Lok Sabha Question No. 4367 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2016-08-11
Subject: Revival of Closed Mines
Ministry: MINES
Asked by: ARJUNLAL MEENA, RODMAL NAGAR, SADASHIV KISAN LOKHANDE

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF MINES

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 4367 TO BE ANSWERED ON 11 TH  AUGUST, 2016

## REVIVAL OF CLOSED MINES

## †4367. SHRI ARJUN LAL MEENA: SHRI NAGAR RODMAL: SHRI SADASHIV LOKHANDE:

Will the Minister of MINES be pleased to state:

- (a) the number of operable operating and closed mines in the country and the number of workers rendered jobless due to closure of mines, State/Mineral-wise;
- (b) the number of lease applications received by the various mineral rich States and the number of lease granted during each of the last three years and the current year, State/company-wise;
- (c) whether the Government has revived any closed mines during the last three years and proposes to revive certain other closed mines in the country; and
- (d) if so, the details thereof and the steps taken in this regard so far?

## ANSWER

## THE MINISTER OF STATE (INDEPENDENT CHARGE) FOR POWER, COAL, NEW & RENEWABLE ENERGY AND MINES (SHRI PIYUSH GOYAL)

(a):  Region-wise,  State-wise  and  Mineral-wise  details  of  mines  categorized  as  working  and  nonworking mines is given at Annexure-I . Details of number of workers rendered jobless due to closure of mines are not centrally maintained.

(b): Under the provisions of the Mines and Mineral (Development and Regulation) Act, 1957 and the Rules made there under respective State Governments are the Competent Authority for grant of mineral concessions. As per information provided by Indian Bureau of Mines (a sub-ordinate office of Ministry of Mines), the regional-wise details of number of mining leases granted during the last three years and current year is given at Annexure-II .

(c) and (d): Mines are closed as per the approved Progressive Mine Closure Plan and Final Mine Closure  Plan  which  is  regulated  by  the  State  Government  and  Indian  Bureau  of  Mines  (a  subordinate office of the Ministry of Mines).

Mines can also be suspended or closed by the order of the State Governments, Indian Bureau of Mines  and  Courts  for  violation  of  the  provisions  of  the  Mines  and  Mineral  (Regulation  and Development) Act, 1957 and rules made there under, requirements of various statutory clearances etc.  However, details of such closed mines and if they have been reopened subsequently are not maintained centrally.

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Annexure-I mentioned in reply to lok sabha unstarred question number 4367 for 11.08.2016 regarding 'revival of closed mines asked by Shri Arjun Lal Meena, Shri Nagar Rodmal and Shri Sadashiv Lokhande

| Region             | Name of State    | Name of Mineral        | Number of Working Mines   | Number of Non- Working Mines   |
|--------------------|------------------|------------------------|---------------------------|--------------------------------|
| Dehradun           |                  | Magnesite              | 0                         | 1                              |
|                    |                  | Limestone              | 31                        | 1                              |
|                    | Jammu &Kashmir   | Sapphire               | 1                         | 0                              |
|                    |                  | Borax                  | 0                         | 1                              |
|                    | Haryana          | Limestone              | 0                         | 4                              |
|                    | Uttarakhand      | Magnesite              | 3                         | 1                              |
|                    |                  | Limestone              | 0                         | 3                              |
|                    | Himachal Pradesh | Limestone              | 18                        | 23                             |
|                    | Total            |                        | 53                        | 34                             |
| Ajmer Bhubaneshwar |                  | Copper                 | 2                         | 2                              |
|                    |                  | Emerald crude          | 1                         | 0                              |
|                    |                  | Epidote                | 0                         | 1                              |
|                    |                  | Fluorite               | 0                         | 6                              |
|                    |                  | Garnet                 | 3                         | 14                             |
|                    |                  | Iron Ore               | 13                        | 5                              |
|                    | Rajasthan        | kyanite                | 0                         | 3                              |
|                    |                  | Lead Zinc              | 2                         | 1                              |
|                    |                  | Limestone              | 20                        | 7                              |
|                    |                  | Magnesite              | 0                         | 4                              |
|                    |                  | Selenite               | 3                         | 1                              |
|                    |                  | Siliceous Earth        | 15                        | 9                              |
|                    |                  | Vermiculite            | 2                         | 1                              |
|                    | Total            | Wollastonite           | 66                        | 64                             |
|                    |                  | Bauxite                | 3                         | 3                              |
|                    |                  | Bauxite &Iron          | 2                         | 0                              |
|                    |                  | Chromite               | 20                        | 6                              |
|                    |                  | Graphite               | 4                         | 100                            |
|                    |                  | Iolite/Gemstone        | 1                         | 15                             |
|                    |                  | Iron                   | 39                        | 39                             |
|                    |                  | Manganese              | 11                        | 31                             |
|                    |                  | Iron &Manganese        | 24                        | 37                             |
|                    |                  | Iron &Dol              | 1                         | 0                              |
|                    | Odisha           | Limestone              | 2                         | 7                              |
|                    |                  | Lst. &Dol.             | 5                         | 32                             |
|                    |                  | Orissa Sand Comp       | 1                         | 0                              |
|                    |                  | Galena                 | 0                         | 1                              |
|                    |                  | Asbestos&              |                           |                                |
|                    |                  | Pyroxenite             | 0                         | 1                              |
|                    |                  | Nepheline Syenite      | 0                         | 1                              |
|                    |                  | Asbestos               | 0                         | 1                              |
|                    |                  | Quartz &Gemstone       | 0                         | 4                              |
|                    |                  | Manganese Ore& Bauxite | 0                         | 3                              |
|                    |                  | Tin                    | 0                         | 1                              |
|                    |                  | Keynite                | 0                         | 1                              |
|                    | Total            |                        | 113                       | 283                            |
| Chennai            | Tamil Nadu       | Bauxite                | 1                         | 3                              |
|                    |                  | Garnet sand            | 3                         | 73                             |
|                    |                  | Graphite               | 2                         | 5                              |
|                    |                  | Limeshell              | 1                         | 0                              |
|                    |                  | Limestone              | 278                       | 152                            |
|                    |                  | Magnesite              | 15                        | 6                              |
|                    | Total            | Vermiculite            | 1                         | 0                              |

|        |                | Bauxite           | 34    | 69   |
|--------|----------------|-------------------|-------|------|
|        |                | Cupper            | 1     | 0    |
|        |                | Diamond           | 2     | 0    |
|        | Madhya Pradesh | Iron Ore          | 32    | 4    |
|        |                | Limestone         | 156   | 279  |
|        |                | Manganese         | 47    | 21   |
|        |                | Rock-phosphate    | 3     | 2    |
|        | Uttar Pradesh  | Limestone         | 2     | 2    |
|        | Total          |                   | 277   | 377  |
|        |                | Gold              | 1     | 0    |
|        |                | Copper            | 1     | 2    |
|        |                | Iron              | 10    | 22   |
|        |                | Iron&Mn           | 1     | 8    |
|        | Jharkhand      | Manganese         | 1     | 0    |
|        |                | Limestone         | 4     | 21   |
|        |                | Kyanite           | 0     | 7    |
|        |                | Apatite           | 0     | 1    |
|        | West Bengal    | Moulding Sand     | 0     | 3    |
|        | Sikkim         | Copper            | 0     | 3    |
|        | Assam          | Limestone         | 3     | 4    |
|        |                | Limestone         | 13    | 3    |
|        | Meghalaya      | Siltstone         | 0     | 1    |
|        | Manipur        | Sillimanite       | 1 0   | 0 1  |
|        | Total          | Chromite          | 35    | 76   |
| Raipur | Chhattisgarh   | Bauxite           | 15    | 14   |
| Raipur | Chhattisgarh   | Iron              | 17    | 4    |
| Raipur | Chhattisgarh   | Graphite          | 0     | 1    |
| Raipur | Chhattisgarh   | Limestone         | 79    | 42   |
| Raipur |                | Tin               | 7     | 7    |
| Raipur |                | Moulding Sand     | 0     | 3    |
| Ranchi | Total          |                   | 118   | 71   |
|        | Bihar          | Limestone         | 5     | 7 4  |
|        | Jharkhand      | Bauxite Graphite  | 40 11 | 5    |
|        |                | Limestone         | 14    | 3    |
|        | Total          | Bauxite           | 0     | 3    |
|        | Goa            | Iron              | 26    | 211  |
|        |                | Manganese         | 0     | 2    |
|        |                | Iron              | 0     | 4    |
|        |                | Manganese         | 0     | 2    |
|        | Karnataka      | Bauxite           | 1     | 3    |
|        |                | Limestone         | 52    | 59   |
|        |                | Iron              | 8     | 7    |
|        | Maharashtra    |                   |       |      |
|        |                | Bauxite           | 9     | 14   |
|        | Total          |                   | 98    | 321  |
|        |                | Manganese         | 29    | 11   |
|        |                | Kyanite           | 6     | 5    |
|        |                | Chromite          | 1     | 0    |
|        | Maharashtra    | Limestone         | 19    | 31   |
|        |                | Iron Ore          | 7     | 3    |
|        |                | Bauxite           | 5     | 2    |
|        |                | Fluorite          | 1     | 0    |
|        | Total          |                   | 68    | 52   |
|        |                | Apatite           | 1     | 0    |
|        | Andhra Pradesh | Beach Sand Garnet | 2 1   | 0 7  |

| Hyderabad   |                | Gold                                         | 1     | 0       |
|-------------|----------------|----------------------------------------------|-------|---------|
| Hyderabad   |                | Iron Ore                                     | 25    | 34      |
| Hyderabad   | Andhra Pradesh | Limeshell Manganese Ore                      | 0 37  | 3 0     |
| Hyderabad   |                | Limestone                                    | 101   | 115     |
| Hyderabad   |                | Perlite                                      | 0     | 1 1     |
| Hyderabad   |                | Fluorspar                                    | 0     | 2       |
| Hyderabad   |                | Lead Zinc                                    | 6     | 2       |
| Hyderabad   | Rajasthan      | Amethyst Garnet Iron Ore Limestone Manganese | 1 0 1 | 3 5 9 0 |
| Hyderabad   |                | Manganese                                    |       |         |
| Hyderabad   | Telengana      | Rock-phosphate                               |       |         |
| Hyderabad   |                |                                              | 41    | 19 39   |
| Hyderabad   |                | Ore                                          | 6     | 9       |
| Hyderabad   |                | Vermiculite                                  | 0     | 1       |
|             | Total          |                                              | 301   | 225     |
| Udaipur     | Gujarat        | Bauxite                                      | 106   |         |
| Udaipur     |                | Fluorspar                                    | 0     | 2       |
| Udaipur     |                | Lead Zinc                                    | 0     | 1       |
| Udaipur     |                | Limestone                                    | 135   | 160     |
| Udaipur     |                | Manganese                                    | 1     | 1       |
| Udaipur     |                | Vermiculite                                  | 0     |         |
| Udaipur     |                | Limestone                                    | 11    |         |
|             |                |                                              | 1     | 0       |
|             |                |                                              | 2     | 3       |
|             |                | Wollastonite                                 | 0     | 2       |
|             | Total          |                                              | 262   | 214     |