ADMINISTRATIVE SET UP
In SECL, 83 major coal projects (50 Underground Projects and 33 Opencast Projects) have been approved for a total ultimate capacity of 290.00 MTY with sanctioned capital of 45,626.35 Crore (including pre-nationalized mines & Custodian Mines). Out of the 83 projects, 32 projects (06 UG & 26 OC) are On-going Projects, 45 projects (39 UG & 06 OC) are completed projects as on 31.03.2022, 05 UG Mines are Existing Mines & 1 No. of custodian mines. (Gare pelma IV/2&3). SECL has four major coalfields namely, Central India Coalfield (CIC), Korba Coalfields, Mand-Raigarh Coalfield and Ramkola-Tatapani coalfield. For effective administrative control & operations, the mines have been grouped in 13 administrative Areas, as under: A. Central India Coalfields| SNO. | Coal Reserves | Depth | Proved | Indicated | Inferred | Total |
| I | Coal Reserve in MP | 0-1200 | 2491.96 | 5925.43 | 326.30 | 8743.69 |
| II | Coal Reserve in CG | 0-1200 | 31561.55 | 40425.00 | 1436.99 | 73423.54 |
| Total Coal Reserves in SECL (MP+CG) | 0-1200 | 34053.51 | 46350.43 | 1763.29 | 82167.23 |
| Coalfields | Depth (mts) | Proved | Indicated | Inferred | Total |
| CIC | 0-1200 | 7875.30 | 12563.87 | 587.46 | 21026.63 |
| KORBA | 0-1200 | 7054.55 | 5762.55 | 158.83 | 12975.93 |
| MAND-RAIGARH | 0-1200 | 17978.34 | 24859.03 | 924.05 | 43761.42 |
| TATAPANI-RAMKOLA | 0-1200 | 1145.32 | 3164.98 | 92.95 | 4403.25 |
| SECL | 34053.51 | 46350.43 | 1763.29 | 82167.23 |
CENTRAL INDIA COALFIELDS
It extends from Bishrampur Coalfield in the east to Umaria-Korar coalfield in the west and located in 7 districts viz. Surguja, Surajpur, Balrampur& Korea in Chhattisgarh and Shahdol, Anuppur &Umaria in Eastern Madhya Pradesh. This includes 12 coalfields namely Korar, Umaria, Johilla, Sohagpur, Sonhat, Jhilimili, Chirimiri, Sendurgarh,Panch-bahini, Hasdeo-Arand, Lakhanpur and Bishrampur. One coalfields namely Panchbahini is virgin. Central India Coalfields coal comprise of geological reserves of 21,026.63 MT. The deposits are at the depth of 0-1200 meters.
KORBA COALFIELD
Korba coalfield is located in Korba district of Chhattisgarh. As per GSI, a total of 12,975.93 MT coal reserves is available in Korba coalfield.
MAND & RAIGARH COALFIELD
It is Situated in Raigarh district of Chhattisgarh. It has the reserve of 43,761.42 MT of coal. It has large potential for power grade and is amenable to open-cast mining.
RAMKOLA & TATAPANI COALFIELDS
It is located in Surguja district of Chhatisgarh. It have the total reserves of 4,403.25 Mt.
