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COAL RESERVE IN ASSAM

(As on 01.04.2016)

(Resource in million tonne)

State/ Coalfield/ Type of coal	Depth	Measured(331)	Indicated (332)	Inferred (333)		Total
				exploration	mapping
1	2	3	4	5	6	7

ASSAM
49.SINGRIMARI
SEMI-COKING	0-300	0.00	0.39	0.00		0.39
	SEMI-COKING Total	0.00	0.39	0.00		0.39
NON-COKING	0-300	0.00	10.64	0.00		10.64
	300-600	0.00	3.46	0.00		3.46
	600-1200	0.00	0.00	0.00		0.00
	NON-COKING Total	0.00	14.10	0.00		14.10
	TOTAL FOR SINGRIMARI	0.00	14.49	0.00		14.49
	TOTAL FOR ASSAM	0.00	14.49	0.00		14.49

TERTIARY COALFIELDS
ASSAM
51.MAKUM
High Sulphur	0-300	246.24	4.55			250.79
	300-600	185.85	16.15			202.00
	High Sulphur Total	432.09	20.70			452.79
	TOTAL FOR MAKUM MAKUM	432.09	20.70			452.79
52.DILLI-JEYPORE
High Sulphur	0-300	32.00	22.02			54.02
	High Sulphur Total	32.00	22.02			54.02
	TOTAL FOR DILLI-JEYPORE	32.00	22.02			54.02
53.MIKIR HILLS
High Sulphur	0-300	0.69	0.00	0.50	2.52	3.71
	High Sulphur Total	0.69	0.00	0.50	2.52	3.71
	TOTAL FOR MIKIR HILLS	0.69	0.00	0.50	2.52	3.71
	TOTAL FOR ASSAM	464.78	42.72	0.50	2.52	510.52

COAL RESOURCES OF INDIA (As on 1st April 2016)

A Inventory of Geological Resources of Indian Coal as on 1st April 2016

The inventory of Geological Resources of Indian Coal (as on 01.04.2016), prepared by the Geological Survey of India on the basis of resources estimated by CMPDI, MECL, GSI, SCCL and some Private/Public Entrepreneurs is enclosed for kind information. The highlights of the inventory are:

1. A total of 3,08,801.84 Mt of geological resources of coal have so far been estimated in India, upto the maximum depth of 1200 m. Out of the total resources, the Gondwana coalfields account for 3,07,309.20 Mt (99.5%), while the Tertiary coalfields of Himalayan region contribute 1492.64 Mt (0.5%) of coal resources. The type-wise and category-wise break-up is given below:

(Resource in million tonnes)

Coal Type	Measured/Proved	Indicated	Inferred	Total	% share
Prime Coking	4614.35	698.71	0.00	5313.06	1.72
Medium Coking	13388.90	12113.56	1879.47	27381.93	8.87
Semi Coking	482.16	1003.68	221.68	1707.52	0.55
Sub-Total of Coking	18485.41	13815.95	2101.15	34402.51	11.14
Non-Coking	119007.98	125235.58	28663.13	272906.69	88.38
Tertiary Coal	593.81	99.34	799.49	1492.64	0.48
Grand Total	138087.20	139150.87	31563.77	308801.84	100.00
% share	44.72	45.06	10.22	100.00

2. The depth-wise and category-wise break-up of Indian coal resources is as follows:

(Resource in million tonnes)

Depth Range (m)	Measured/Proved	Indicated	Inferred	Total	% share
0-300	103623.58	66761.38	9405.40	179790.36	58.22
300-600	18007.39	57937.57	15943.74	91888.70	29.76
0-600 (for Jharia only)	13760.73	451.69	0.00	14212.42	4.60
600-1200	2695.50	14000.23	6214.63	22910.36	7.42
Total	138087.20	139150.87	31563.77	308801.84	100.00

3. The estimation of total resources of coal, as on 1st April 2016, has increased by 2,206.28 Mt as compared to last year whereas ‘Measured/Proved Resources’ has increased by 6,473.13 Mt, as shown in table below:

(Resource in million tonnes)

Inventory as on	Measured/Proved	Indicated	Inferred	Total
1st April 2016	138087.20	139150.87	31563.77	308801.84
1st April 2015	131614.07	143241.10	31740.39	306595.56
Difference	6473.13	-4090.23	-176.62	2206.28

4. The increase in ‘Measured/Proved Resources’ in Inventory of 1st April 2016 is mainly due to proving of coal resources in Talcher (3,547.70 Mt), North Karanpura (810.22 Mt), Mand Raigarh (608.97 Mt), Singrauli (495.46 Mt), Godavari Valley (321.93 Mt), Kamptee (254.54 Mt), Korba (226.12 Mt), Raniganj (83.89 Mt), Sonhat (63.66 Mt), South Karanpura (49.54 Mt) and Pench-Kanhan (11.10 Mt) coalfields.