names of important coal mines of India and list how many are there
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Coal Mine States Features/Prominence
Jharia, Dhanbad, Bokaro, Jayanti, Godda, Giridih (Karbhari Coal Field), Ramgarh, Karanpura, Daltonganj Jharkhand Dhanbad – One of the oldest in jharkhand and the richest coalfields of India. It is the store house of the best metallurgical coal i.e coking coal.
Gondwana Coalfield.
Giridih (Karbhari Coal Field) gives the finest coking coal in India for metallurgical purposes.
Raniganj Coalfield, Dalingkot (darjeeling) Birbhum, Chinakuri West Bengal Darjeeling and Jalpaiguri are the chief producing districts.
Gondwana Coalfields
Korba, Bishrampur, Sonhat, Jhilmil, Hasdo-Arand Chhattisgarh Gondwana Coalfields
Jharsuguda, Himgiri, Rampur, Talcher Odisha Talcher – Ranks 2nd in reserves after Raniganj i.e. (24,374 million tonnes)
Most of the coal is suitable for steam and gas production and utilised in thermal power plants at Talcher.
Gondwana Coalfields
Singareni, kothagudem, Kantapalli Telangana/ Andhra Pradesh Most of the coal reserves are in Godavari valley. Non coking variety is explored. The workable collieries are situated at Kothagudem and Singareni.
Gondwana Coalfields
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