Lok Sabha Question No. 2088 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2018-03-08
Subject: Minerals used in Cement Manufacturing 2088
Ministry: MINES
Asked by: RAMSINH PATALYABHAI RATHWA

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF MINES

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 2088

TO BE ANSWERED ON 08.03.2018

## MINERALS USED IN CEMENT MANUFACTURING

2088. SHRI RAMSINH RATHWA:

Will the Minister of MINES be pleased to state:

- (a)  whether  it  is  a  fact  that  minerals  for  manufacturing  of  cement  are  available  in abundance in the country and if so, the names and the quantity of such minerals mined during the last three years and the current year;
- (b)  the extent to which such minerals are exported and to which countries including the quantity of such minerals exported during the said period; and
- (c) whether  there is any  policy to promote  greater use  of such  minerals for manufacturing  cement  within  the  country  and  if  so,  the  details  and  the  impact thereof?

## ANSWER

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

(a): As per information made available by Indian Bureau of Mines (a sub-ordinate office of the Ministry of Mines), the minerals used for manufacturing of cement are limestone, gypsum, laterite, calcite, mudstone or shale, marl, clay, etc. The details of reserves/resources  of  these  minerals  in  the  country  as  on  01.04.2015  is  placed  at Annexure-I.

The production details of limestone 'which is the major mineral used in manufacture of cement' during the period of 2014-15 to 2017-18 (upto December 2017) is placed at Annexure-II.

(b): Country-wise details of quantum of limestone exported during the year 2014-15 to 2016-17 is given at Annexure-III.

- (c): The National Mineral Policy 2008 provides for uninterrupted supply of the mineral raw material from domestic sources to encourage the user industry. The Mines and Minerals Development and Regulation Act, 1957 (MMDR) has been amended through the MMDR Amendment Act, 2015 to provide for, inter alia, auction through competitive bidding as the procedure for grant of mineral concessions. Further, State Governments have been empowered to reserve a mineral block put to auction for any particular end use  including  for  use  in  cement  plant.  So  far,  34  auctions  for  grant  of  mineral concession have taken place in various states, out of which, in respect of limestone, 16 mineral  blocks  have  been  auctioned  for  grant  of  mining  lease  and  2  have  been auctioned  for  grant  of  Prospecting  License-cum-Mining  Lease.  Out  of  these  18 limestone mineral blocks, 6 blocks have been reserved for end users (cement /clinker plants).

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Annexure-I, II & III referred in reply to Lok Sabha unstarred question number 2088 for reply on 08.03.2018 regarding 'minerals used in cement manufacturing' asked by Shri Ramsinh Rathwa

Annexure-I Mineral wise reserves/resources as on 1-04-2015

| Mineral    | Unit        | Reserves    | Remaining Resources   | Total Resources   |
|------------|-------------|-------------|-----------------------|-------------------|
| Calcite    | Tonne       | 3,448,867   | 19,555,082            | 23,003,949        |
| China Clay | '000 Tonnes | 229,469     | 2,711,777             | 2,941,247         |
| Limestone  | '000 Tonnes | 16,335,753  | 186,888,998           | 203,224,752       |
| Gypsum     | '000 Tonnes | 36621       | 1292892               | 1329513           |
| Laterite   | '000 Tonnes | 124733      | 581819                | 706552            |
| Marl       | Tonne       | 123,855,856 | 11,704,870            | 135,560,726       |
| Shale      | '000 Tonnes | 15,472      | 3,781                 | 19,253            |

Source: Indian Bureau of Mines

Annexure-II Details of production of limestone during the last three years (Quantity in thousand tonnes)

| All India   |   2014-15 |   2015-16 |   2016-17(P) |   2017-18 (P) (upto December 2017) |
|-------------|-----------|-----------|--------------|------------------------------------|
|             |    293273 |    307001 |       313196 |                             244027 |

Source: Indian Bureau of Mines                                                                (P): Provisional

Annexure-III Country-wise details of export of limestone during the year 2014-15 to 2016-17

(Quantity in tonnes)

| Name of the Country   |   2014-15 |   2015-16 |   2016-17 (P) |
|-----------------------|-----------|-----------|---------------|
| All Countries         |   3812759 |   3236010 |       4330822 |
| Bangladesh            |   3684066 |   3063174 |       4199960 |
| U K                   |     35929 |     71891 |         51238 |
| Bhutan                |     28510 |     27482 |         17512 |
| U S A                 |      4036 |      6015 |          3561 |
| Ireland               |      6869 |      8168 |          6167 |
| Belgium               |      6024 |      6302 |          4969 |
| France                |      4329 |      6317 |          5366 |
| Nepal                 |     16134 |     16342 |         10093 |
| Korea Republic        |      1837 |      3233 |          1668 |
| Japan                 |      2489 |      2094 |          2317 |
| Other Countries       |     22536 |     24992 |         27971 |

Source: Indian Bureau of Mines                                                          (P):  Provisional