Coalfields

Coalfields in India

1. Aurangabad Coalfield

•  Estimated reserves of 3 billion tonnes of coal.

•  It one of the largest coal reserves in India.

•  Located in the state of Bihar.

 

2. Birbhum Coalfield

•  Estimated reserves of 5 billion tonnes of coal.

•  Deucha Pachami coal block spread over an area of 9.7 km2, largest coal mine or coal block in Asia.

•  Located in the state of West Bengal.

 

3. Bisrampur Coalfield

•  Estimated reserves of 1.61 billion tonnes of coal.

•  Located in the state of Chhattisgarh.

 

4. Chirimiri Coalfield

•  Estimated reserves of 312 million tonnes of coal.

•  In the valley of the Hasdeo River (a tributary of the Mahanadi).

•  Located in Koriya district of Chhattisgarh.

5. Bokaro Coalfield

•  Estimated reserves of about 4.5 and 9 billion tonnes coal in East and West Bokaro.

•  Bokaro River (Damodar Secondary Tributary) and Lugu Hill pass through it.

•  Located across Hazaribagh and Bokaro of Jharkhand.

 

6. Giridih Coalfield

•  Estimated reserves of 17.3 million tonnes of coal.

•  Located in Giridih district of Jharkhand.

 

7. Godavari Valley Coalfield

•  Estimated reserves of 16.7 billion tonnes of non-coking coal.

•  Only major coalfield of Southern India.

•  Located in the districts of Adilabad, Karimnagar, Khammam and Warangal of Telangana.

 

8. Hasdeo Coalfield

•  Estimated reserves of 5.18 billion tonnes of coal.

  Located in the state of Chhattisgarh.nec ullamcorper mattis, pulvinar dapibus leo.

Coalfields in India

9. Jharia coalfield

•  With estimated reserves of 19.5 billion tonnes of coking coal, the largest coal reserves in India.

•  Lies in the Damodar River Valley. Coal-bed methane is prospected here.

•  Located Jharkhand state.

 

10. Kamptee Coalfield

•  Estimated reserves of 1.23 billion tonnes of coal.

•  Located in Nagpur district of Maharashtra.

 

11. Korba Coalfield

•  Estimated reserves of 10.1 billion tonnes of coal.

•  Lie the basin of the Hasdeo River (Mahanadi tributary)

•  Gevra open cast mine complex is one of the largest open cast mines in Asia.

•  Located in Korba district of Chhattisgarh.

 

12. Mand Raigarh Coalfield

•  Estimated reserves of 18.5 billion tonnes of coal.

•  Lies in the valley of the Mand River (Mahanadi tributary).

•  Located in Raigarh district of Chhattisgarh. 

13. Karanpura Coalfield

•  Estimated reserves of 10.85 and 6.03 billion tonnes coal in North and South Karanpura Coalfields.

•  Coal-bed methane is prospected here.

•  Located across Ranchi, Hazaribagh, Ramgarh and Chatra districts, Jharkhand.

 

14. Rajmahal coalfield

•  Estimated reserves of 13.12 billion tonnes of coal.

•  Fourth largest after Jharia, Raniganj and Karanpura coalfields.

•  Located in Bihar and Jharkhand.

 

15. Ramgarh Coalfield

•  Estimated reserves of 1.06 billion tonnes of coal.

•  Located in Jharkhand.

 

16. Raniganj Coalfield

•  Estimated reserves of 18.5 billion tonnes of coal.

•  Second largest coalfield after Jharia.

•  Oldest coalmining station of modern India.

•  Coal-bed methane is prospected here.

•  Located across Asansol and Durgapur districts of West Bengal.

Coalfields in India

17. Singrauli Coalfield

•  Estimated reserves of 9.1 billion tonnes of coal.

•  Located across the districts of Singrauli and Sonebhadra of Madhya Pradesh and Uttar Pradesh.

 

18. Sohagpur Coalfield

•  Estimated reserves of 4.06 billion tonnes of coal.

•  In the basin of the Son River

•  Located in Shahdol district of Madhya Pradesh.

 

19. Talcher Coalfield

•  Five subdivision areas: Talcher, Jagannath, Kalinga, Lingaraj and Hingula.

•  In the valley of the Brahmani river.

•  Combined production of about 33.10 million tonnes.

•  Located in Angul of Odisha.

 

20. Tatapani-Ramkola Coalfield

•  Estimated reserves of 2.6 billion tonnes of coal.

•  Located in Tatapani district of Chhattisgarh.

21. Makum Coalfield

•  Estimated reserves of 280 million tonnes of coal.

•  Located in Assam. 

 

22. Umaria Coalfield

•  Estimated reserves of 180 million tonnes of coal.

•  Lies in the valley of the Umrer River (a tributary of the Son River).

•  Located in Umaria district of Madhya Pradesh.

 

23. Wardha Valley Coalfield

•  Estimated reserves of 5.4 billion tonnes of non-cooking coal.

•  Lies in the valley of the Wardha and the Godavari basin.

•  Located in Chandrapur district of Maharashtra.

 

24. West Daranggiri Coalfield

•  Estimated reserves of 127 million tonnes of coal.

•  Coalfields in north-eastern part of India have high sulphur content.

•  Located in the state of Meghalaya.

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