Coal resource position in India

Geological Survey of India

Coal occurs in two stratigraphic horizons

Lower Gondwana coalfields
500

500km
Kilometers

80

84

88

26

Lucknow
%

Permian sediments (c. 290Ma)

mostly deposited in
Intracratonic Gondwana basins.

22

Patna
%

27
51

24
m
52

Bhopal

53

55

56

54
62

78
77

59

75

49
50

44 43

48 46
45
57
58

32

34
41 39

33

42 40 38

37

64

63

61
60
76

47

67

68

73

Bhubaneswar
%

71

Tertiary coalfields
92

69

96

m
100

Hyderabad

100 km

m28

23

16
m

36

Calcutta
66

72

m2

65

74

20

31
28
30
35 29

70

80

51. Singrauli
52. Korar
53. Umaria
54. Johila
55. Sihagpur
56. Sonhat-Jhilimili
57. Bisrampur
58. Lakhanpur
59. Panchbahini m
60. Dhamamunda
61. Koreagarh
62. Chirimiri
63. Sendurgarh
64. Hasdo-Arand
65. Korba
66. Mand-Raigarh
67. Ib River
68. Talcher
69. Godavari
70. Yellendu
71. Wardha
72. Bander
73. Umrer
74. Kamptee
75. Pench-Kanhan
76. Pathakhera
77. Tawa
78. Mohpani

35. Raniganj
36. Barjora
37. Jharia
38. East Bokaro
39. West Bokaro
22. Singrimari
40. Ramgarh
26. Darjeeling
41. North Karanpura
27. Rajmahal
42. South Karanpura
28. Birbhum
43. Chope
29. Tangsuli
44. Itkhori
30. Kundait Kariah 45. Auranga
31. Saharjuri
46. Hutar
32. Jainti
47. Daltonganj
33,34. Giridih
48,49,50. Tatapani-Ramkola

84

88

1
28m

Itanagar

Gangtok

25

24
6
8

5
7

Dispur
%

9
10

22

17

13

18

Imphal
%

16

24

11

Shillong
15 14 %12

19
21

Kohima
%

Shillong

20

Agartala

Aizawl
%

Tertiary Coalfields
1. Miao-bum
2. Namchik-Namphuk
3. Makum
4. Dilli-Jeypore
5. Tiju
6. Borjan
7. Tuen Sang
8. Jhanzi-Disai
9. Koilajan
10. Diphu
11. Bapung
12. Pynursla
13. Cherrapunji
14. Laitryngew
15. Mawsynram
16. Mawlong Shella
17. Langrin
18. Balphakram-Pendenggru
19. West Darangiri
20. Rongrenggri
21. Siju

m24

Gondwana Coalfields
Calcutta

22. Singrimari
23. Abor Hills
24. Daphla Hills
25. Aka Hills

84

m
88

92

Early Tertiary (c. 60Ma) near-shore

peri-cratonic basins and shelves.

m1

Rajmahal basins
Koel-Damodar valley basins

Gondwana basins
of
Peninsular India

Satpura basins
n
So
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si
ba

Gondwana basins of Peninsular

India disposed in four linear belts
following
several
prominent
lineaments in the Precambrian
craton. In the extra-Peninsular
region (Darjeeling and Arunachal
Pradesh)
Lower
Gondwana
sediments occur as thrust sheets
overriding Siwalik sediments.

Gondwana coal
Occurrence

Eastern and central part of Peninsular India

Rank
Character

Bituminous to sub-bituminous
Moderate to High in Ash and Low in Sulphur

Tertiary coal
Occurrence
Rank
Character

Northeastern India
Meta and Ortholignitous
High in Sulphur ; Strongly caking to non-caking

Lignite
Occurrence
Character

Western and southern India

High in Moisture and Volatile Matter

GONDWANA COAL
Coal bearing strata

RANIGANJ/KAMTHI FORMATION (Late Permian)

ECONOMICALLY EXPLOITABLE IN RANIGANJ, JHARIA
EASTERN PART OF SINGRAULI BASIN AND
GODAVARI

BARAKAR FORMATION (Early Permian)

MAJOR STOREHOUSE OF COAL IN ALL THE BASINS

KARHARBARI FORMATION (Early Permian)

RESTRICTED TO FEW COALFIELDS OF EASTERN INDIA

TERTIARY COAL
Coal bearing strata
Oligocene sediments
Tikak Parbat Formation in Upper Assam,
Nagaland and Arunachal Pradesh
Eocene sediments
Tura Sandstone, Lakadong Sandstone in
Garo, Khasi and Jaintia hills of Meghalaya
Sylhet Limestone in Mikir hills of Assam
Lower Subathu Group in Jammu

Coking

Types of Indian coal

Prime Low volatile bituminous coals , Coke type G7 or better,

Ro(mean) = 1.2.

Upper Barakar seams in Jharia coalfield.

Medium - Low to high volatile bituminous coals, Coke type FG6, Ro(mean) = 1.1-1.4. Lower Barakar & Raniganj seams in
Jharia, Barakar seams in Raniganj, Bokaro, parts of Ramgarh,
Karanpura, Sohagpur and Pench- Kanhan coalfields

Semi High volatile, Coke type D-F, Ro(mean) = 0.7.

Lower Raniganj seams in Raniganj, Barakar seams in parts of
Ramgarh and Sonhat coalfields

Non-coking

Superior High volatile bituminous B-C coals.

Mainly in Raniganj seams of Raniganj coalfield

Inferior High volatile sub-bituminous coals.

High Sulphur

All coalfields

Tertiary coalfields of Northeastern Region

General characters of Karharbari coal

Comparatively cleaner than Barakar coals

Low moisture, low ash and low to medium
volatile
Generally non-coking except in parts of
Giridih and North Karanpura

General characters of Barakar coal

Moisture < 2% to 6%
Volatile - <18 to 35%
Carbon - 85 to 90% (on dmf basis)
Ash - 15 to 30% (excluding dirt bands)
Coking properties (eastern CFs of
Damodar Valley basins)
Coke type - D to G6 or better

General characters of Raniganj coal

High moisture
High Volatile
Coal seams thinner than those of Barakar
Best developed in Raniganj coalfield

RESOURCE CLASSIFIED AS
CATEGORY :

(Based on degree of confidence)

PROVED (>80%)
INDICATED (>50 to 80%)

THROUGH DETAILED EXPLORATION

THROUGH REGIONAL EXPLORATION

INFERRED (<50 %)

DEPTH :

0-300 m, 300-600 m and 600-1200 m

GRADE :
Medium Coking : SG-I, SG-II, W-I, W-II, W-III, W-IV
Semi Coking : Grade-I and grade-II
Non Coking : Superior (Gr.A C) and Power grade (Gr.D-G)

Prevalent Quality classification

system
(Department of Coal, Ministry of Energy, 1979)

: Non-coking coal from Gondwana coalfields

Grade
A
B
C
D
E
F
G

Useful Heat Value (k.cal/kg)

Sp.Gr
> 6200
1.42
5600 - 6200
1.45
4940 - 5600
1.50
4200 - 4940
1.55
3360 - 4200
1.60
2400 - 3360
1.68
1300 - 2400
1.76
Useful Heat Value = 8900 - 138(A+M)

(A= Ash%, M = Moisture% at 60% R.H & 400C Temperature)

Prevalent classification (contd.)

: Coking coal
Grade
Steel Grade -I
Steel Grade -II
Washery Grade - I
Washery Grade - II
Washery Grade - III
Washery Grade - IV

Ash
< 15%
15% - 18%
18% - 21%
21% - 24%
24% - 28%
28% - 35%

Sp.Gr
1.42
1.44
1.46
1.50
1.53
1.58

:Semi-coking & weakly coking coal

Grade

Ash + Moisture

Sp.Gr

Semi-Coking -I

< 19%

1.44

Semi-Coking -II

19% - 24%

1.46

DEPTH-WISE AND CATEGORY-WISE RESOURCE OF INDIAN COAL

( As on 01-01-2006)

Total Resource : 253.3 b.t.

TOTAL
TOTAL
80
70

73.75
66.63

Proved

(95.87)
(95.87)

Indicated (119.77)
(119.77)

60

Inferred

50

(36.66)
(36.66)

41.41

40
30

14.38

20
10

17.52

13.71
0.500

6.74

11.23
1.67

5.76

0-300m

(154.8)

0-600m
(For Jharia Coalfield )

300m-600m

600m-1200m

COALFIELD-WISE DISTRIBUTION OF COKING COAL

(As on 01.01.2006)

Jharia
East Bokaro
West Bokaro
North Karanpura
Sohagpur
Raniganj
Ramgarh
South Karanpura
Pench Kanhan
Sonhat
0

2000

4000

6000
(in million tonne)

8000

10000

12000

COALFIELD-WISE DISTRIBUTION OF NON-COKING COAL

(As on 01.01.2006)

Talchir
Raniganj
Ib River
Mand-Raigarh
Godavari
Rajmahal
Singrauli
N. Karanpura
Korba
Jharia
Wardha
S. Karanpura
Hasdo-Arand
Auranga
Sohagpur
Kamptee
Pench-Kanhan
Tatapani-Ramkola
Bisrampur
Others
0

5000

10000

15000

20000
(in million tonne)

25000

30000

35000

40000

Coal Resource
Resource base
base
Coal

Proved
95.87 b.t

253 b. t.
(up to 1200m depth)
39%

Proved
Indicated
Inferred

Power grade coal:

153 b. t. (60%)
(up to 1200m depth)

36%

48%
7%
42%

Quality-wisebreak-up
break-upof
of
Quality-wise
Non-cokingcoal
coal
Non-coking

51%

250

(87%)

200

Inferred
37.67 b.t

49%
12%

16%

Indicated
119.77 b.t

160
140

220.26

153.03

120

150

100
80

100
50
0

60
40

(12.7%)

20

0.94

32.09
Coking

Non-Coking

High sulphur

35.19

32.04

0
Superior

Power grade

Ungraded

72

68

76

80

88

84

96

92

36

36

COALFIELDS AND LIGNITE OCCURRENCES

OF
I N DI A

Sr nagar
1

%
2

9
97
9

QUALITYQUALITY-WISE VARIATION OF
NONNON-COKING COAL OVER
MAJOR GONDWANA
COALFIELDS OF INDIA

32

350

24%

350 km

32

4%

76%

S%mla
%

Chand garh

Rajmahal

Singrauli

Dehradun

31%
69%

New %Delhi

28
8

1
1

0
15

1
1

35
3

39

41

38

24

66

Dispur
%
0

35
2
20

22

Patna
%

1
2

19
1 1

Shillong
%
1 17

15
1
161

1
44 12
2
1

Kohima
%

11

Imphal
%
24

27

39
47

49
44
43
46

42
48

33

37

40
45

25

26

Lucknow
%

36

24

Gangtok
%

Itanagar
%
55

Jaipur
%

30
32

33
34

1
2
26
8

4
2

21 2

30

Tatapani

8
4

28

23

12
1

96%

49

47

34

44 43
51

48

Bhopal
%

45

54

55

56

35

40

36

%
59

Kolkata
%

64

6
77

5
7

Agartala %
Aizawl

28

Ranchi

30
29

37
42

57

0
62

31

38

41

50

53

32
33

39

46

52

Gandhinagar
%

50
51

49

66

53
6

52
54

Raipur

48% 52%

20

Bhubaneswar
%

5%

49% 51%

Superior Non-Coking

Raniganj

Mumbai

95%

Pench-Kanhan

69

Hyderabad
%

3% Talcher

55

Inferior Non-Coking

69
68 67

16

38%
62%

8%

Panaji

12

31%
69%
Kamptee

16

Ib-River
19%

Chennai%

57

12

81%

Pondicherry%

8%

66

65
63

10%

60

Hasdo-Arand

64
62
61

59

58

Wardha
72

74%
S.Karanpura

56

90%
8

Korba

26%

97%

92%

Sohagpur
Bangalore
%

20

25%
75%
Tiruvanantapuram
Godavari

92%
.

Mand-Raigarh

t p

76

80

8
84

88

92

Superior grade
grade coal
coal
Superior

(AC)
C)
(A
UHV:4940K-->6200Cal/Kg
>6200Cal/Kg
UHV:4940K

Depth-wise distribution

Total resource: 32b.t.

19.7

20
18
16

9.8

14
12
10
8

2.2

0.2

4
2

00
6
-

(for Jharia)

00
2
1
00
6

00
6
00
3

00
3
0-

Power grade
grade coal
coal
Power

(DG)
G)
(D
UHV:1300-4940KCal/Kg
KCal/Kg
UHV:1300-4940

Depth-wise distribution

Total resource:153b.t.

109.48

120
100
80

32.5

60

5.9

40
20

00
6
-

(for Jharia)

5.13
00
2
1
00
6

00
6
00
3

00
3
0-

76

80

Lignite Occurrences

55

HYDERABAD
68

76

PANAJI

80

69

16

72

67

16

BANGALORE
500 km

Coalfields
79. Kalakot-Metka
52

m
76

53
54

m
80

20
15
10
5
0
AL
A

ER

Gandhinagar

Total Resource : 38.3 b.t

25

46 43
4748
49 50
51
42

45

30

J&
K

39 37
38
41
44
40

Lignite
12
m
Occurrences
55. Ratnagiri
56. Nileswaram
57. Madayi
58. Warkala
59. Mannargudi
60. Jayamkonda Cholapuram
61. Lalpettai
62. Srimushnam
63. Neyveli South
64. Bhubangiri
65. Neyveli East
66. Bahur
67, 68, 69. Eluru-Rajamundrim8

80m

35

er
ry

24

33

76m

ic
h

34 35
36

32

Jaipur

30
31

21 20 19
22
23
24
27 2826
29

TIRUVANTAPURAM
g

Po
nd

11

58

JA
R

10
85 6
12 9
13
7
14
15 1617

Workable deposits

G
U

m
28

59

AN

m
32

PONDICHERY

66 g
65
64
63
62
61
60

ST
H

4
79

AJ
A

CHENNAI

12

Srinagar
1%

Lignite Occurrences

1.Nichahom Baramula
2.Nagbal
3,4.Firozpur Shaliganga
5.Khari
6.Gangashahr
7.Sarup Desar
8.Mudh
9.9Kolayat
10.Gura
12.Bithnok
18.Palana
11.Chaneri
17.Bar Singhsar
16.Lalamdesar
13.Mandal Charnan
14.Raneri
m32 15.Hira Ki Dhani
19.Kasnau
20.Kuchera
21.Nimbri
22.Marwar Chapri
23.Butati
24.Merta Road
25.Hansiyas
26.Gangarda
27.Lamba Jatan
28.Mokala
29.Indawar
30.Nagarda
31.Nimla
32.Bharka
33.Botiya
35.kapurdi
m28 34.Hamir ji ki Dhani
36.Jalipa
37.Lakhpat
39.Pranpur
38.Dhedadi
41.Panandhro
44.Umarsar
43.Fulradam
40.Kaiyari
42.Akhrimota
45.Mudia
46.Mata No Madh
47.Jularai
49.Lefri
48.Waghapadar
50.Hamla
51.Nanaratadia
m24 53.Bhuri
52.Lakhanka Kharsalia
54.Shah Vastan

56
57

ad
u

m36

m
il
N

(in billion tonne)

500

Ta

36

CRITICAL ANALYSIS OF
RESOURCE SCENARIO
vis--vis
UNDERGROUND COAL
GASIFICATION

UNDERGROUND COAL GASIFICATION

CONCEPT ~ CONVERTING IN-SITU COAL SEAMS INTO A

COMBUSTIBLE CLEAN GAS

UNIQUE FEATURE ~ EXPLOITATION OF UNMINEABLE

DEEP SEATED COAL SEAMS

CONSTRAINT ~ DEVELOPMENT OF RELIABLE WORKING

PROGRAMME WITH ECONOMIC VIABILITY

SUBSTANTIAL RESOURCE NOT

MINEABLE ~
SURFACE CONSTRAINTS, SAFETY
AND TECHNOLOGICAL REASONS

21% OF NET IN-SITU PROVED

RESOURCE EXTRACTABLE WITHIN
PRESENT MINING TECHNOLOGY
(SOURCE CMPDI)

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(in billion tonne)

Distribution of non-coking coal in major Coalfield

within 0-300m

35

30.3

30

25

20

15

10

14.3214.3
12.8
10.52
9 8.43
7.85 7.7
4.9
3.8 3.4
1.8 1.6 1.2 1.1

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(in billion tonne)

Distribution of Power grade coal in major Coalfield

within 0-300m

30

24.5

25

20

15

10

11.9 11.8
9.5
8.1
6.9 6.6
5.8 5.6
3.3 3.2 2.3
1.6 1.2 0.9
0.7 0.7

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ta a
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ka Riv
ra er
np
ur
a
(in billion tonne)

Distribution of Superior grade coal in major Coalfield

within 0-300m

5.9

1.9

1.6 1.4
1
0.8 0.8 0.8 0.6 0.6 0.6
0.5 0.4 0.3 0.3
0.2 0.2

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(in billion tonne)

Distribution of non-coking coal in major Coalfield

within 300-600m

8.1 8.1
7.3
6.3

4.7
4.4
3.7
3.3
2.8
2.3
1.6 1.6
1.3
0.9 0.8
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Coalfield-wise distribution of Power grade coal

within 300-600m depth

Coalfield-wise distribution of Superior grade coal

within 300-600m depth
3.5
3
2.5
2
1.5
1
0.5

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Distribution of non-coking coal in major Coalfield

within 600-1200m

(in billion tonne)

3.5
3
2.5
2
1.5
1
0.5
0
Raniganj

Godavari

Jharia

Talcher

Birbhum

Sonhat

Distribution of Superior grade coal in major Coalfield

within 600-1200m

(in billion tonne)

1.2
1
0.8
0.6
0.4
0.2
0
Raniganj

Godavari

Birbhum

Sonhat

Talcher

Distribution of power grade coal in major Coalfield

within 600-1200m

1.8

(in billion tonne)

1.6
1.4
1.2
1
0.8
0.6
0.4
0.2
0
Jharia

Raniganj

Talcher Godavari Birbhum

Out of total lignite resource (38.27 billion tonne)

9.4 billion tonne are of quarriable prospect
To be proved

4.18

5.22

25
20
15
10

> 150m depth

Proved

30

5
0

Open cast prospect

28.87

M
B
/C
G
UC

ct
e
p
s
o
pr

en
p
O
25%

75%

38.27 billion tonne

ct
e
sp
o
r
p
st
a
c

EMERGING POSSIBILITIES OF EXPLOITING

SOLID FOSSIL FUEL THROUGH UCG
requires

Characterisation of resource on chemical and

petrographic parameters at exploration stage
for

Optimal utilisation of resource both at short

and long term perspective

DESIRABLE COAL CHARACTERS

COAL WITH HIGHER REACTIVITY ~ COAL WITH
SIGNIFICANT AMOUT OF EXINITE/LIPTINITE

COAL WITH HIGH MOISTURE CONTENT ~ REACTION

REQUIRES WATER

COAL

TYPE - LOW RANK COAL EASILY GASIFIED

CAKING OR SWELLING SHOULD BE LESS

DESIRABLE COAL CHARACTERS (CONTD.)

MINERAL MATTER AND ASH FUSION TEMP. ARE

IMP. FACTORS
COAL NEED TO BE ADEQUATELY PERMEABLE
FOR COAL HYDROGENATION DESIRABLE ELEMENTS
VITRINITE REFLECTANCE < 0.8%
VITRINITE + EXINITE > 60%
VM > 35% ; H/C ATOMIC RATIO >0.75%

Generalised character of Coal / Lignite seams of some of the coal/lignite fields

Coal

VM%

C%

H%

1022

21-38

79 83

4.75.0

2243

1525

78 81

5.0 5.3

4151

1618

Vitrinite%

Inertinite%

Exinite%

Hasdo-Arand

3149

2447

Mand-Raigarh

4360

Tatapani-Ramkola 816
Sohagpur

2153

3763

1625

33-40 79 91

4.95.2

Bisrampur

2530

5560

10-15

35-38 78 85

4.24.8

Wardha

2535

5055

1520

29-45 76 81

4.35.1

Talcher

3360

3055

1525

35-45 79 82

4.95.3

Godavari

3545

4060

515

35 - 42 78 - 85

4.25.4

60 80
80

56
5

10 20
12

Lignite
Ramnad
Mannargudi

RANGE OF VARIATION OF VITRINITE

REFLECTANCE (Ro%) IN DIFFERENT COALFIELDS

Talcher
Tatapani-Ramkola
Singrauli
Saharjuri
Wardha
Sohagpur
Bokaro
Jharia
Satpura
Raniganj
0

0.2

0.4

0.6

0.8

1.2

1.4

1.6

1.8

MAJOR COALFIELDS (Resource > 300m)

(COAL SEAMS >3M THICK OF BARAKAR AND
RANIGANJ/KAMTHI FMS. )
RAJMAHAL-BIRBHUM CF
RANIGANJ CF
JHARIA, N KARANPURA, S KARANPURA, AURANGA
TALCHER AND IB
MAND RAIGARH , KORBA
GODAVARI VALLEY
SINGRAULI

Around 29 b. t. of lignite resource >150m (mainly in

Tamil Nadu)
Huge deposit of lignito-bituminous coal and lignite of
Cambay basin and Sanchor basin within 700-1700m

INDIAN COAL RESOURCES SUITABLE FOR UCG

UNMINEABLE PART OF THE SHALLOW LEVEL

RESOURCE

SUBSTANTIAL SHARE (36%) OF TOTAL

RESOURCE (253 BT) CONTAINED IN
DEPTH LEVEL BEYOND 300M

POSSIBLE AREAS FOR SHALLOW

LEVEL COAL RESOURCE
Eastern part of Hasdo-Arand Coalfiled
Southwestern part of Sohagpur Coalfiled
Central part of Talcher Coalfield
Southcentral part of Singrauli Coalfield
Western part of Rajmahal Coalfield

Shallow level

Shallow level
Shahdol

Anuppur

GEOLOGICAL MAP OF TALCHER C F

SCALE

SHALLOW LEVEL

Quarternary deposits
Laterite
Kamthi Formation
Barren Measures
Barakar Formation
Karharbari Formation
Talchir Formation
Metamorphics
Fault

POSSIBLE AREAS FOR DEEPER

(>300M) LEVEL COAL RESOURCE
Eastern part of Raniganj Coalfield
Western part of Ib-River & Talcher Coalfield
Westcentral part of Mand-Raigarh Coalfield
Central part of main basin, Singrauli Coalfield
Eastern part of Birbhum-Rajmahal Coalfield
Eastern part of Pench-Kanhan Coalfield
central part of north Godavari Coalfield

8645'

8700'

8715'

GEOLOGICAL MAP OF
Intermediate depth level
RANIGANJ COALFIELD
#
JHA

15

18

RN-4

5
RN-

RN-7

o o

Dihika

Baltora

r
dar Rive
Damo

1046.50
1059.12

0.40
0.93

T.D.1070.80

RN-1

RN-7
RN-6

9.77
6.86

RN- 2(s)

925.31
937.49

RN-5(s)
RN-4(s)
RN-3

1.30
2.22

822.32

Adra

RN-6
RN-5
RN-4
RN-4
RN-3
RN-2
RN-1

17

12

-5
RN

Nimcha8

Bhatmura
-5
RN

RN-7
#

Tliabani

khandra

-6
RN

RN-6

Mangalpur
Raniganj
%

5(
RN

-5
RN

)s

R
RN-5(s)

s)
N-5(

Ardhagram

-3
RN

RN-3(s)

RN-2

#
C'

Dubchuria

%
Andal

Damo
darR.

15

RN-4(s)
RN-4(s)

)
(s
N-4
R

Searsole

RN6(s)

60

A L

-1
RN

RN-3

s)
N-5(
R

)
6(s
RN-

BanspetaliRN-7
30

5.76
6.01
5.86

22

RN
-5

(s)
RN-4

RN-5

7
#

23
45'

-2
RN

RN-5

RN-7

N
B E

739.6
4
769.94
779.39

8
#

B E
N G

D
rband
RNalu
-5

-5
RN

RN-4 4
RN-4

RN-6

W E S T

13

E S
T

RN-2

RN-1
RN-1(s) (s)
N-1
R (s)
-2
RN (s)
-2
RN
RN-3

Satpukhuria

10

RN-2

RN-1

RN-4

RN-1

10

W
ri
Su

RN-1

RN-2(s)
-3
RN

Kalipahari

7
RN-

10

10

0.54

Asansol

6
RN-

Chinakuri
5(s)
RNHijuli RN-6

666.8
701.7

-2
RN

Manoharbahal
RN-7

RN-3

RN-5
RN5- RN-6

RN-4

4
RN-

RN-5

14

8
-5(s)
RN

RN-2
RN
-3

10
5

-4
RN

RN
-1
RN-1

1
RN- RN-2

1
RN

AjoyRiver

14

15

15

10

BR-7

Jhaj
ha

Bahira

Begunia

Chunch

Aja
yR
.

RN6

BR-5

30

20

RN-7

Bachra 12

Birkulti

N 2
-(s
)

15

BR-5

14
#

Lalbazar

Baraka
r
10

Lalgan10j

14

18

RN-6

18

BR-2

11

14

12

R-5
B

7km

Gopinathpur

R-2
B

10
BR-2
-2
BR

R-2

12
BR-5
BR-6

3.5

RN
-4(s
)
RN4(
)s

River
Barakar

10

10

10

Barkola

22

oo

10

10

Kapistha

12
BR-4

10

10

%
Mugma
Rakhdih

20

#
BR- 2

27

Shampur

23
45'

12

BR-2

BR-2

20

BR-4

o
oo
oo

oo
30

bad
Dhan

12

Alipur

10

-2
BR

BR2

15

10

15

14

18

R-6
BR
-7
15

HBatibari

o
oo oo
o
o

BR-4

-5
BR
27

40

12

-2
BR 15

BR-3

3.5

BR-2

E ST

R KH
AN D

15

o
o oo oo

o o
o oo o o
o
30

BR-1

N G

AN
D

10

15

24

oo

23

30

KH
AR
JH

280.55

14

12

25

189.75

RRK-3

Cumulative coal thickness

(42.27m) and development of
thicker seams(9.77m)

23
30'

8645'

Domra

Alluvium
Tertiaries
Supra-Panchets
Lamprophyre
PanchetFormation
Coalseam
RaniganjFormation
BasicDyke
BarrenMeasures
BarakarFormation
Fault
TalchirFormation
CrystallineBasement
CrystallineBasementunderTertiarycover

B'

23
30'

%
Durgapur
Calc
u tta

Deeper level
8700'

8715'

GEOLOGICAL MAP OF TALCHER C F

SCALE

DEEPER LEVEL

Quarternary deposits
Laterite
Kamthi Formation
Barren Measures
Barakar Formation
Karharbari Formation
Talchir Formation
Metamorphics
Fault

TTN-1
0m
100m
200m
300m
400m
500m
600m
700m

XI
X
IX
VIII
VII
VI
III
II
645.00

Coal seams: 9 (regionally persistent )

Controll points: > 40 (spacing <1km 1km apart)
Depth of overburden: Max. 350m
Ind. Seam thickness: 1m - >80m
Cum. Coal thickness: 80m 160m
Quality: M% - 4% to 7%, A% - 20% - 40%

Maceral

Vitrinite (55%) Inertinite (30%) Exinite (15%)

Ro.(max): 0.45% to 0.61%

Coal seam Zones: Six

Zone thickness: 1.50m 54m
Depth range: 31.50m 521.50m
Grade: D - G
IBK(A)-3

BELPAHAR TOP

Deeper level
BELPAHAR BOTTOM
PARKHANI

LAJKURA

RAMPUR

IB

594.15m

GEOLOGICAL MAP OF
MAND-RAIGARH C F

Intermediate to deeper level

SCALE
0

10Km

JABGA
DHARAMJAIGARH

F
F

GHARGHODA

319.25

GARE

1.80
8.70
1.70
1.90

INDEX

Kamthi Formation
Raniganj Formation
Barren Measures
Barakar Formation
Talchir Formation
Basement
Fault

526.55

3.25
1.35

565.65

10.00

RAIGARH

F
F

655.00

Intermediate & Deeper level

AREA UNDER PROGRESS

AREA FOR FUTURE
INVESTIGATION

SINGRAULI
Barren Measure

Coal seams: 7- 8
Controll points: > - 30 (spacing >1km apart)
Depth of overburden: Raniganj: >150m
Barren Measure: 250-300m
Ind. Seam thickness: <1m 18m
Cum. coal thickness: 25m 30m
Quality: M% : 4 -10% A% : 10.3% - 45%
Maceral

Vitrinite (45%- 78%)

Barakar

Exinite (7%- 8%)

Inertinite (8% - 45%)
Ro.(max): 0.4% to 0.6%

Talchir

Intermediate & Deeper level

Shahdol

Anuppur

GEOLOGICAL MAP OF RAJMAHAL - BIRBHUM COALFIELDS

GEOLOGICAL MAP OF RAJMAHAL AND BIRBHUM COALFIELDS
JHARKHAND AND WEST BENGAL

Dighi-Dharampur area
(Northern Extn. Hura 2520'

8700'

8710'

8720'

8730'

8740'

8750'
10

8800'

10 km
2520'

Pirpainti RS.

RJKS-3A

Sahibganj

Kahalgaon
Bara

Total 10-15 seams

2510'
7 8 coal seams
of 6 15m thick

2510'

93.60
109.90
Rajmahal RS.

Mahagama
Phulberia

2500'

2500'

Simra
Berhait

Barharwa

Brahmani-Birbhum basin Hansdiha

southeastern part 2450'
Total > 15 seams
2 4 coal seams
of 5 7m thick

2450'

Pakur

2440'

320.17
322.03

3.39

III

350.72
372.97

9.64
7.48
10.76

II

436.64

1.16
2.90

2440'

URMAPAHARITOLA

Amrapara
2430'

2430'

Gopikandar

2420'

Ongoing blocks
Completed blocks
Pr oposed block

517.00

CHAUDHARG ARIAPANI

Katikund
Saldaha
Dumka

481.43

2420'

SAHARPURJAMARPANI

539.45
541.55

LEGEND
Alluvium
KULKULIDANGALSITASAL

Rajmahal Formation
2410'

BORTALAMATHURAPUR

Upper Gondwanas
Lower Gondwanas

RAMPURMALLARPUR

Metamorphics

Resource (300-600m)
7B.T. (Approx)
8700'

8710'

Rampurhat

8720'

8730'

2410'

Fatehpur
Khargram
8740'

8750'

8800'

606.50
608.50

6.00
1.00

Po

nn

a iy

ar

R.

CUDDALO RE

G E O L O G IC AL M AP
OF P AR T O F T AM IL N AD U

N EY VE L I
6

12 k m

Vel

K E Y M AP
m6 8

m7 6

m8 4

m9 2

m3 6

L IGN ITE

OC C U R R E N C E S
OF
TA M IL N A D U

Sr in a g a r
%

m
35 0

35 0 km

Si m la
%

Ch a nd i ga r h
D e hr a dun

Ne w

8 m

De l hi

m2 8

Luc k no w
%

Dis p ur
%

Ko hi m a

S h i l o ng

P at na

Im p ha l
%

Ag a rt a l a

A iz a w l

Ga n d hi n a ga r

Bho pa l

R a nc hi

8
7

K ol k a t a
%

FI

0
8

KO

CHE NNA I

m2 0

B hub a ne s w a r

LL

ID

AM

Mannargudi

12

Hy de r a ba d

1 2

CAU V E

I L
Che n n a i

m1 2
P on di c he r y

RY R

M ANN ARG UDI

%

A A
M

IT
E

m
Pa n a ji

TH A N J A V U R

LI
G
N

A D
U

Ba ng a l or e

F
IE

M um ba i

R.

EL

LD

R a i p ur
0 m

LI

LI

T
NI

R.

It a na g a r

LIGNITE
OCCURENCES
OF
TAMIL NADU
Ga n gt o k

J a ip u r

E
YV

la r

10

Geological map of East

Coast lignitefiled,
Tamil Nadu

U
D

1 0

Ra ma n a
t h apu r am
%

Ti u
r vanan a
t pu r a m

m8 8

A
N
N
A
R
G

m
80

M AN N A R GU D I

80

TA
MI
L

NA

8
7

72

Ra m e s wa ra m

m8

Proved areas
Target
Areas

BA

OF

BE

NG

AL

S i v ag a ng a

L E G E N D

I
R

A l lu v iu m
T e r tia r y s e d i m e n t s
U pp er G on dw a nas &
U n d if fe r e n ti a te d C r e ta ce ou s
M e t a m o r p h ic
bas em en t

A
E
R
A
T
E
G

VE

IGA

VA

M i sa l
%

DU

D
NA
M
RA

N
SI
A
BB
R a m a n a th a p u r a m
U
S

A r e a s : L ig ni te o c c u r e n c e s p r o ve d
T AR GE T AR EA

Ramnad

R a m e s w a ra m

Prospective area

MANNARGUDI
Lignite seams: 4-5
Controll points: > - 20 (spacing >1km apart)

Quaternary
80m

Depth of overburden: 250 - 350m

Ind. Seam thickness: <1m 28m
Cum. lignite thickness: 15m 40m
Quality: M% : 30% - 40%, A% : 7% - 17%
Maceral Huminite (52%-86)

Tittacheri
310m

Neyveli

8m
5m
7m
20m

Exinite (0.9%-5.6%)
457m

Inertinite (1.2%-8.7%)
Ro.(max): 0.3% to 0.5%

RAMNAD
Lignite seams: 1 - 4
Controll points: > - 17 (spacing >1km apart)
Depth of overburden: 300 - 350m
Ind. Seam thickness: <1m 12m
Cum. lignite thickness: 6m 18m
Quality: M% : 35% - 45%, A% : 5% - 18%
Maceral

Quaternary
105m

Cuddalore/
Tittacheri

Huminite (48%-80)
345m

Exinite (0.9%-5.6%)
Neyveli

Inertinite (3% - 9%)

Ro.(max): 0.3% to 0.5%

9.6m
6.8m
1.6m

607m

Thank you

Thank you

JHARIA
COALFIELD
Deeper level

Salient
features
FORMATION
Intrusives
Raniganj
Barren Measures
Barakar
Talchir
Basement

THICKNESS

COAL SEAMS

No Thickness
725m
850m
1130m
225m
--

COAL RESOURCE

22 (0.1m-4.7m)
46 (0.3m-33.0m)

0-600m -- 14.2 bt
600m-1200m -- 5.2 bt
0 1200m 19.4 bt

EAST
BOKARO
COALFIELD

Salient
features
FORMATION
Mahadeva
Panchet
Raniganj
Barren Measures
Barakar
Talchir
Basement

Deeper level

THICKNESS COAL SEAMS

500m
600m
600m
500m
1000m
80m
--

No Thickness

(0.4m-3.0m)

26 (0.4m-63.9m)

COAL RESOURCE
0-300m -- 3.2 bt
300m-600m -- 1.5 bt
600m-1200m -- 2.3 bt
0 1200m -- 7.0 bt

Deeper level

NORTH
KARANPURA
COALFIELD
Salient
features
FORMATION

THICKNESS COAL SEAMS

Mahadeva
Panchet
Raniganj
Barren Measures
Barakar
Karharbari
Talchir
Basement

165m

225m
400m
385m
500m
200m
180m
--

No Thickness

COAL RESOURCE
thin bands
5 (0.5m-35.2m)
1

(0.5m-10.5m)

0-300m -- 10.3 bt
300m-600m -- 4.3 bt
0 1200m 14.6 bt

SOUTH KARANPURA COALFIELD

Deeper level

Salient
features
FORMATION
Raniganj
Barren Measures
Barakar
Talchir
Basement

THICKNESS

360m
385m
1050m
180m
--

COAL SEAMS

No Thickness
7 (0.8m-3.3m)
42 (0.5m-54.2m)

COAL RESOURCE
0-300m -- 3.3 bt
300m-600m -- 1.8 bt
600m-1200m -- 0.9 bt
0 1200m 6.0 bt

Distribution of substantial resource under

Proved category within 0-300m depth level
11.3

6.9
(in billion tonne)

5.1

4.5
4.1 4.1 4.3

1.2

1.8

2.5

Ma
nd
-

Ra
ig

ar
S.
h
Ka
ra
np
ur
a
Ra
jm
ah
al
W
ar
dh
a
Si
ng
ra
uli
Go
da
va
ri
Ra
nig
an
j
Ko
rb
a
Ib
-R
ive
N.
r
Ka
ra
np
ur
a
Ta
lch
er

Resource >1
>1 b.t
b.t.
Resource
.

Distribution of substantial resource under

Indicated category within 0-300m depth level
13.1
10.6

6.9

7.4

(in billion tonne)

Talcher

Mand-Raigarh

Rajmahal

Ib-River

Korba

Singrauli

Hasdo

Godavari

Auranga

N.Karanpura

Resource >1
>1 b.t
b.t.
Resource
.

Raniganj

1.2 1.2 1.5 1.7

2.2 2.2 2.4

Status of shallow level (<150m) resource needs to be upgraded

in different lignite basins

3
2.5
2
Indicated

1.5

Inferred

1
0.5

TamilNadu

Rajasthan

Gujarat

t
Su
ra

h
B

ha
ru
c

ga
r
B

ha
b

na

ch
ac
h
K

ag
a

ur

ar
m
er
B

ik
a
B

Ea

st
-c

oa

ne
r

st

STUDIES CARRIED OUT BY GSI

PETROGRAPHICAL CHARACTER OF GONDWANA
COAL IN DIFFERENT COALFIELDS
EXINITE

VITRINITE%
Talcher
Tatapani-Ramkola
Singrauli
Saharjuri
Wardha
Sohagpur
Bokaro
Jharia
Satpura
Raniganj

TALCHER
RAMKOLA-TATAPANI
SINGRAULI
SAHARJURI
WARDHA
SOHAGPUR
BOKARO
JHARIA
SATPURA
RANIGANJ
0
0

10

20

30

40

50

60

70

80

90

10

12

14

16

18

20

22

24

26

100

INERTINITE

SHALE+MINERAL MATTER

Talcher
Tatapani-Ramkola
Singrauli
Saharjuri
Wardha
Sohagpur
Bokaro
Jharia
Satpura
Raniganj

Talcher
Tatapani-Ramkola
Singrauli
Saharjuri
Wardha
Sohagpur
Bokaro
Jharia
Satpura
Raniganj
0

10

20

30

40

50

60

70

80

90

100

10

15

20

25

30

35

40

45

50