Lok Sabha Question No. 3235 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2018-03-15
Subject: Bauxite Mining
Ministry: MINES
Asked by: RAJU ALIAS DEVAPPA ANNA SHETTI

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF MINES

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 3235

TO BE ANSWERED ON 15.03.2018

## BAUXITE MINING

†3235  SHRI RAJU SHETTY

Will the Minister of MINES be pleased to state :

- (a)  whether  mining  of  Bauxite  is  going  on  with  the  help  of  certain  agencies  in  the scheduled areas of the country;
- (b)if so, the details thereof and the quantum of Bauxite excavated in various States of the country including Maharashtra during the last three years;
- (c ) whether the Government has sought the opinion of the States regarding the position of Bauxite mining;
- (d)if so, the details thereof and the response of each State including Maharashtra in this regard so far; and
- (e ) the measures taken by the Government for conservation of Bauxite in future?

## ANSWER

THE  MINISTER  OF  STATE  FOR  MINES  AND  COAL  (SHRI  HARIBHAI  PARTHIBHAI CHAUDHARY)

- (a) & (b) Yes, Madam. Bauxite is being mined in the Scheduled areas of three States of Chhattisgarh, Odisha and Jharkhand. The details of scheduled area in which mining of Bauxite is going on and the agencies involved are given in Annexure-I. State-wise  production of  Bauxite  including  Maharashtra  during  the  last  three  years  is

given below:

| State          |   2014-15 |   2015-16 |   2016-17(P) |
|----------------|-----------|-----------|--------------|
| India          |  22493671 |  28123789 |     24664632 |
| Chhattisgarh   |   1560784 |   1991455 |      1954233 |
| Goa            |    268500 |    163950 |            0 |
| Gujarat        |   5825628 |  10387092 |      5818467 |
| Jharkhand      |   2040519 |   2111227 |      2289825 |
| Karnataka      |    127500 |     12050 |          386 |
| Madhya Pradesh |    831899 |    684288 |       658375 |
| Maharashtra    |   2669408 |   1907543 |      1946042 |
| Orissa         |   9091061 |  10839038 |     11990035 |
| Tamil Nadu     |     78372 |     27146 |         7269 |

(P): Provisional; Source: MCDR Returns

(Quantity in tonnes)

(c)  &  (d)  The  mining  activities  of  major  minerals  including  Bauxite,  are  regulated  as  per  the provisions contained in Mines and Minerals (Development and Regulation) (MMDR) Act, 1957 and the rules framed thereunder. The MMDR Act and the Rules thereunder have been framed after wide consultation with all stakeholders, including State Governments. This is as per the pre-legislative consultative policy promulgated by Ministry of Law & Justice.

(e)The  measures  for  conservation  of  minerals,  including  bauxite  are  done  as  per  National Mineral Policy-2008 which inter alia states that conservation of mineral shall be construed not in the restrictive sense of abstinence from consumption or preservation for use in the distant future but as a positive concept leading to augmentation of reserve base through improvement in mining methods, beneficiation and utilisation of low grade ore and rejects and recovery of associated  minerals.  The  Government  is  aiming  for  an  adequate  and  effective  legal  and institutional framework mandating zero waste mining as the ultimate goal and a commitment to prevent  sub-optimal  and  unscientific  mining.  Mineral  Sectoral  value  addition  through  latest technique of beneficiation, calibration, blending, sizing, concentration, pelletisation, purification and general customising of product is being encouraged.

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## CHHATTISGARH

|   Sr No. | DISTRICT                                | MINE_NAME                    | LESSEE                                 |   AREA (in ha) |
|----------|-----------------------------------------|------------------------------|----------------------------------------|----------------|
|        1 | BALRAMPUR (earlier in Surguja District) | KUDAG                        | HINDALCO INDUSTRIES LTD.               |         377.12 |
|        2 | BALRAMPUR (earlier in Surguja District) | SAMRI                        | HINDALCO INDUSTRIES LTD.               |        2146.75 |
|        3 | BALRAMPUR (earlier in Surguja District) | TATIJHARIYA                  | HINDALCO INDUSTRIES LTD.               |        1218.76 |
|        4 | SURGUJA                                 | BARIMA                       | CHHATTISGARH MINERAL DEVPT. CORPN. LTD |          54.27 |
|        5 | SURGUJA                                 | KESRA                        | CHHATTISGARH MINERAL DEVPT. CORPN. LTD |           4.9  |
|        6 | SURGUJA                                 | BARIMA                       | CHHATTISGARH MINERAL DEVPT. CORPN. LTD |          11.71 |
|        7 | SURGUJA                                 | BARIMA                       | CHHATTISGARH MINERAL DEVPT. CORPN. LTD |           4.76 |
|        8 | SURGUJA                                 | MAINPAT(BARIMA)              | CHHATTISGARH MINERAL DEVPT. CORPN. LTD |          80.41 |
|        9 | SURGUJA                                 | MAINPAT 3 BLOCK KUDRADARIDIH | BHARAT ALUMINIUM CO. LTD.              |         639.17 |
|       10 | SURGUJA                                 | NARMADAPUR                   | CHHATTISGARH MINERAL DEVPT. CORPN. LTD |          47.81 |

## ODISHA

|   SI No. | Name of the Mine                     | Name of the owner/Lessee     | District/State   |   Area in ha |
|----------|--------------------------------------|------------------------------|------------------|--------------|
|        1 | Maliparbat                           | M/s HINDALCO Industries Ltd. | Koraput          |      268.11  |
|        2 | Panchpatmali (South Block)           | M/s NALCO Ltd.               | Koraput          |     1243.99  |
|        3 | Panchpatmali (North & Central Block) | M/s NALCO Ltd.               | Koraput          |     3403.28  |
|        4 | Baphilimali                          | M/s Utkal Alumina Int. Ltd.  | Rayagada         |     1388.74  |
|        5 | Sanindupur                           | M/s Rungta Sons (P) Ltd.     | Sundargarh       |      147.1   |
|        6 | Jaldihi, (K.J.S.T)                   | S.N. Mohanty                 | Sundargarh       |      333.063 |

## Annexure-I

## JHARKHAND

| DISTRICT   | LESSEE NAME             | NAME OF MINE    |   TOTAL AREA (in ha) |
|------------|-------------------------|-----------------|----------------------|
| GUMLA      | AWADHESH KUMAR SINGH    | NEW AMPTIPANI   |               49.069 |
| GUMLA      | B N MAHEDRU             | AMPTIPANI       |               26.3   |
| GUMLA      | MMPSINGH                | CHIRODIH        |               31.42  |
| GUMLA      |                         | NARMA           |               20.995 |
| GUMLA      | MPMITTAL                | LUPUNGAPAT      |               62.159 |
| GUMLA      | M/S HINDALCO            | SHRENGDAG       |              155.81  |
| GUMLA      |                         | GURDARI         |              584.19  |
| GUMLA      |                         | JALIM & SANAI   |               12.14  |
| GUMLA      |                         | AMPTIPANI       |              190.95  |
| GUMLA      |                         | KUJAM-II        |              157.38  |
| GUMLA      |                         | KUJAM-I         |               80.87  |
| GUMLA      |                         | SERANDAG        |              140.07  |
| GUMLA      | M/S MINERALS & MINERALS | BIMRALA         |              134.37  |
| LATEHAR    | M/s.HINDALCO INDUSTRIES | CHIRO KUKUD     |              166.68  |
| LOHARDAGA  | A K SINGH               | CHAPI           |                9.87  |
| LOHARDAGA  | G ORAON                 | PAKHAR          |               50.64  |
| LOHARDAGA  | MMPSINGH                | BAGRU           |               10.117 |
| LOHARDAGA  | M/S HINDALCO            | BAGRU HILL      |               75.41  |
| LOHARDAGA  |                         | BHUSAR/KEKRANG  |               65.31  |
| LOHARDAGA  |                         | PAKHAR          |              115.13  |
| LOHARDAGA  |                         | HISRI EXTENTION |               14.55  |
| LOHARDAGA  | M/SM& MLTD.             | PAKHAR          |               15.577 |
| LOHARDAGA  |                         | PAKHAR          |              109.507 |