Discovery of coking coal in Sohagpur Coalfield after 1983 had geared up the exploration which still continues. A collaborative project on "Geology of Sohagpur Coalfield and the nature and origin of its coking coal resources" was launched between GSI and USGS during 1996-1998. In this project, detailed studies were carried out on different aspects covering stratigraphy and depositional setting of different units, coal-bearing strata, petrographic and ...
