Umaria Coalfield
is located in
Umaria district
in the
Indian
state
of
Madhya Pradesh
in the valley of the Umrer River, a tributary of the
Son River
.
History
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In 1886, W.W. Hunter wrote, “Extensive coalfields have recently been discovered at Umaria, within the native state of Rewa…”
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Umaria Coalfield, which was owned by Rewa Coalfields Limited, was nationalized in 1973.
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The coalfield
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Umaria Coalfield is a part of Central India Coalfields. The latter is spread over the districts of
Surguja
,
Koriya
(both in Chhattisgarh),
Shahdol
and
Umaria
(both in Madhya Pradesh). There are fourteen coalfields in this group, namely Korar, Umaria, Johilla(Nowrozabad), Sohagpur, Sonhat, Jhilimili, Chirimiri, Sendurgarh, Koreagarh, Damhamunda, Panchbahini, Hasdeo-Arand, Lakhanpur and Bishrampur. The group covers an area of about 5,345 square kilometres (2,064 sq mi) with estimated reserves of 15,613.98 million tonnes. The deposits are at a depth of 0?1200 meters. Therefore, extraction is mainly amenable to underground mining except a few blocks in eastern part of these coalfields which have opencast potential.
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In Umaria Coalfield, the Lower Gondwana rocks are well developed. The coalfield has an estimated reserve of 181.29 million tonnes, spread across six coal seams. The coals are relatively high in moisture (7-10%) and high in ash (18.6-29.4%).
South Eastern Coalfields Limited
operates eight mines.
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According to
Geological Survey of India
reserves of non-coking coal up to a depth of 300 m in Umaria Coalfield was 181.29 million tonnes.
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Kanchan Open Cast Mine is being expanded from 0.32 million tonnes per annum to 0.65 million tonnes per annum, with a peak capacity of 0.75 million tonnes per annum. The entire overburden would be backfilled. There is 4 km metalled road connecting the mine to Vindhya Mine and onwards to Nowrozabad Railway siding.
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Transport
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The 37 miles (60 km) Katni Umaria Railways section was opened to traffic in 1886.
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The line from Katni, 171 miles (275 km) from Allahabad on the Jabalpur line, to Umaria, then in
Rewa State
, was accorded priority in construction, in order to connect Umaria Coalfield to the railway system.
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The 161 miles (259 km) Bilaspur-Umaria branch line was opened in 1891, linking the entire area to the
GIPR
system at Katni.
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