Coal: Coal is one of the important mineral product in Assam. Coal provides fuel to households and industries in Assam along with other by products. The major coal fields in Assam are situated at, Margherita, Nazira, Lankadaman, Makum Jaipur, Ledo, Namdum etc. A total coal reserve of Assam is 295.2 million MT as per GSI assessment. Total annual production of coal in Assam is about 6 lakh tones. Assam constituted 0.49 per cent of the total coal production of the country as a whole.