Lok Sabha Question No. 6216 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2018-04-05
Subject: Survey on Ores
Ministry: MINES
Asked by: ARJUNLAL MEENA

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF MINES

## LOK SABHA

## UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 6216 TO BE ANSWERED ON 05.04.2018

## SURVEY ON ORES

†6216. SHRI ARJUN LAL MEENA:

Will the Minister of MINES be pleased to state:

- (a) whether  the  Government  has  conducted  any  survey  to  find  out  ores  present underneath the ground;
- (b) if so, the details thereof, State/UT-wise; and
- (c) the details of ores discovered in the State of Rajasthan?

## ANSWER

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

- (a) & (b) : Geological Survey of India (GSI), an attached office of Ministry of Mines, carries out mineral exploration under its annual field season programme to find out mineral deposits and ores both on the ground and underneath. Mineral Exploration Corporation  Limited  (MECL),  a  Public  Sector  Undertaking  under  Ministry  of  Mines also carries out systematic mineral exploration in the country. The State-wise details of mineral exploration surveys carried-out by GSI and MECL during the field season 2017-2018 are as follows:
- (c):  The  details  of  resource  estimation  from  exploration  carried  out  by  GSI  in Rajasthan since FS 2013-14 are as follows:

| District                                   | Mineral                                       |
|--------------------------------------------|-----------------------------------------------|
| Chittoor                                   | Iron                                          |
| Guntur                                     | Basemetal                                     |
| East Godavari                              | Graphite                                      |
| Kadapa, Anantapur, Krishna                 | Diamond                                       |
| Kadapa, Anantapur, Chittoor and Kurnool    | Gold                                          |
| Nellore                                    | Copper                                        |
| Vizianagaram                               | Manganese                                     |
| Upper Subansiri                            | Graphite                                      |
| Lower Subansiri                            | Gold                                          |
| Kameng and Papumpare                       | Basemetal, Gold                               |
| Goalpara, Bongaigaon, Dhubri and Kokrajhar | Iron                                          |
| Dhubri                                     | Coal                                          |
| Jamui                                      | Iron                                          |
| Rohtas                                     | Glauconite                                    |
| Bhagalpur                                  | Coal                                          |
| Jamui and Banka                            | Rare Earth Elements (REE) and Rare Metal (RM) |
| Kaimur                                     | Titanium, Vanadium, Gallium                   |

| State            | District                                                                | Mineral                              |
|------------------|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|--------------------------------------|
| Chhattisgarh     | Jashpur                                                                 | Bauxite                              |
| Chhattisgarh     | Raigarh, Surguja and Raigarh                                            | Coal                                 |
| Chhattisgarh     | Raigarh                                                                 | Limestone                            |
| Chhattisgarh     | Mahasamund                                                              | Glauconite, Gold and Sulphide        |
| Chhattisgarh     | Surguja                                                                 | Graphite                             |
| Chhattisgarh     | Mahasamund, Gariaband, Balodabazar, Dhamtari, Janjgir Champa and Raipur | Diamond                              |
| Chhattisgarh     | Balrampur                                                               | Tungsten                             |
| Chhattisgarh     | Gariaband                                                               | REE                                  |
| Gujarat          | Chotta Udepur                                                           | REE & RM                             |
| Gujarat          | Western Kachchh                                                         | Bauxite and Clay                     |
| Gujarat          | Sabarkantha                                                             | Basemetal                            |
| Gujarat          | Jamnagar                                                                | Gold                                 |
| Haryana          | Mahendragarh                                                            | Basemetal                            |
| Himachal Pradesh | Sirmaur                                                                 | Phosphorite                          |
| Jammu &          | Ramban                                                                  | Copper                               |
| Kashmir          | Kathua West Singhbnum                                                   | Copper and REE Iron and Manganese    |
| Jharkhand        | East Singhbnum                                                          | Gold                                 |
| Jharkhand        | Ranchi                                                                  | Graphite                             |
| Jharkhand        | Jharia                                                                  | Shale Gas                            |
| Jharkhand        | Garhwa                                                                  | Phosphate and Potash                 |
| Jharkhand        | Gumla, Pakur and Sahebganj                                              | Titanium, Vanadium, Gallium, Bauxite |
| Karnataka        | Raichur, Bellary, Chitradurga and Bijapur                               | Diamond                              |
| Karnataka        | Tumkur, Raichur, Bellary and Chitradurga                                | Gold                                 |
| Karnataka        | Raichur                                                                 | Basemetal,                           |
| Karnataka        | Belgaum, Bagalkot and Gulburga                                          | Limestone                            |
| Karnataka        | Koppal, Raichur and Gulbarga                                            | REE                                  |
| Kerala           | Malappuram                                                              | Gold                                 |
|                  | Wayanad                                                                 | REE                                  |
|                  | Palakkad                                                                | PGE                                  |
|                  | Kasargod                                                                | Bauxite                              |
| Madhya Pradesh   | Betul                                                                   | Basemetal, Graphite, REE & RM        |
|                  | Sidhi                                                                   | Iron and Gold                        |
|                  | Chhatarpur                                                              | Molybdenum                           |
|                  | Tikamgrah                                                               | Iron                                 |
|                  | Anuppur, Umaria, Chhindwara and Singrauli                               | Coal                                 |
|                  | Sohagpur                                                                | Shale Gas                            |
|                  | Singrauli                                                               | Glauconite                           |
|                  | Balaghat, Jabalpur and Katni                                            | Manganese                            |
|                  | Tikamgarh                                                               | Iron                                 |

| State             | District                                                                         | Mineral                                   |
|-------------------|----------------------------------------------------------------------------------|-------------------------------------------|
| Maharashtra       | Gadchiroli and Chandrapur                                                        | Copper                                    |
| Maharashtra       | Bhandara and Yavatmal                                                            | REE & RM,                                 |
| Maharashtra       | Sindhudurg                                                                       | Iron, REE & RM                            |
| Maharashtra       | Chandrapur                                                                       | Baryte                                    |
| Meghalaya         | East Jaintia Hills                                                               | Limestone                                 |
| Meghalaya         | West Khasi Hills                                                                 | Bauxite, REE,                             |
| Meghalaya         | West Jaintia Hills                                                               | Titanium, Vanadium                        |
| Meghalaya         | Ri-Bhoi                                                                          | REE                                       |
| Nagaland          | Phek                                                                             | Chromium                                  |
|                   | Mokokchung                                                                       | Coal                                      |
| Odisha            | Kendujhar and Sundargarh                                                         | Iron                                      |
| Odisha            | Rayagada, Kendujhar and Bolangir                                                 | Manganese                                 |
| Odisha            | Jharsuguda, Angul and Sundargarh                                                 | Coal                                      |
| Odisha            | Kendujhar and Dhenkanal                                                          | Gold                                      |
| Odisha            | Sundargarh                                                                       | Phosphorite                               |
| Odisha            | Jajpur and Dhenkanal                                                             | Chromite                                  |
| Odisha            | Sambalpur                                                                        | REE                                       |
| Odisha            | Kalahandi                                                                        | Bauxite, Manganese                        |
| Odisha            | Angul                                                                            | Graphite                                  |
| Rajasthan         | Jaipur                                                                           | REE, RM, Gold and Silver                  |
| Rajasthan         | Pali and Udaipur                                                                 | Copper                                    |
| Rajasthan         | Swai Madhopur and Karauli                                                        | Glauconite                                |
| Rajasthan         | Jaisalmer                                                                        | Limestone                                 |
| Rajasthan         | Udaipur, Bhilwara and Pratapgarh                                                 | Gold                                      |
| Rajasthan         | Sirohi                                                                           | REE, RM, Tin and Tungsten                 |
| Rajasthan         | Barmer and Bhilwara                                                              | REE & RM                                  |
| Rajasthan         | Jhunjhunu, Sikar, Alwar, Chhittaurgarh, Dausa, Dungarpur, Bhilwara and Rajsamand | Basemetal                                 |
| Rajasthan         | Nagaur, Tonk, Swai Madhopur, Ajmer, Sirohi and Pali                              | Tungsten                                  |
| Rajasthan         | Sikar and Jhunjhunu                                                              | Iron                                      |
| Rajasthan         | Banswara                                                                         | Manganese                                 |
| Rajasthan         | Ajmer                                                                            | Nickel & Platinum Group of Elements (PGE) |
| Rajasthan         | Bikaner                                                                          | Lignite                                   |
| Rajasthan         | Jaisalmer                                                                        | Limestone                                 |
|                   | Hanumangarh and Bikaner                                                          | Potash                                    |
| Sikkim Tamil Nadu | East District                                                                    | Basemetal                                 |
| Sikkim Tamil Nadu | Salem Vellore, Dharmapuri and Salem                                              | Iron REE                                  |
| Sikkim Tamil Nadu | Tiruvannamalai                                                                   | PGE                                       |
|                   | Ramanathapuram                                                                   | Lignite                                   |
|                   | Khammam                                                                          | Basemetal                                 |
| Telangana         | Adilabad                                                                         | Manganese and Coal                        |
| Uttarakhand       | Chamoli                                                                          | Tungsten, Molybdenum, REE & RE            |

| State         | District                      | Mineral                                        |
|---------------|-------------------------------|------------------------------------------------|
| Uttar Pradesh | Sonbhadra                     | PGE, Nickel, Cobalt, Andalusite, Gold and Iron |
| West Bengal   | Purulia Bardhaman and Birbhum | Basemetal and Gold Coal                        |

|   S. No | District           | Mineral                                 | Resource (in Million Tonnes)               |
|---------|--------------------|-----------------------------------------|--------------------------------------------|
|       1 | Alwar              | Multi mineral - Copper, Gold and Silver | 14.55 (Copper) 00.61 (Gold) 00.21 (Silver) |
|       2 | Banswara           | Multi mineral - Copper and Gold         | 7.69 (Copper) 6.51 (Gold)                  |
|       3 | Sikar              | Copper                                  | 28.0                                       |
|       4 | Bhilwara           | Copper                                  | 0.33                                       |
|       5 | Jhunjhunu          | Copper                                  | 3.39                                       |
|       6 | Bhilwara           | Lead                                    | 4.64                                       |
|       7 | Karauli            | Potash                                  | 57.43                                      |
|       8 | Banswara           | Phosphorite                             | 6.63                                       |
|       9 | Jaisalmer & Barmer | Lignite                                 | 11.47                                      |

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