Gondwana Coal

1. Gondwana Coalfield of Chhattisgarh

The central Indian state of Chhattisgarh holds about 17% of the country’s coal deposits and is the third-largest in terms of coal reserves.
Gevra Open Cast Mine, Korba Coalfield (Chhattisgarh) is the largest open cast mine in India.
Although the biggest coalfield in Chhattisgarh is the Hasdeo-Arand coalfield, with an area of 1,878km², a large portion is comprised of forested area. The next-largest Korba coalfield lies over an area of 530km² in the Hasdeo river valley.
Other major coalfields in Chhattisgarh include Chirmiri, Johilla and Jhimli.
The state’s coal reserves add up to a total of more than 57 billion tonnes.

Coalfield	Location
Gevra coal mine	Korba district
Manikpur Coalfield	Korba district
Hasdo-Arand coalfield	North Korba, south Surguja and Surajpur district
Chirmiri coalfield	Koriya district
Jhilimili coalfield	Surguja district
Sonhat coalfield	Surguja district
Bisrampur coalfield	Surguja district
Sohagpur Coalfield	Shahdol district
Sendurgarh coalfield	Korba district

The state of Jharkhand top the list of India’s coal reserves (around 26%).
The total coal reserves in Jharkhand are estimated to be 83.15 billion tonnes.
Production wise, Jharkhand comes 2nd by contributing around 20% of totala coal production in India.
Most of the coal fields are located in a narrow belt running in east-west direction.
Major coalfields are present in Dumka (Santhal Parganas), Hazaribagh, Dhanbad and Palamu.
Jharia, Bokaro, Girdih and Karanpura are the major coal fields

Odisha has the second largest coal reserves in the country and it carries more than 24 per cent of the total coal reserves.
It produces about 15 per cent of the total coal production of India.
Most of the coal deposits of the state are found in Sambalpur, Dhenkanal, and Sundargarh districts.
Talchar coalfield of Odisha stretch over Dhenkanal and Sambalpur districts covers an area of about 500 sq km.
Other coalfields of the state include Rampur-Himgir and Ib river.

Madhya Pradesh has about 7.77 percent of the coal reserves but contributes about 13.27 percent of the total
coal production of India. Currently Madhya Pradesh is the fourth largest coal producing state of India.
Singrauli (Waidhian) coalfield in Sidhi and Shahdol districts is the largest coalfield of Madhya Pradesh.
Jhingurda, Panipahari, Khadia, Purewa and Turra are important coal seams. Jhingurda with a total thickness
of 131 m is the richest coal seam of the country.
Other coalfield include Pench-Kanhan-Tawa, Sohagpur, Umaria coalfield.

Coalfield	Location
Singrauli Coalfield	Spread across the districts of Singrauli and Sonebhadra
Umaria coalfield	Umaria district
Pench-Kanhan Coal mines	Chhindwara District
Sohagpur Coalfield	Shahdol district

Madhya Pradesh has about 7.77 percent of the coal reserves but contributes about 13.27 percent of the total
coal production of India. Currently Madhya Pradesh is the fourth largest coal producing state of India.
Singrauli (Waidhian) coalfield in Sidhi and Shahdol districts is the largest coalfield of Madhya Pradesh.
Jhingurda, Panipahari, Khadia, Purewa and Turra are important coal seams. Jhingurda with a total thickness
of 131 m is the richest coal seam of the country.
Other coalfield include Pench-Kanhan-Tawa, Sohagpur, Umaria coalfield.

Madhya Pradesh has about 7.77 percent of the coal reserves but contributes about 13.27 percent of the total
coal production of India. Currently Madhya Pradesh is the fourth largest coal producing state of India.
Singrauli (Waidhian) coalfield in Sidhi and Shahdol districts is the largest coalfield of Madhya Pradesh.
Jhingurda, Panipahari, Khadia, Purewa and Turra are important coal seams. Jhingurda with a total thickness
of 131 m is the richest coal seam of the country.
Other coalfield include Pench-Kanhan-Tawa, Sohagpur, Umaria coalfield.

Madhya Pradesh has about 7.77 percent of the coal reserves but contributes about 13.27 percent of the total
coal production of India. Currently Madhya Pradesh is the fourth largest coal producing state of India.
Singrauli (Waidhian) coalfield in Sidhi and Shahdol districts is the largest coalfield of Madhya Pradesh.
Jhingurda, Panipahari, Khadia, Purewa and Turra are important coal seams. Jhingurda with a total thickness
of 131 m is the richest coal seam of the country.
Other coalfield include Pench-Kanhan-Tawa, Sohagpur, Umaria coalfield.