Lok Sabha Question No. 3591 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2015-12-21
Subject: Mineral Production Index
Ministry: MINES
Asked by: CHANDRA PRAKASH JOSHI

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF MINES

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 3591

## TO BE ANSWERED ON 21 ST  DECEMBER, 2015

## MINERAL PRODUCTION INDEX

## †3591. SHRI CHANDRA PRAKASH JOSHI:

Will the Minister of MINES be pleased to state:

- (a) the percentage of mineral production index of the mining sector during the last three years;
- (b) the percentage of mining carried out by the public sector undertakings and the private companies in the said sector; and
- (c) the details of the  minerals production of public and private sector  companies in the  mining sector, sector-wise?

## ANSWER

## THE MINISTER OF STATE FOR MINES AND STEEL (SHRI VISHNU DEO SAI)

(a): Index of Industrial Production (IIP) covers mining sector, manufacturing and electricity with the corresponding weights 14.157%, 75.527% and 10.316% respectively. The base year for the present series  of IIP is 2004-05. As per available information, the index of mineral production for the last three years and the current year is given below:

| Sector/Group /Mineral   | Weight   | Full Year   | Full Year   | Full Year   | % Increase/ Decrease   | % Increase/ Decrease   | 2014-15 April to October   | 2015-16 April to October (P)   | % Increase/ Decrease   |
|-------------------------|----------|-------------|-------------|-------------|------------------------|------------------------|----------------------------|--------------------------------|------------------------|
|                         |          | 2012-13     | 2013-14     | 2014-15     | (col.4/col.3)          | (col.5/col.4)          |                            |                                | (col.9/col.8)          |
| 1                       | 2        | 3           | 4           | 5           | 6                      | 7                      | 8                          | 9                              | 10                     |
| Fuel Minerals           | 812.33   | 127.7       | 125.5       | 129.1       | -1.7                   | 2.9                    | 121.9                      | 123.5                          | 1.3                    |
| MCDR Minerals           | 131.40   | 110.7       | 118.3       | 109.5       | 6.9                    | -7.4                   | 105.0                      | 114.1                          | 8.7                    |
| All minerals            | 1000.00  | 125.5       | 124.7       | 126.5       | -0.6                   | 1.4                    | 120.1                      | 122.5                          | 2.0                    |

Source: Indian Bureau of Mines                                                                                                                       (P): Provisional

Note:  Weight  of  Minor  Minerals  (Brick  Earth,  Building  Stone  &  Road  Metal)  is  56.275  in  the  index  of  mineral production.

- (b):  Details  of  contribution  of  public  sector  and  private  sector  in  value  of  mineral  production (excluding atomic and minor minerals) is given below:

(value in Rs'000)

|              | 2013-14                     | 2013-14            | 2014-15                     | 2014-15            |
|--------------|-----------------------------|--------------------|-----------------------------|--------------------|
|              | Value of Mineral Production | Contribution (in%) | Value of Mineral Production | Contribution (in%) |
| Public       | 1678857332                  | 71                 | 1736746909                  | 73                 |
| Private      | 684872075                   | 29                 | 628791068                   | 27                 |
| All Minerals | 2363729407                  | 100                | 2365537977                  | 100                |

Source: Indian Bureau of Mines

Note : Figures for 2014-15 excludes data of 31 minerals during Mar.15 & Feb.15 and  figures for 2013-14 includes data of 31 minerals notified as minor minerals on 10/02/2015

- (c): The details of sector wise mineral production during the year 2013-14 and 2014-15 is annexed .

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Annexure  mentioned  in  reply  to  lok  sabha  unstarred  question  number  3591  for  21.12.2015  regarding mineral production index asked by Shri Chandra Prakash Joshi Annexure Sector wise mineral production (Excluding Atomic & Minor Minerals) during the year 2013-14 & 2014-15

(Value in Rs.'000)

|                         |        | 2013-14   | 2013-14   | 2014-15   | 2014-15   |
|-------------------------|--------|-----------|-----------|-----------|-----------|
| Mineral/Sector          | Unit   | Quantity  | Value     | Quantity  | Value     |
| Coal                    | '000 t | 565765    | 825347500 | 610208    | 891754480 |
| Public                  |        | 528080    | 754795200 | 569324    | 815527307 |
| Private                 |        | 37685     | 70552300  | 40884     | 76227173  |
| Lignite                 | '000 t | 44271     | 59675300  | 48292     | 64180851  |
| Public                  |        | 44081     | 59419189  | 48084     | 63905515  |
| Private                 |        | 190       | 256111    | 208       | 275336    |
| Natural Gas (Ut.)       | m.c.m. | 35407     | 292820422 | 32583     | 269465580 |
| Public                  |        | 25910     | 214279016 | 23941     | 197995134 |
| Private                 |        | 9497      | 78541406  | 8642      | 71470446  |
| Petroleum (Crude)       | '000 t | 37788     | 686826110 | 37464     | 680937156 |
| Public                  |        | 25711     | 467317300 | 25680     | 466753849 |
| Private                 |        | 12077     | 219508810 | 11784     | 214183307 |
| Bauxite                 | Tonne  | 22319148  | 9996894   | 22226062  | 10769338  |
| Public                  |        | 6690534   | 3141653   | 6349879   | 3359778   |
| Private                 |        | 15628614  | 6855241   | 15876183  | 7409560   |
| Chromite                | Tonne  | 2878320   | 23759458  | 2163942   | 18185545  |
| Public                  |        | 692221    | 7544718   | 795052    | 9206674   |
| Private                 |        | 2186099   | 16214740  | 1368890   | 8978871   |
| Copper Ore/ Public      | Tonne  | 3777772   | -         | 3586028   | -         |
| Copper Conc./ Public    | Tonne  | 139307    | 6681011   | 107541    | 5445661   |
| Gold Ore                | Tonne  | 420429    | -         | 448671    | -         |
| Public                  |        | 412877    | -         | 444439    | -         |
| Private                 |        | 7552      | -         | 4232      | -         |
| Gold (Total)            | Kg.    | 1564      | 4225317   | 1440      | 3607600   |
| Public                  |        | 1556      | 4202589   | 1429      | 3576761   |
| Private                 |        | 8         | 22728     | 11        | 30839     |
| Iron Ore (Total)        | '000 t | 152183    | 316491777 | 128909    | 285336637 |
| Public                  |        | 58690     | 137043136 | 59472     | 148471986 |
| Private                 |        | 93493     | 179448641 | 69437     | 136864651 |
| Lead &Zinc Ore/ Private | Tonne  | 9281807   | -         | 9346349   | -         |
| Lead Conc. / Private    | Tonne  | 194426    | 4372536   | 197668    | 5596580   |
| Zinc Conc. / Private    | Tonne  | 1490662   | 27389284  | 1501586   | 31436595  |
| Manganese Ore           | Tonne  | 2626291   | 15181757  | 2345361   | 13625514  |
| Public                  |        | 1148511   | 9132275   | 1154976   | 9043242   |
| Private                 |        | 1477780   | 6049482   | 1190385   | 4582272   |
| Silver                  | Kg.    | 349774    | 15778713  | 327647    | 11947042  |
| Public                  |        | 154       | 6569      | 139       | 5117      |
| Private                 |        | 349620    | 15772144  | 327508    | 11941925  |
| Tin Conc.               | Kg.    | 34862     | 22791     | 24689     | 15198     |
| Public                  |        | 33275     | 21558     | 23001     | 13716     |
| Private                 |        | 1587      | 1233      | 1688      | 1482      |
| Agate(mm) / Private     | Tonne  | 100       | 50        | -         | -         |
| Apatite                 | Tonne  | 1300      | 2768      | 930       | 2021      |
| Public                  |        | -         | -         | -         | -         |
| Private                 |        | 1300      | 2768      | 930       | 2021      |

| Asbestos / Private          | Tonne   | 172     | 7271     | -       | -        |
|-----------------------------|---------|---------|----------|---------|----------|
| Ball Clay(mm)               | Tonne   | 2130995 | 1055362  | 1910060 | 920542   |
| Public                      |         | 4464    | 3125     | 760     | 532      |
| Private                     |         | 2126531 | 1052237  | 1909300 | 920010   |
| Barytes(mm)                 | Tonne   | 1170522 | 3561386  | 910963  | 2693456  |
| Public                      |         | 1066797 | 3440420  | 818561  | 2569682  |
| Private                     |         | 103725  | 120966   | 92402   | 123774   |
| Calcite(mm) / Private       | Tonne   | 92122   | 32620    | 91783   | 34079    |
| Chalk(mm) / Private         | Tonne   | 142696  | 72900    | 94467   | 49974    |
| Clay (Others)(mm) / Private | Tonne   | 2506662 | 382002   | 2248184 | 384286   |
| Corundum(mm) / Private      | Kg.     | -       | -        | -       | -        |
| Diamond / Public            | Carat   | 37517   | 614087   | 35724   | 613504   |
| Diaspore(mm)/ Private       | Tonne   | 14599   | 29166    | 12207   | 25480    |
| Dolomite(mm)                | Tonne   | 7310599 | 2683923  | 6209476 | 2251761  |
| Public                      |         | 2062455 | 1212114  | 1457073 | 829953   |
| Private                     |         | 5248144 | 1471809  | 4752403 | 1421808  |
| Dunite(mm)                  | Tonne   | 64917   | 97848    | 75050   | 108474   |
| Public                      |         | 53188   | 89818    | 32763   | 75273    |
| Private                     |         | 11729   | 8030     | 42287   | 33201    |
| Felsite(mm) / Private       | Tonne   | 551     | 475      | 324     | 242      |
| Felspar(mm)                 | Tonne   | 1512982 | 439282   | 1343366 | 360546   |
| Public                      |         | 19021   | 6657     | 17855   | 6249     |
| Private                     |         | 1493961 | 432625   | 1325511 | 354297   |
| Fireclay(mm)                | Tonne   | 920809  | 185684   | 712792  | 131090   |
| Public                      |         | 5917    | 3624     | 2965    | 2535     |
| Private                     |         | 914892  | 182060   | 709827  | 128555   |
| Flourite Graded / Public    | Tonne   | 2487    | 11402    | 2947    | 13849    |
| Flint Stone / Private       | Tonne   | 459     | 136      | 294     | 59       |
| Garnet (Abrasive)           | Tonne   | 483559  | 1113231  | 78924   | 702729   |
| Public                      |         | 25269   | 159285   | 22396   | 137239   |
| Private                     |         | 458290  | 953946   | 56528   | 565490   |
| Garnet (Gem)                | Kg      | -       | -        | -       | -        |
| Graphite R.O.M.             | Tonne   | 146390  | 102471   | 116512  | 76535    |
| Public                      |         | 87995   | 72771    | 71706   | 51987    |
| Private                     |         | 58395   | 29700    | 44806   | 24548    |
| Gypsum(mm)                  | Tonne   | 3115363 | 1545061  | 2477849 | 1283871  |
| Public                      |         | 3080239 | 1534835  | 2439821 | 1267044  |
| Private                     |         | 35124   | 10226    | 38028   | 16827    |
| Iolite / Private            | Kg.     | -       | -        | -       | -        |
| Jasper(mm)                  | Tonne   | -       | -        | -       | -        |
| Kaolin (Total)(mm)          | Tonne   | 4853420 | 1240484  | 3861380 | 1100154  |
| Public                      |         | 7832    | 33627    | 4913    | 25694    |
| Private                     |         | 4845588 | 1206857  | 3856467 | 1074460  |
| Kyanite                     | Tonne   | 3679    | 8071     | 6260    | 10716    |
| Public                      |         | 142     | 159      | -       | -        |
| Private                     |         | 3537    | 7912     | 6260    | 10716    |
| Laterite(mm)                | Tonne   | 3475368 | 687807   | 4650597 | 888225   |
| Public                      |         | 158953  | 73054    | 110216  | 50064    |
| Private                     |         | 3316415 | 614753   | 4540381 | 838161   |
| Lime Kankar(mm) / Private   | Tonne   | 140088  | 28435    | 111382  | 21089    |
| Limeshell                   | Tonne   | 18750   | 35162    | 16150   | 36183    |
| Public                      |         | 8390    | 8113     | 3263    | 3155     |
| Private                     |         | 10360   | 27049    | 12887   | 33028    |
| Limestone                   | '000 t  | 280863  | 51332006 | 292810  | 52117464 |
| Public                      |         | 11635   | 3033390  | 11877   | 3388417  |

| Private                                |                                        | 269228                                 | 48298616                               | 280933                                 | 48729047                               |
|----------------------------------------|----------------------------------------|----------------------------------------|----------------------------------------|----------------------------------------|----------------------------------------|
| Magnesite                              | Tonne                                  | 196940                                 | 445622                                 | 275678                                 | 668139                                 |
| Public                                 |                                        | 121609                                 | 273829                                 | 164567                                 | 349000                                 |
| Private                                |                                        | 75331                                  | 171793                                 | 111111                                 | 319139                                 |
| Marl / Private                         | Tonne                                  | 3254486                                | 280571                                 | 2179489                                | 256240                                 |
| Mica (Crude)(mm) / Private             | Kg.                                    | 1660437                                | 47838                                  | 635700                                 | 21892                                  |
| Mica (W &S)(mm)/Private                | Kg.                                    | 19752016                               | -                                      | 11852421                               | -                                      |
| Moulding Sand / Private                | Tonne                                  | 29963                                  | 4877                                   | 6383                                   | 1672                                   |
| Ochre(mm) / Private                    | Tonne                                  | 1580675                                | 495087                                 | 2203708                                | 816164                                 |
| Perlite                                | Tonne                                  | -                                      | -                                      | -                                      | -                                      |
| Phosphorite                            | Tonne                                  | 1453580                                | 4754755                                | 1579561                                | 3905087                                |
| Public                                 |                                        | 1273586                                | 4251189                                | 1437988                                | 3536189                                |
| Private                                |                                        | 179994                                 | 503566                                 | 141573                                 | 368898                                 |
| Pyrophyllite(mm)                       | Tonne                                  | 224677                                 | 186193                                 | 147431                                 | 121085                                 |
| Public                                 |                                        | 2971                                   | 4805                                   | 820                                    | 557                                    |
| Private                                |                                        | 221706                                 | 181388                                 | 146611                                 | 120528                                 |
| Pyroxenite(mm) / Private               | Tonne                                  | 2985                                   | 806                                    | -                                      | -                                      |
| Quartz(mm)                             | Tonne                                  | 1488743                                | 392258                                 | 1381406                                | 351054                                 |
| Public                                 |                                        | 11676                                  | 10874                                  | 11262                                  | 3978                                   |
| Private                                |                                        | 1477067                                | 381384                                 | 1370144                                | 347076                                 |
| Quartzite(mm) / Private                | Tonne                                  | 584235                                 | 342453                                 | 583095                                 | 325692                                 |
| Salt (Rock)(mm) / Public               | Tonne                                  | -                                      | -                                      | -                                      | -                                      |
| Sand (Others)(mm)                      | Tonne                                  | 2577869                                | 244899                                 | 2100563                                | 243975                                 |
| Public                                 |                                        | 2572038                                | 243980                                 | 2093331                                | 242491                                 |
| Private                                |                                        | 5831                                   | 919                                    | 7232                                   | 1484                                   |
| Shale(mm)                              | Tonne                                  | 3006945                                | 170761                                 | 2792904                                | 224542                                 |
| Public                                 |                                        | 24100                                  | 2217                                   | 45500                                  | 4147                                   |
| Private                                |                                        | 2982845                                | 168544                                 | 2747404                                | 220395                                 |
| Silica Sand(mm)                        | Tonne                                  | 3724241                                | 966210                                 | 3047485                                | 877497                                 |
| Public                                 |                                        | 149501                                 | 63092                                  | 111821                                 | 69285                                  |
| Private                                |                                        | 3574740                                | 903118                                 | 2935664                                | 808212                                 |
| Sillimanite                            | Tonne                                  | 67265                                  | 408247                                 | 66025                                  | 470599                                 |
| Public                                 |                                        | 16914                                  | 121017                                 | 26276                                  | 195967                                 |
| Private                                |                                        | 50351                                  | 287230                                 | 39749                                  | 274632                                 |
| Selenite / Public                      | Tonne                                  | 531                                    | 706                                    | 207                                    | 456                                    |
| Slate(mm)/ Private                     | Tonne                                  | 351                                    | 332                                    | 218                                    | 197                                    |
| Steatite(mm) / Private                 | Tonne                                  | 887925                                 | 983272                                 | 774281                                 | 950316                                 |
| Sulphur / Public                       | Tonne                                  | 390325                                 | -                                      | 429258                                 | -                                      |
| Vermiculite                            | Tonne                                  | 11851                                  | 9470                                   | 15327                                  | 11094                                  |
| Public                                 |                                        | 2201                                   | 4928                                   | 2201                                   | 4922                                   |
| Private                                |                                        | 9650                                   | 4542                                   | 13126                                  | 6172                                   |
| Wollastonite / Private                 | Tonne                                  | 192712                                 | 157090                                 | 186519                                 | 162170                                 |
| * : Associated mineral lekIr / Concld. | * : Associated mineral lekIr / Concld. | * : Associated mineral lekIr / Concld. | * : Associated mineral lekIr / Concld. | * : Associated mineral lekIr / Concld. | * : Associated mineral lekIr / Concld. |

Source: Indian Bureau of Mines

Note:  Figures  for  2014-15  excludes  data  of  31  minerals  during  Mar.15  &  Feb.15  and  figures  for  2013-14 includes data of 31 minerals notified as minor minerals on 10/02/2015.