▁rocks ▁are ▁well ▁developed . ▁The ▁coal field ▁has ▁an ▁estimated ▁reserve ▁of ▁ 1 8 1 . 2 9 ▁million ▁t onnes , ▁spread ▁across ▁six ▁coal ▁se ams . ▁The ▁co als ▁are ▁relatively ▁high ▁in ▁mo ist ure ▁( 7 - 1 0 %) ▁and ▁high ▁in ▁ash ▁( 1 8 . 6 - 2 9 . 4 %). ▁South ▁Eastern ▁Co al fields ▁Limited ▁oper ates ▁eight ▁mines . ▁ ▁According ▁to ▁Ge ological ▁Survey ▁of ▁India ▁res erves ▁of ▁non - c oking ▁coal ▁up ▁to ▁a ▁depth ▁of ▁ 3 0 0 ▁m ▁in ▁U mar ia ▁Co al field ▁was ▁ 1 8 1 . 2 9 ▁million ▁t onnes . ▁ ▁Kan chan ▁Open ▁Cast ▁Mine ▁ ▁is ▁being ▁expanded ▁from ▁▁ 0 . 3 2 ▁million ▁t onnes ▁per ▁an num ▁to ▁ 0 . 6 5 ▁million ▁t onnes ▁per ▁an num , ▁ ▁with ▁a ▁peak ▁capacity ▁of ▁ 0 . 7 5 ▁million ▁t onnes ▁per ▁an num . ▁The ▁entire ▁over bur den ▁would ▁be ▁back filled . ▁There ▁is ▁ 4 ▁km ▁met alled ▁ ▁road ▁connecting ▁the ▁mine ▁to ▁V ind h ya ▁Mine ▁and ▁on wards ▁to ▁Now roz abad ▁Railway ▁s iding . ▁ ▁Transport ▁The ▁ ▁Kat ni ▁U mar ia ▁Rail ways ▁section ▁was ▁opened ▁to ▁traffic ▁in ▁ 1 8 8 6 . The ▁line ▁from ▁Kat ni , ▁ ▁from ▁Al la hab ad ▁on ▁the ▁J ab al pur ▁line ,