{"id":5336,"date":"2026-01-31T11:05:10","date_gmt":"2026-01-31T05:35:10","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/vajiramandravi.com\/current-affairs\/?p=5336"},"modified":"2026-01-31T15:53:07","modified_gmt":"2026-01-31T10:23:07","slug":"coking-coal-production-in-india","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/vajiramandravi.com\/current-affairs\/coking-coal-production-in-india\/","title":{"rendered":"Coking Coal"},"content":{"rendered":"<h2><b>Coking Coal Latest News<\/b><\/h2>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Recently, the Government of India has notified Coking Coal as a Critical and Strategic Mineral under the Mines and Minerals (Development and Regulation) Act, 1957 (MMDR Act).\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<h2><b>About Coking Coal<\/b><\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">It is a <\/span><b>naturally occurring sedimentary rock<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> found within the earth\u2019s crust.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">It is also known as <\/span><b>Metallurgical coal.<\/b><\/li>\n<li style=\"text-align: justify;\"><b>Characteristics: <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">It is a type of coal that <\/span><b>softens and swells when heated<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, forming lightweight, porous coke particles, and is characterized by a <\/span><b>free swelling index of 1 or greater.<\/b><\/li>\n<li style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">It typically <\/span><b>contains more carbon, less ash, and less moisture<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> than thermal coal, which is used for electricity generation.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Coke is the main product of the <\/span><b>high-temperature carbonisation of coking coal.<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"text-align: justify;\"><b>Coking coal is divided into 3 sub-categories namely,\u00a0<\/b>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"text-align: justify;\"><b>Primary Coking Coal<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> (Low ash , low Volatile, High Coking property)\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"text-align: justify;\"><b>Medium Coking Coal<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> (low ash, medium volatile, low caking index)<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"text-align: justify;\"><b>Blendable\/ Semi\/Weak Coking Coal<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> (low ash, high volatile, very low caking index).<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li style=\"text-align: justify;\"><b>Major Producers: <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The largest producers of coking coal were <\/span><b>China, Australia, Russia, USA and Canada.<\/b>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">India has an estimated 37.37 billion tonnes of coking coal resources, <\/span><b>largely located in Jharkhand<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, with additional reserves in <\/span><b>Madhya Pradesh, West Bengal and Chhattisgarh<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2><b>Uses of Coking Coal<\/b><\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400; text-align: justify;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">It is <\/span><b>essential for metallurgical processes,<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> as it exhibits caking properties that allow it to fuse into a solid mass during heating.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400; text-align: justify;\" aria-level=\"1\">It is an essential <b style=\"font-size: inherit;\">ingredient in the production of steel,<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> making it one of the most widely used building materials on earth.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><b>Source: <\/b><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/economictimes.indiatimes.com\/industry\/indl-goods\/svs\/metals-mining\/govt-notifies-coking-coal-as-critical-mineral-to-cut-steel-import-dependence\/articleshow\/127763190.cms?from=mdr\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">ET<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Coking Coal is a naturally occurring sedimentary rock found within the earth\u2019s crust. 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