Daltonganj Coalfield is located in Palamu district in the Indian state of Jharkhand.
There are three coalfields in the valley of the North Koel River: Auranga, Hutar and Daltonganj.
The Auranga Coalfield, spread across 240 km<sup>2</sup>, has coal of inferior quality, which is used mainly in cement kilns and brick kilns. The majority of coal in the Hutar Coalfield, spread across 200 km<sup>2</sup>, is of inferior quality. The coal available near Rajhara from the Daltonganj coalfield, spread over 51 km<sup>2</sup>, is of semi-anthracite type. Elsewhere, it is non-coking coal of inferior variety.
Total geological reserves of non-coking coal is 2997.11 million tonnes in Auranga Coalfield, 249.82 million tonnes in Hutar coalfield and 143.96 million tonnes in Daltonganj coalfield.