Lok Sabha Question No. 3627 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2020-03-16
Subject: Iron Ore and Ferro Alloy Deposits
Ministry: STEEL
Asked by: Aparajita Sarangi

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO.3627 FOR ANSWER ON 16/03/2020

## IRON ORE AND FERRO ALLOY DEPOSITS

## 3627.  SHRIMATI APARAJITA SARANGI:

Will the Minister of STEEL be pleased to state:

- (a) the estimated quantum of iron ore and ferro alloy deposits in various parts of the country, State-wise and the quantum of iron and steel production during each of the last two years and the current year;
- (b) the details of the closed mines which have since been reopened and quantum of iron being produced from them;
- (c) whether the Government has also chalked out any plan to increase production or number of jobs in the ferro alloy mines in various districts in Odisha; and
- (d) if  so,  the  district-wise  details  thereof  and  the  funds  being  allocated  for  the purpose?

## ANSWER

(SHRI DHARMENDRA PRADHAN)

THE MINISTER OF STEEL

- (a) As per National Mineral Inventory as on 01.04.2015, state wise reserves/resources of iron ore (Haematite & Magnetite) is given as Annexure-I (A) & (B) .

Regarding quantum of ferro alloy deposit, iron ore, manganese and chromite are  used  as  important  raw  material  for  production  of  ferro  alloys.  State  wise reserve/resources  of  chromite  and  manganese  are  given  as Annexure-II  (A) and Annexure-II (B) , respectively.

The  Production  of  Iron  ore  and  Crude  Steel  in  the  country  during  last  two years and current years are as under:-

(in million tonnes)

| Year                          |   Iron Ore |   Crude steel |
|-------------------------------|------------|---------------|
| 2017-18                       |     200.8  |        103.13 |
| 2018-19                       |     207.7  |        110.92 |
| 2019-20 (April'19 - Jan.'20)* |     198.95 |         91.48 |

Source: JPC, * provisional

(b) As  per  available  information,  total 70 mineral  blocks  have  already  been successfully auctioned by nine states up as on date. Out of these, 24 blocks were auctioned for iron ore (Jharkhand-1; Karnataka-18; Madhya Pradesh-1; Maharashtra1 and Odisha-3).  State wise details of auction summary is given in Annexure-III .

(c)&(d):  National  Steel  Policy,  2017  envisages  to  provide  necessary  raw  materials linkages and stable supply of power to grow Ferro-alloys units on priority.

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State wise Reserves/resources of iron ore (Haematite) as on 01.04.2015

Annexure-I (A) (In '000 tonnes)

| State          |   Reserves |   Remaining Resources |   Total Resources |
|----------------|------------|-----------------------|-------------------|
| Andhra Pradesh |      29768 |                311294 |            341062 |
| Assam          |          0 |                 12600 |             12600 |
| Bihar          |          0 |                    55 |                55 |
| Chhattisgarh   |    1387437 |               3470687 |           4858124 |
| Goa            |     358239 |                831075 |           1189313 |
| Jharkhand      |     439372 |               4847045 |           5286417 |
| Karnataka      |     550247 |               1916607 |           2466854 |
| Madhya Pradesh |      62063 |                267900 |            329963 |
| Maharashtra    |      17241 |                276862 |            294103 |
| Meghalaya      |          0 |                   225 |               225 |
| Odisha         |    2572217 |               4986447 |           7558664 |
| Rajasthan      |       4658 |                 33745 |             38404 |
| Telangana      |        509 |                 52673 |             53181 |
| Uttar Pradesh  |          0 |                 58000 |             58000 |
| Total          |    5421751 |              17065214 |          22486965 |

Figures rounded off;

Source: NMI as on 01.04.2015.

Annexure-I (B) State wise Reserves/resources of iron ore (Magnetite) as on 01.04.2015

(In '000 tonnes)

| State          |   Reserves |   Remaining Resources |   Total Resources |
|----------------|------------|-----------------------|-------------------|
| Andhra Pradesh |          0 |               1392098 |           1392098 |
| Assam          |          0 |                 15380 |             15380 |
| Bihar          |          0 |                  2659 |              2659 |
| Chhattisgarh   |      11183 |                    42 |             11225 |
| Goa            |       4990 |                261345 |            266336 |
| Jharkhand      |          0 |                 10667 |             10667 |
| Karnataka      |        446 |               7801744 |           7802190 |
| Kerala         |          0 |                 83435 |             83435 |
| Maharashtra    |        583 |                   302 |               885 |
| Meghalaya      |          0 |                  3380 |              3380 |
| Nagaland       |          0 |                  5280 |              5280 |
| Odisha         |         74 |                    79 |               152 |
| Rajasthan      |      35423 |                581493 |            616916 |
| Tamil Nadu     |          0 |                507037 |            507037 |
| Telangana      |          0 |                 71514 |             71514 |
| Total          |      52699 |              10736455 |          10789155 |

Figures rounded off;

Source: NMI as on 01.04.2015

Annexure-II (A) State wise Reserves/resources of Chromite as on 01.04.2015

(In '000 tonnes)

| State          | Reserves   | Remaining Resources   | Total Resources   |
|----------------|------------|-----------------------|-------------------|
| Andhra Pradesh | 0          | 0                     | 0                 |
| Jharkhand      | 0          | 736                   | 736               |
| Karnataka      | 727        | 905                   | 1,631             |
| Maharashtra    | 71         | 538                   | 609               |
| Manipur        | 0          | 6,657                 | 6,657             |
| Nagaland       | 0          | 3,200                 | 3,200             |
| Odisha         | 101,412    | 229,301               | 330,714           |
| Tamil Nadu     | 0          | 283                   | 282               |
| Telangana      | 0          | 186                   | 186               |
| Total          | 102,210    | 241,806               | 344,016           |

Figures rounded off;

Source: NMI as on 01.04.2015

Annexure-II (B)

State wise Reserves/resources of Manganese Ore as on 01.04.2015

(In '000 tonnes)

| State          | Reserves   | Remaining Resources   | Total Resources   |
|----------------|------------|-----------------------|-------------------|
| Andhra Pradesh | 4,958      | 12,687                | 17,645            |
| Goa            | 0          | 34,416                | 34,416            |
| Gujarat        | 708        | 2,180                 | 2,888             |
| Jharkhand      | 2,168      | 9,461                 | 11,629            |
| Karnataka      | 9,346      | 101,718               | 111,064           |
| Madhya Pradesh | 29,891     | 27,823                | 57,713            |
| Maharashtra    | 13,710     | 22,910                | 36,619            |
| Odisha         | 30,643     | 185,760               | 216,403           |
| Rajasthan      | 1,697      | 4,030                 | 5,727             |
| Telangana      | 355        | 1,214                 | 1,568             |
| West Bengal    | 0          | 200                   | 200               |
| Total          | 93,475     | 402,399               | 495,874           |

Figures rounded off;

Source: NMI as on 01.04.2015

## State-wise Auction Summary

| State                                                       | Rajashthan(8)   | Odisha(5)                                | MP(6)                                          | Chhattisgarh(5)     | Karnataka(18)   | Jharkhand(7)                                | Andhra Pradesh(5)   | Gujarat(3)   | Maharashtra(13)                                           | Total       |
|-------------------------------------------------------------|-----------------|------------------------------------------|------------------------------------------------|---------------------|-----------------|---------------------------------------------|---------------------|--------------|-----------------------------------------------------------|-------------|
| Mineral                                                     | 8 Limestone     | 3 Iron ore, 1 Limestone, 1 Manganese ore | 3 Limestone, 1 Graphite, 1 Iron Ore, 1 Diamond | 4 Limestone, 1 Gold | 18 Iron Ore     | 2 Limestone, 2 Gold, 2 Graphite, 1 Iron Ore | 4 Limestone, 1 Gold | 3 Limestone  | 6 Bauxite, 2 Limestone, 2 Manganese, 2 Copper, 1 Iron Ore | 70          |
| Estimated value of the Resources (in cr.)                   | 55,109.51       | 41,781.84                                | 3,624.59                                       | 26,937.32           | 65,053.49       | 8,217.19                                    | 7,947.32            | 35,276.91    | 8,567.72                                                  | 2,52,515.90 |
| Additional Contribution through Auction (in cr.)            | 24,544.10       | 24,922.75                                | 3,621.21                                       | 22,164.61           | 62,925.28       | 4,755.53                                    | 1,597.31            | 9,468.79     | 3,562.78                                                  | 1,57,562.36 |
| Royalty (in cr.)                                            | 9,897.47        | 6,074.15                                 | 576.25                                         | 4,489.94            | 9,758.02        | 785.42                                      | 1,135.77            | 6,012.00     | 1,059.94                                                  | 39,788.95   |
| DMF (in cr.)                                                | 989.75          | 607.41                                   | 57.62                                          | 448.99              | 975.80          | 78.54                                       | 113.58              | 601.20       | 105.99                                                    | 3,978.89    |
| NMET (in cr.)                                               | 197.95          | 121.48                                   | 11.52                                          | 89.80               | 195.16          | 15.71                                       | 22.72               | 120.24       | 21.20                                                     | 795.78      |
| Total of Royalty + DMF + NMET (Statutory Payments) (in cr.) | 11,085.16       | 6,803.04                                 | 645.40                                         | 5,028.74            | 10,928.99       | 879.67                                      | 1,272.06            | 6,733.44     | 1,187.13                                                  | 44,563.62   |
| Total revenue to the Govt. over 50 years (in cr.)           | 35,629.27       | 31,725.80                                | 4,266.60                                       | 27,193.35           | 73,854.26       | 5,635.21                                    | 2,869.37            | 16,202.23    | 4,749.90                                                  | 2,02,125.99 |

## Annexure-III