30 May 2017, 00:20:12
Foreign consortium to conduct study on Dighipara coal mine
BCMCL signs deal with German, Australian firms today
FE Report
A consortium of German and Australian firms is set to initiate a feasibility study for development of Dighipara coal field, eyeing to explore around 3.0 million tonnes of coal annually, said officials.
State-run Barapukuria Coal Mining Company Ltd (BCMCL) has already selected the consortium of Mibrag Consulting International GmbH, Germany, Fugro Consult GmbH, Germany and Runge Pincock Minarco Ltd of Australia through a competitive bidding process.
A deal will be signed between the BCMCL and the consortium today (Tuesday) to award the job formally to the foreign consortium that would complete the work within 27 months by September 2019.
The study aims at estimating in detail the geological and mineable reserves and resources of Dighipara coal basin, said a senior BCMCL official.
Dighipara coal field was discovered by state-run Geological survey of Bangladesh (GSB) in 1995.
Four boreholes were drilled to confirm the coal deposits at the depth of 324-455 metres.
Coal deposits of Dighipara basin is the second largest among the discovered coal fields in Bangladesh, having more than double coal deposit than that of the Barapukuria basin.
Like Barapukuria coal, the type of Dighipara coal is also highly volatile bituminous type and the average gross calorific value is about 12,000 British thermal unit per pound (btu/lb). It contains high carbon, low sulphur and low ash.
State-owned Bangladesh Petroleum Exploration and Production Company Ltd (Bapex) carried out a 102 line-kilometre two dimensional (2D) high resolution seismic survey in 2014 and estimated the total coal deposits of Dighipara field at 865 million tonnes within 24 square kilometres.
The sedimentary sequence of Dighipara Coal Basin is Alluvium, Barind Clay, Dupitilla, Copili, Tura, Gondowana and the Basement respectively.
The feasibility study work involves drilling 60 diamond core boreholes, geo-physical logging, lab analysis in order to determine resources and other geological parameters in the proven category.
Among the 60 boreholes, 40 would have to be drilled in the central part (within 6 Sq.km) of the basin where coal deposit thickness is maximum as indicated by the 2D seismic survey report. The 20 other boreholes will be drilled in the rest part of the basin.
The government has planned to set up a number of coal-fired power projects to increase the country's overall electricity generation.
Coal from Dighipara will help generate electricity from the future coal-fired power plants in Bangladesh.
Foreign consortium to conduct study on Dighipara coal mine
BCMCL signs deal with German, Australian firms today
FE Report
A consortium of German and Australian firms is set to initiate a feasibility study for development of Dighipara coal field, eyeing to explore around 3.0 million tonnes of coal annually, said officials.
State-run Barapukuria Coal Mining Company Ltd (BCMCL) has already selected the consortium of Mibrag Consulting International GmbH, Germany, Fugro Consult GmbH, Germany and Runge Pincock Minarco Ltd of Australia through a competitive bidding process.
A deal will be signed between the BCMCL and the consortium today (Tuesday) to award the job formally to the foreign consortium that would complete the work within 27 months by September 2019.
The study aims at estimating in detail the geological and mineable reserves and resources of Dighipara coal basin, said a senior BCMCL official.
Dighipara coal field was discovered by state-run Geological survey of Bangladesh (GSB) in 1995.
Four boreholes were drilled to confirm the coal deposits at the depth of 324-455 metres.
Coal deposits of Dighipara basin is the second largest among the discovered coal fields in Bangladesh, having more than double coal deposit than that of the Barapukuria basin.
Like Barapukuria coal, the type of Dighipara coal is also highly volatile bituminous type and the average gross calorific value is about 12,000 British thermal unit per pound (btu/lb). It contains high carbon, low sulphur and low ash.
State-owned Bangladesh Petroleum Exploration and Production Company Ltd (Bapex) carried out a 102 line-kilometre two dimensional (2D) high resolution seismic survey in 2014 and estimated the total coal deposits of Dighipara field at 865 million tonnes within 24 square kilometres.
The sedimentary sequence of Dighipara Coal Basin is Alluvium, Barind Clay, Dupitilla, Copili, Tura, Gondowana and the Basement respectively.
The feasibility study work involves drilling 60 diamond core boreholes, geo-physical logging, lab analysis in order to determine resources and other geological parameters in the proven category.
Among the 60 boreholes, 40 would have to be drilled in the central part (within 6 Sq.km) of the basin where coal deposit thickness is maximum as indicated by the 2D seismic survey report. The 20 other boreholes will be drilled in the rest part of the basin.
The government has planned to set up a number of coal-fired power projects to increase the country's overall electricity generation.
Coal from Dighipara will help generate electricity from the future coal-fired power plants in Bangladesh.
