Ramgarh Coalfield
Ramgarh Coalfield are located in Ramgarh district in the Indian state of Jharkhand.
Overview
In 1917, L.S.S.O’Malley described the coalfields in the upper reaches of the Damodar as follows: “Near the western boundary of Jharia field is that of Bokaro, covering, with an estimated content of 1,500 million tons; close by is the Ramgarh field of, but the coal is believed to be of inferior quality. A still larger field in the same district is the Karanpura, which extends over and has an estimated capacity of 9,000 million tons.”The Coalfield
Ramgarh Coalfield covers an area of and has total coal reserves of 1,059.20 million tonnes.Reserves
Geological reserves in the Ramgarh Coalfield in million tonnes as on 1/4/2010:| Type of Coal | Proved | Indicated | Inferred | Total |
| Medium coking coal | 267.20 | 87.40 | 354.60 | |
| Semi-coking coal | 171.94 | 431.55 | 53.45 | 656.94 |
| Non-coking coal | 7.13 | 26.20 | 4.60 | 37.90 |
| Total | 446.27 | 545.15 | 58.05 | 1049.47 |