side by Pandavpara colliery where seam 2 & 3
is being worked.
6. (5)SEAM DESCRIPTION :-
THERE WERE FOUR NUMBER OF WORKABLE SEAM EXIST IN
THE LEASEHOLD PROPERTY OF THE MINE OUT OF WHICH
KHAJURA SEAM (NO 5TH SEAM) WAS THE TOP MOST SEAM
AND THE SEAM WAS WORKABLE IN THE PROPERTY
THROUGH KATKONA INCLINE NO 3&4 A SEPARATE MINE .