The high quality arunachal coal is suitable for coke plants and steel industry apart from brick kilns, cement industry etc. The average analysis figures of all the available coal are: ash 5-10%, volatile matter 38 to 42%, moisture 1.8 to 2.5%, and sulphur 2 to 3.59%. The sulphur is both of organic and inorganic origin. The coal has extremely low phosphorus (0.001-0.008%). It is a highly caking coal, the caking index varying from 17 to 24 (b.S.S.). The swelling index varies from 2.5 to 4 and the calorific value is as high as 11, 970 to 13, 410 b.Th u./1b. By truck