North America

♤ Pennsylvania anthracite field

♤ Appalachian bituminous field

♤ Eastern Illinois field – Illinois, Indiana and Kentucky

♤ Western interior field – Iowa, Missouri, Oklahoma

♤ Gulf province – Texas, Alabama and Arkansas

♤ Rocky mountain province- Utah, Colorado, Wyoming, Montana, new Mexico

♤ Canada – Prairies, British Columbia coalfields, Nova Scotia Coal fields

Europe

♤ Donetz coal basin (anthracite and high grade bituminous coal)

♤ Moscow-Tula coalfields

♤ Kuznetsk coal basin

♤ Karaganda field

♤ Silesia coal fields

♤ Ruhr area of Germany

♤ Other coal fields in Urals, Taimyr fields of the Arctic, deposits of the Caucasus mountains

Asia

♤ China – Shanxi, Fushun, Inner Mongolia, Kansu

♤ Japan – Chikugo coalfield, Ishikari coalfield

♤ India – Damodar valley, Raniganj, Bokaro, Jharia, Singareni.

♤ Pakistan - Quetta, Kalabagh and Thar coalfields

♤ Australia – Bowen Basin coalfield, Galilee Basin coalfield, South Maitland coalfield, Sydney Basin coalfield, and Latrobe valley coalfield

Africa

♤ Transvaal and Natal – Middleburg, Vereeniging and Witbank

♤ Zimbabwe – Wankie

♤ Zaire – Luena

♤ Mozambique – Maniamba

♤ Zambia – Nkandabwe and Mamba

♤ Nigeria – Enugu

South America

♤ Brazil – Santa Catarine and Rio grande de sul

♤ Chile – Concepcion

♤ Columbia – Cauca valley coalfield

♤ Mexico – Piedras Negras, Sabinas and Lampazos