Coal Reserves
As a result of exploration carried out up to the maximum depth of 1200m by the GSI, CMPDI, SCCL and MECL etc, a cumulative total estimated coal reserve (resource) of the country as per the Coal Inventory published by GSI, as on 01.04.2022 is 361411.46 million tonnes”. Details of State-wise and category-wise coal resource are given as under:
(Million tonnes)
State | Measured (331) | Indicated (332) | Inferred (333) | Total Resource |
---|---|---|---|---|
Total | 187105.32 | 147252.18 | 27053.96 | 361411.46 |
Odisha | 48572.58 | 34080.42 | 5451.60 | 88104.60 |
Jharkhand | 53245.02 | 28259.67 | 5155.41 | 86660.10 |
Chhattisgarh | 32053.42 | 40701.35 | 1436.99 | 74191.76 |
West Bengal | 17233.88 | 12858.84 | 3778.53 | 33871.25 |
Madhya Pradesh | 14051.66 | 12722.97 | 4142.10 | 30916.73 |
Telangana | 11256.78 | 8344.35 | 3433.07 | 23034.20 |
Maharashtra | 7983.64 | 3390.48 | 1846.59 | 13220.71 |
Bihar | 309.53 | 4079.69 | 47.96 | 4437.18 |
Andhra Pradesh | 920.96 | 2442.74 | 778.17 | 4141.87 |
Uttar Pradesh | 884.04 | 177.76 | 0.00 | 1061.80 |
Meghalaya | 89.04 | 16.51 | 470.93 | 576.48 |
Assam | 464.78 | 57.21 | 3.02 | 525.01 |
Nagaland | 8.76 | 21.83 | 447.72 | 478.31 |
Sikkim | 0.00 | 58.25 | 42.98 | 101.23 |
Arunachal Pradesh | 31.23 | 40.11 | 18.89 | 90.23 |
As per the National Inventory for Indian Coal and Lignite Resources as on 01.04.2022, grade-wise and state-wise coal resource available in the country is given below-
Grade-wise, state-wise and category wise coal resource of non-coking coal
Resource Category |
Grade |
States |
GRAND TOTAL |
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West Bengal |
Jharkhand |
Bihar |
Madhya Pradesh |
Chhattisgarh |
Uttar Pradesh |
Maharashtra |
Odisha |
Andhra Pradesh |
Telangana |
Assam |
Sikkim |
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Measured (331) |
G1-G3 |
168.17 |
315.61 |
0.00 |
226.29 |
667.18 |
0.00 |
12.89 |
38.76 |
0.00 |
92.12 |
0.00 |
0.00 |
1521.02 |
G4-G5 |
2511.93 |
691.32 |
0.00 |
883.56 |
959.17 |
0.00 |
212.62 |
341.90 |
0.06 |
519.37 |
0.00 |
0.00 |
6119.93 |
|
G6 |
4570.63 |
1314.03 |
0.00 |
2133.89 |
1355.65 |
8.05 |
857.96 |
500.22 |
0.45 |
1992.26 |
0.00 |
0.00 |
12733.14 |
|
G7-G8 |
4545.39 |
4471.30 |
0.00 |
3406.15 |
3102.87 |
275.80 |
2731.35 |
1541.58 |
14.67 |
2577.20 |
0.00 |
0.00 |
22666.31 |
|
G9-G14 |
4643.26 |
26625.06 |
291.08 |
7004.01 |
24753.46 |
600.19 |
4100.44 |
43015.83 |
819.28 |
6069.24 |
0.00 |
0.00 |
117921.85 |
|
G15-G17 |
8.51 |
166.02 |
18.45 |
43.27 |
1144.32 |
0.00 |
68.38 |
3134.29 |
86.50 |
6.59 |
0.00 |
0.00 |
4676.33 |
|
Total |
16447.89 |
33583.34 |
309.53 |
13697.17 |
31982.65 |
884.04 |
7983.64 |
48572.58 |
920.96 |
11256.78 |
0.00 |
0.00 |
165638.58 |
|
Indicated (332) |
G1-G3 |
231.84 |
43.58 |
0.00 |
344.51 |
445.69 |
0.00 |
29.73 |
107.40 |
0.00 |
118.21 |
0.00 |
0.00 |
1320.96 |
G4-G5 |
1244.65 |
195.67 |
7.81 |
1616.62 |
873.42 |
0.00 |
147.88 |
500.44 |
0.00 |
386.94 |
2.79 |
0.00 |
4976.22 |
|
G6 |
3536.31 |
958.71 |
70.12 |
2897.81 |
2453.75 |
0.00 |
610.27 |
869.80 |
2.89 |
1036.17 |
0.00 |
4.43 |
12440.26 |
|
G7-G8 |
2845.64 |
4122.69 |
510.21 |
2656.36 |
6668.11 |
99.09 |
967.84 |
3183.16 |
22.84 |
1627.36 |
5.38 |
48.21 |
22756.89 |
|
G9-G14 |
4566.03 |
12660.29 |
3210.25 |
3437.02 |
29235.01 |
78.67 |
1621.58 |
28460.76 |
2202.52 |
5171.90 |
5.93 |
5.61 |
90655.57 |
|
G15-G17 |
14.05 |
74.08 |
281.30 |
210.54 |
926.12 |
0.00 |
13.18 |
958.86 |
214.49 |
3.77 |
0.00 |
0.00 |
2696.39 |
|
Total |
12438.52 |
18055.02 |
4079.69 |
11162.86 |
40602.10 |
177.76 |
3390.48 |
34080.42 |
2442.74 |
8344.35 |
14.10 |
58.25 |
134846.29 |
|
Inferred (333) |
- |
3645.65 |
3613.37 |
47.96 |
3869.27 |
1436.99 |
0.00 |
1846.59 |
5451.60 |
778.17 |
3433.07 |
0.00 |
42.98 |
24165.65 |
Grand Total |
32532.06 |
55251.73 |
4437.18 |
28729.30 |
74021.74 |
1061.80 |
13220.71 |
88104.60 |
4141.87 |
23034.20 |
14.10 |
101.23 |
324650.52 |
State-wise and coke type- wise coal resource of coking coal (in million tonne)
Coke Type
|
Total Resource | |||||
West Bengal | Jharkhand | Bihar | Madhya Pradesh | Assam | ||
Prime Coking | 0.00 | 0.00 | 5318.29 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 5318.29 |
Medium Coking | 550.42 | 25341.74 | 0.00 | 2187.43 | 0.00 | 28079.59 |
Semi-Coking | 788.77 | 748.34 | 170.02 | 0.00 | 0.39 | 1707.52 |
Total | 1339.19 | 31408.37 | 170.02 | 2187.43 | 0.39 | 35105.40 |
State-wise coal resource of high Sulphur coal (in million tonne)
Status of Coal Resources in India during Last 3 yearsAs per the National Inventory for Indian Coal and Lignite resources, the year-wise geological resource assessed for coal for the last three years is given below-
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