Lok Sabha Question No. 2378 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2017-03-16
Subject: Establishment of Mineral Based Plants
Ministry: MINES
Asked by: ASHOK MAHADEORAO NETE

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF MINES

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 2378 TO BE ANSWERED ON 16 TH  MARCH, 2017

## ESTABLISHMENT OF MINERAL BASED PLANTS

## †2378. SHRI ASHOK MAHADEORAO NETE:

Will the Minister of MINES be pleased to state:

- (a)  the  details  of  mineral  based  plants  functioning  in  the  country  as  on  date,  State/ location-wise;
- (b)  whether the Government proposes to set up such more plants during the current five year plan period; and
- (c)   if so, the details thereof, Statewise?

## ANSWER

## THE MINISTER OF STATE (INDEPENDENT CHARGE) FOR POWER, COAL, NEW & RENEWABLE ENERGY AND MINES (SHRI PIYUSH GOYAL)

(a) to (c): Details of mineral-based plants functioning in the country and information on establishing  more  mineral-based  units  is  not  centrally  maintained.  However,  as  per information  made  available  by  National  Aluminium  Company  Limited  and  Hindustan Copper Limited (Public Sector Undertakings under administrative control of the Ministry of  Mines),  the  details  of  mineral  based  plants  of  NALCO  and  HCL  functioning  in  the country and their plans to set up new mineral based plants are given at Annexure.

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## Annexure mentioned in reply to lok sabha unstarred question number 2378 for 16.03.2017 regarding establishment of mineral based plants

## Details of the plants functioning in the country

- (i) NACLO has a 22.75 lakh TPA capacity alumina refinery plant located at Damanjodi in Koraput district of Odisha based on bauxite supply from its captive bauxite mine situated at Panchpatmali Hill
- (ii) Alumina produced in the aforesaid refinery plant is used for producing Aluminum metal in 4.6 lakh TPA capacities Smelter Plant located in Angul District of Odisha
- (iii) Khetri  Copper  Concentrator  Plant  of  capacity  1.8  million  tonne  per  annum  (Mtpa) located at Khetri Copper Complex, Khetrinagar in the State of Rajasthan
- (iv) Malanjkhand Copper Concentrator Plant of capacity 2.5 Mtpa located at Malanjkhand in the State of Madhya Pradesh
- (v) Mosaboni Copper Concentrator Plant located of capacity 0.9 Mtpa at Ghatsila in the state of Jharkhand.

## Details of the plans & proposals of NALCO and HCL for setting up new mineral based plants in the country

- (i) Plan to set up 1 million TPA capacity 5th Stream of Alumina Refinery based on Pottangi Bauxite  deposit  as  brown  field  expansion  of  existing  Alumina  Refinery  Plant  at Damanjodi,  Odisha  at  an  estimated  cost  of  Rs.  5540  crore.  The  project  is  likely  to  be commissioned by 2020-21.
- (ii) New Copper Concentrator plant of capacity 3 million tonne per annum at Malanjkhand as an estimated cost of Rs 500 crore.
- (iii) Copper ore tailing processing plant to extract minerals of capacity 3.29 million tonne per annum at Malanjkhand, MP at cost of Rs 200 crore.
- (iv) New  copper  concentrator  plant  at  Ghatsila,  Jharkhand  of  capacity  1.5  million  ton  per annum at Ghatsila, Jharkhand to be built on Mine Developer and Operator route.
- (v) New  plant  to  process  additional  copper  concentrate  (produced  from  mine  expansion projects)  to  refined  copper  metal  of  capacity  1.0  lakh  tonne  per  annum  at  Patewa, Chhattisgarh at an estimated cost of Rs 3000.0 crore.

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