Lok Sabha Question No. 1388 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2024-12-04
Subject: Operational Mines
Ministry: MINES
Asked by: Shri Arvind Dharmapuri

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF MINES

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO - 1388

ANSWERED ON 04.12.2024

## OPERATIONAL MINES

1388 SHRI ARVIND DHARMAPURI:

Will the Minister of MINES be pleased to state:

- (a)  the  total  number  and  types  of  mines  which  are  operational  in  the  country State/Union Territory-wise;
- (b) the average annual production and potential mineral content of these mines with data categorized by mineral type; and
- (c) the details of the mining sites that have been explored but yet unmined along with the expected timelines for commencement of operations?

## ANSWER

## THE MINISTER OF COAL AND MINES (SHRI G. KISHAN REDDY)

- (a)There are total 1206 operational mines of major minerals in the country. Mineral and State-wise details are given at Annexure I.
- (b)       The mineral wise annual production from the major mineral mines in the country for  last  3  years  is  given  at  Annexure  II.  Details  of  the  State-wise  /  Mineral-wise reserves/resources  of  major  minerals  can  be  accessed  from  the  National  Mineral Inventory  published  by  Indian  Bureau  of  Mines  (IBM)  which  may  be  accessed  at https://www.ibm.gov.in/IBMPortal/pages/Reserves\_\_\_Resources\_as\_on\_01\_04\_202 0\_\_\_State
- (c)          As  on  date,  there  are  441  auctioned  mineral  blocks  (Mining  Lease  -  288, Composite Licence - 153) in the country, out of which currently 54 mineral blocks are in production. Further, GSI has handed over another 378 explored mineral blocks to the State. As per Rule 10 of the Mineral (Auction) Rules, 2015, in case of auctioned blocks, Mining Lease has to be executed within 3 years from the date of issue of letter of intent (LoI) which is extendable by 2 years by the State Government with reasons recorded in writing. Further, production from these blocks has to start within 2 years of the execution of mining lease which is extendable by one year.

In case of Composite Licence, after the issuance LoI, the Preferred Bidder has to obtain all consents, approvals, permits, no-objections as may be required under applicable laws for commencement of prospecting operations and submit the scheme of  prospecting  within  01  year  from  the  date  of  the  LoI  for  execution  of  Composite Licence which is extendable by 6 months. Thereafter, the composite licence holder has to conduct geological exploration  of the area to  ascertain  evidence  of mineral contents within 3 years extendable by 2 years. After the completion of prospecting operations and submission of Geological Report, the State Government shall issue a letter of intent for mining lease within a period of fifteen days and further mining lease deed is executed in accordance with Rule 10(6) of the Mineral (Auction) Rules, 2015.

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## Annexure I

| State                |   Operational/ Working Mines | Mineral wise Break Up                                                                                                                                                                    |
|----------------------|------------------------------|------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
| Madhya Pradesh       |                          302 | Bauxite 30, Copper Ore 1, Diamond 2, Iron Ore 31, Limestone 181, Manganese ore 52, Rock Phosphate-5                                                                                      |
| Gujarat              |                          153 | Bauxite 59, Fluorite1, Lead-Zinc Ore1, Limestone 92                                                                                                                                      |
| Karnataka            |                          105 | Gold Ore (Primary) 3, Iron Ore 42, Limeshell(2) 2, Limestone 50, Magnesite 2 Manganese ore 6                                                                                             |
| Andhra Pradesh       |                          101 | Gold Ore (Primary) 1,Iron Ore 8, Limestone72, Manganese ore 13 Vermiculite 7                                                                                                             |
| Rajasthan            |                           98 | Bauxite1, Copper Ore 2,Fluorite 1, Garnet 8, Iron Ore 9, Lead-Zinc Ore 8, Limestone 44, Magnesite1,Manganese ore1, Rock Phosphate 1,Selenite(1) 3, Siliceous Earth(1) 14, Wollastonite 5 |
| Odisha               |                           96 | Bauxite 5,Chromite 12, Graphite 6, Iron Ore 54, Limestone 8, Manganese ore 11                                                                                                            |
| Chhattisgarh         |                           89 | Bauxite 4, Graphite 1, Iron Ore 18, Limestone 56, Moulding Sand(2) 4, Tin Ore 6                                                                                                          |
| Maharashtra          |                           73 | Bauxite 11,Fluorite 1, Iron Ore 8, Kyanite 3 Limestone 28, Manganese ore 22                                                                                                              |
| Tamil Nadu           |                           63 | Graphite 1, Limestone 58, Magnesite 3, Vermiculite 1                                                                                                                                     |
| Telangana            |                           36 | Limestone 30, Manganese ore 6                                                                                                                                                            |
| Jharkhand            |                           29 | Bauxite 17, Gold Ore (Primary) 1,Graphite 2 Iron Ore 7, Kyanite 1, Limestone 1                                                                                                           |
| Himachal Pradesh     |                           26 | Limestone 25 Rocksalt 1                                                                                                                                                                  |
| Meghalaya            |                           15 | Limestone 15                                                                                                                                                                             |
| Jammu & Kashmir (UT) |                            8 | Limestone 8                                                                                                                                                                              |
| Assam                |                            4 | Limestone 4                                                                                                                                                                              |
| Uttar Pradesh        |                            3 | Limestone 3                                                                                                                                                                              |
| Uttarakhand          |                            2 | Magnesite 2                                                                                                                                                                              |
| Bihar                |                            1 | Limestone 1                                                                                                                                                                              |
| Goa                  |                            1 | Iron Ore 1                                                                                                                                                                               |
| Kerala               |                            1 | Limestone 1                                                                                                                                                                              |
| Grand Total          |                         1206 |                                                                                                                                                                                          |

## Mineral wise Production for last three years

| Mineral                  | Unit                     |   Production 2021-22 |   Production 2022-23 |   Production 2023-24 |
|--------------------------|--------------------------|----------------------|----------------------|----------------------|
| Bauxite                  | Tonne                    |             22494049 |             23844336 |             23930885 |
| Chromite                 | Tonne                    |              3785624 |              3557289 |              3148820 |
| Copper Concentrate Tonne | Copper Concentrate Tonne |               115313 |               112745 |               125230 |
| Copper Ore               | Tonne                    |              3569632 |              3326337 |              3782256 |
| Diamond                  | Carats                   |                  266 |                  387 |                  347 |
| Fluorite (Graded)        | Tonne                    |                 1236 |                 1155 |                 6042 |
| Garnet                   | Tonne                    |                 8182 |                 9859 |                23837 |
| Gold Ore                 | Tonne                    |               474138 |               602486 |               726565 |
| Gold Primary             | Kg                       |                 1406 |                 1433 |                 1580 |
| Graphite                 | Tonne                    |                62888 |                94789 |               168475 |
| Iron Ore                 | Tht                      |               253779 |               258227 |               276564 |
| Kyanite                  | Tonne                    |                 9320 |                 2765 |                 3323 |
| Lead & Zinc Ore          | Tonne                    |             16338564 |             16744080 |             16521284 |
| Lead Concentrate         | Tonne                    |               368039 |               376665 |               380799 |
| Limeshell                | Tonne                    |                  100 |                  240 |                  891 |
| Limestone                | Tht                      |               341755 |               352682 |               390274 |
| Magnesite                | Tonne                    |               113497 |               107524 |               132004 |
| Manganese Ore            | Tonne                    |              2488406 |              2612691 |              3076405 |
| Marl                     | Tonne                    |              1853482 |              1461667 |              1606379 |
| Moulding Sand            | Tonne                    |                17583 |                17259 |                24494 |
| Phosphorite              | Tonne                    |              1394959 |              1978450 |              1557782 |
| Rock Salt                | Tonne                    |                  286 |                 1001 |                    0 |
| Selenite                 | Tonne                    |                  716 |                  327 |                14135 |
| Siliceous Earth          | Tonne                    |                33898 |                32069 |                58047 |
| Sillimanite              | Tonne                    |                 3432 |                 1437 |                  771 |
| Silver                   | Kg                       |               647156 |               713620 |               677449 |
| Tin Concentrate          | Kg                       |                26301 |                45428 |                22054 |
| Vermiculite              | Tonne                    |                  690 |                    0 |                    2 |
| Wollastonite             | Tonne                    |               108335 |               110793 |               110596 |
| Zinc Concentrate         | Tonne                    |              1594084 |              1670206 |              1707143 |

Annexure II

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