Lok Sabha Question No. 2400 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2015-12-14
Subject: Promotion of Mining Sector
Ministry: MINES
Asked by: RABINDRA KUMAR JENA, ASHWINI KUMAR CHOUBEY, KAVITHA KALVAKUNTLA, JAYSHREEBEN  PATEL, SHRIKANT EKNATH SHINDE, RAHUL RAMESH SHEWALE, VINAYAK BHAURAO RAUT

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF MINES

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO.2400 TO BE ANSWERED ON THE 14 TH  DECEMBER, 2015

## PROMOTION OF MINING SECTOR

## 2400.   SHRI RABINDRA KUMAR JENA:

SHRI ASHWINI KUMAR CHOUBEY:

SHRIMATI KAVITHA KALVAKUNTLA:

SHRIMATI JAYSHREEBE PATEL:

DR. SHRIKANT EKNATH SHINDE:

SHRI RAHUL SHEWALE:

SHRI VINAYAK BHAURAO RAUT:

Will the Minister of MINES be pleased to state:

- (a) the details of explorations made for various mineral reserves and production thereof in the country during each of the last three years and the current year, mineral and State-wise;
- (b) whether the Government proposes to revise the Mineral Exploration Policy in the country and if so, the details thereof;
- (c) whether  the  Government  also  proposes  to  allow  private  players  both  from  domestic  and international mining arena to actively participate in mineral explorations in the country;
- (d) if so, the details thereof, company-wise; and
- (e) the other steps taken to be taken by the Government for promotion of mining sector?

## A  N   S  W  E  R

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

(a): The Geological Survey of India (GSI), an attached office of the Ministry of Mines, carries out regional  and  detailed  mineral  exploration  programs  for  both  energy  and  non-energy  mineral categories, for establishing mineral resources in the country. Details of the programmes, statewise and mineral-wise, taken up by GSI during the last three years (Field Seasons 2012-13, 2013-14 & 2014-15) and current year (Field Season 2015-16) are given in Annex-I.

Mineral Exploration Corporation Limited (MECL), a PSU under the Ministry of Mines carries out detailed mineral exploration under a promotional scheme on behalf of the Ministry. The various exploration  programs  taken  up  during  2012-13,  2013-14,  2014-15  and  the  current  year  are given in Annex-II.

The state-wise and mineral-wise mineral production for the years 2012-13, 2013-14 and 201415 (P), as per the information available with the Indian Bureau of Mines, is given in Annex-III.

(b):  A  National  Mineral  Exploration  Policy  [NMEP]  is  being  drafted  which  would  address important issues like: baseline geoscientific data generation and dissemination; prioritization of mineral commodities for regional and detailed exploration; institution to be set up for research in mineral  deposit  targeting  through  public  and  private  collaboration;  beneficiation  of  low  grade ores for  utilization  and  strategic  requirements;  incentivizing  private  sector  participation  in  the given legal framework.

(c) & (d): FDI up to 100% is allowed in exploration, mining, minerals processing and metallurgy under  the  automatic  route  for  all  non-fuel  and  non-atomic  minerals  including  diamonds  and precious stones.

(e): The Mines and Minerals (Development and Regulation) (MMDR) Act 1957, was amended through the MMDR Amendment Ordinance, 2015, which was promulgated on the 12 th January, 2015. The MMDR Amendment Act, 2015 to replace the MMDR Amendment Ordinance, 2015 was passed by the Parliament and has come into force with effect from 12 th January, 2015.

The most important provision of the MMDR Amendment Act, 2015 is the grant of mineral concessions, for major minerals including iron ore, through auction by competitive bidding which is  a  transparent  and  non-discriminatory  method  and  which  will  also  obtain  for  the  State Government its fair share of value of the mineral resources.

The other important provisions of the MMDR Amendment Act, 2015 are:

- (i) Transition  provisions  for  extension  of  existing  leases  to  obviate  disruptions  in supply of ore and to ensure regular supply of raw material to the industry;
- (ii) Establishment of District Mineral Foundation for the interest and benefit of persons, and areas affected by mining related operations;
- (iii) Assured  tenure  and  easy  transferability  of  mineral  concessions  granted  through auction;
- (iv) Establishment  of  National  Mineral  Exploration  Trust  for  regional  and  detailed exploration; and
- (v) Stricter penalty provisions to deter illegal mining.

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## Details of the programmes, State-wise and mineral-wise, taken up by GSI during the last three years (Field Season. 2012-13, 2013-14 & 2014-15) and current year (Field Season. 2015-16)

|    | State             | 2012-13                                                                    | 2013-14                                                       | 2014-15                                                       | 2015-16                                                                  |
|----|-------------------|----------------------------------------------------------------------------|---------------------------------------------------------------|---------------------------------------------------------------|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|  1 | Andaman & Nicobar | -                                                                          | Nickel, Chromite, PGE, Coal, Lignite                          | PGE, Coal                                                     |                                                                          |
|  2 | Andhra Pradesh    | Gold, Diamond, PGE, REE, Basemetal, Chromite, Limestone, Phosphorite, Coal | Gold, Diamond, Chromite, REE, PGE, Limestone, Phosphate, Coal | Gold, Diamond, Chromite, Basemetal, Iron, Tungsten, REE, Coal | Gold, Diamond, Basemetal, Tungsten, Graphite, REE, Coal                  |
|  3 | Arunachal Pradesh | Basemetal, Gold, PGE                                                       | Limestone, PGE, Gold                                          | Limestone, Iron- ore, Basemetal, Gold, Graphite               | Gold, Iron-ore, Graphite                                                 |
|  4 | Assam             | Coal                                                                       | REE                                                           | Tungsten,Tin,REE, Lithium, Coal                               | Tungsten, Tin, REE, Lead, Zinc, Coal                                     |
|  5 | Bihar             | Gold                                                                       | Gold                                                          | Gold, REE, Coal                                               | REE, Glauconite, Coal                                                    |
|  6 | Chhattisgarh      | PGE, Nickel, Iron- ore, Kimberlite, Coal                                   | Diamond, Iron-ore, Coal                                       | Bauxite, Diamond, REE, Gypsum, Kimberlite, Coal               | Iron, Diamond, Bauxite, REE, Gypsum, Limestone, Coal                     |
|  7 | Gujarat           | Heavy Mineral, Titanium, Wollastonite                                      | Magnesite, PGE, REE, Wollastonite, Lignite                    | Potash                                                        | REE&RM, Limestone                                                        |
|  8 | Haryana           | Basemetal                                                                  | Basemetal                                                     | Iron, Basemetal                                               | REE, Tin, Tungsten, Basemetal, Basemetal                                 |
|  9 | Himachal Pradesh  | Limestone, Dolomite                                                        |                                                               | Basemetal                                                     | Sandstone, Limestone                                                     |
| 10 | Jammu Kashmir     | Lead, Zinc, Quartzite                                                      | Dimensional, Limestone                                        | Limestone, Quartzite                                          | Building Stone, Limestone                                                |
| 11 | Jharkhand         | Gold, Iron-ore, REE, PGE                                                   | Gold, REE, Apatite, Iron-ore, Titanium, Vanadium              | Gold, Diamond, REE, Titanium, Vanadium                        | Diamond, Gold, REE, Titanium, Vanadium, Gallium, REE, Coal               |
| 12 | Karnataka         | Gold, Diamond, Manganese, Baryte, Bentonite                                | Diamond, Gold, PGE, Manganese, REE                            | Diamond, Gold, PGE, REE, Iron                                 | Diamond, Iron, Gold, , Basemetal, REE                                    |
| 13 | Kerala            | Basemetal, PGE                                                             | PGE, Gold                                                     | Gold, PGE                                                     | PGE                                                                      |
| 14 | Madhya Pradesh    | Graphite, Phosphorite, Platinum Group of Elements [PGE], Gold, Coal        | Graphite, Gold, Rare Earth Elements [REE], Coal               | Gold, Basemetal, Glauconite, Coal                             | PGE, Gold, Basemetal, Graphite, Glauconite, Pyrophyllite, Iron-ore, Coal |

|   15. | Maharashtra   | Molybdenite, Kimberlite, Gold, Rare Metals, [RM] & REE, PGE, Nickel, Chromite, Gold, Coal   | Tungsten, Manganese, Basemetal, Gold, RM&REE, Nickel, Chromite, Cobalt, Silver, Coal, PGE   | Basemetal, Gold, REE, Tungsten, PGE            | Gold, PGE, Zinc, Basemetal, RM&REE, Tungsten, RM&REE                                                 |
|-------|---------------|---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|------------------------------------------------|------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|    16 | Manipur       |                                                                                             | PGE                                                                                         | Chromite                                       | Chromite                                                                                             |
|    17 | Meghalaya     | Limestone, Sillimanite, Titanium, Vanadium, REE, Coal, Magnetite                            | Titanium, Vanadium, Magnetite, Limestone, REE, Coal                                         | Bauxite, Limestone, Coal                       | Titanium, Vanadium, REE, Bauxite, Limestone                                                          |
|    18 | Nagaland      | PGE, Chromite                                                                               | PGE,                                                                                        |                                                | Chromite, Basemetal                                                                                  |
|    19 | Odisha        | Iron-ore, Manganese, Gold, PGE, Coal                                                        | Chromite, Manganese, Gold, Iron-ore, Coal                                                   | Chromite, Gold, Iron-ore, Manganese, PGE, Coal | Iron-ore, Manganese, PGE, REE, Coal                                                                  |
|    20 | Punjab        |                                                                                             | Limestone                                                                                   |                                                |                                                                                                      |
|    21 | Rajasthan     | Iron, Gold, Basemetal, Limestone, Phosphate, China Clay, Lignite                            | Iron, Gold, REE, Basemetal, Limestone, Phosporite,                                          | Gold, Basemetal, REE&RM, Limestone, Lignite    | Gold, Basemetal, REE& RM, Nickel, PGE, Cobalt, Basemetal, Limestone, Gluconite, Phosphorite, Lignite |
|    22 | Sikkim        | Basemetal, Gold                                                                             | Basemetal                                                                                   | Dolomite, Sillimanite                          | Basemetal, Gold                                                                                      |
|    23 | Tamil Nadu    | PGE, Molybdenum, Lignite                                                                    | PGE, REE, Lignite                                                                           | PGE, REE, Graphite, Dunite,Lignite             | PGE, Dunite, Graphite, Lignite                                                                       |
|    24 | Telangana     |                                                                                             |                                                                                             |                                                | Diamond, Iron, Coal                                                                                  |
|    25 | Uttar Pradesh | Gold, Tungsten,                                                                             | Gold, Andalusite, Potash, Pyrophyllite, Iron                                                | Iron, Potash, Andalusite, Pyrophyllite         | Gold, Tungsten, REE, Andalusite, Gypsum, Gluconite                                                   |
|    26 | Uttarakhand   | Gold, Basemetal                                                                             |                                                                                             | Clay                                           | Tungsten, REE                                                                                        |
|    27 | West Bengal   | RM&REE, Coal                                                                                | Nickel, Chromite, PGE, Coal, Lignite                                                        | PGE, Coal                                      | Coal                                                                                                 |

## Exploration programs taken up by Mineral Exploration Corporation Limited during 2012-13, 201314, 2014-15 and the current year

|    | State             | 2012-13   | 2013-14   | 2014-15             | 2015-16             |
|----|-------------------|-----------|-----------|---------------------|---------------------|
|  1 | Arunachal Pradesh | Dolomite  |           |                     |                     |
|  2 | Jharkhand         | Gold      | Gold      | Gold                | Gold                |
|  3 | Karnataka         | Gold      | Gold      | Gold                | Gold                |
|  4 | Madhya Pradesh    |           |           | Basemetal           | Basemetal           |
|  5 | Maharashtra       |           |           | Tungsten, Basemetal | Tungsten, Basemetal |
|  6 | Meghalaya         | Limestone | Limestone | Limestone           | Limestone           |
|  7 | Nagaland          | Limestone | Limestone | Limestone           |                     |
|  8 | Odisha            | Manganese |           |                     |                     |
|  9 | Rajasthan         | Basemetal | Basemetal | Basemetal           |                     |
| 10 | Tamil Nadu        |           |           |                     | Molybdenum          |

## State / Mineral-Wise Production of Minerals

| State                | Minerals                          | unit        | 2012-13 Qty     | 2013-14 Qty     | 2014-15 (P) Qty   |
|----------------------|-----------------------------------|-------------|-----------------|-----------------|-------------------|
| India                | Bauxite                           | t           | 16611610        | 22319148        | 22226062          |
| Chhattisgarh         | Bauxite                           | t           | 1818169         | 1314129         | 1565562           |
| Goa                  | Bauxite                           | t           | 104200          | 220400          | 235000            |
| Gujarat              | Bauxite                           | t           | 3429903         | 7309743         | 5507566           |
| Jharkhand            | Bauxite                           | t           | 1977575         | 2282428         | 2040519           |
| Karnataka            | Bauxite                           | t           | 81200           | 74500           | 127500            |
| Madhya Pradesh       | Bauxite                           | t           | 1016756         | 775508          | 807697            |
| Maharashtra          | Bauxite                           | t           | 2628328         | 2606349         | 2630715           |
| Odisha               | Bauxite                           | t           | 5460037         | 7635196         | 9233131           |
| Tamil Nadu           | Bauxite                           | t           | 95442           | 100895          | 78372             |
| India                | Chromite                          | t           | 2833895         | 2878320         | 2163942           |
| Karnataka            | Chromite                          | t           | 6828            | 1003            | 2474              |
| Maharashtra          | Chromite                          | t           | 0               | 19              | 0                 |
| Odisha               | Chromite                          | t           | 2827067         | 2877298         | 2161468           |
| India                | Copper Ore                        | t           | 3635751         | 3777772         | 3586028           |
| Jharkhand            | Copper Ore                        | t           | 398537          | 398537          | 180496            |
| Madhya Pradesh       | Copper Ore                        | t           | 2254288         | 2376183         | 2458132           |
| Rajasthan            | Copper Ore                        | t           | 982926          | 1003052         | 947400            |
| India                | Copper Conc.                      | t           | 123654          | 139307          | 107541            |
| Jharkhand            | Copper Conc.                      | t           | 12769           | 13742           | 5902              |
| Madhya Pradesh       | Copper Conc.                      | t           | 67640           | 79909           | 57489             |
| Rajasthan            | Copper Conc.                      | t           | 43245           | 45656           | 44150             |
| India                | Gold Ore                          | t           | 502831          | 420429          | 448671            |
| Jharkhand            | Gold Ore                          | t           | 3770            | 7552            | 4232              |
| Karnataka            | Gold Ore                          | t           | 499061          | 412877          | 444439            |
| India                | Gold (Total)                      | kg          | 1588            | 1564            | 1440              |
| Jharkhand            | Gold (Total)                      | kg          | 5               | 8               | 11                |
| Karnataka            | Gold (Total)                      | kg          | 1583            | 1556            | 1429              |
| India                | Gold (Primary)                    | kg          | 1588            | 1564            | 1440              |
| Jharkhand            | Gold (Primary)                    | kg          | 5               | 8               | 11                |
| Karnataka            | Gold (Primary)                    | kg          | 1583            | 1556            | 1429              |
| India                | Gold (By-Product)                 | kg          | 0               | 0               | 0                 |
| Jharkhand            | Gold (By-Product)                 | kg          | 0               | 0               | 0                 |
| India                | Iron Ore (Total)                  | '000t       | 136618          | 152183 709      | 128909 908        |
| Andhra Pradesh       | Iron Ore (Total)                  | '000t '000t | 1176 27963      | 29250           | 29418             |
| Chhattisgarh Goa     | Iron Ore (Total) Iron Ore (Total) | '000t       | 10897 17986     | 0 22624         | 0 19173           |
| Jharkhand Karnataka  | Iron Ore (Total) Iron Ore (Total) | '000t '000t | 11504           | 18684           | 20157             |
| Madhya Pradesh       |                                   | '000t       |                 | 2090            |                   |
| Maharashtra          |                                   |             | 1225            |                 | 4019              |
|                      | Iron Ore (Total)                  |             |                 |                 |                   |
|                      | Iron Ore (Total)                  | '000t       | 1193            | 1888            | 2050              |
| Odisha               | Iron Ore (Total)                  | '000t       | 64439           | 76188           | 52026             |
| Rajasthan            | Iron Ore (Total)                  | '000t       | 235             | 708             | 1121              |
| Telangana            | Iron Ore (Total)                  | '000t       |                 | 42              | 37                |
| India                | Lead & Zinc Ore                   | t           | 8633411         | 9281807         | 9346349           |
| Rajasthan            | Lead & Zinc Ore                   | t           | 8633411         | 9281807         | 9346349           |
| India Rajasthan      | Lead Conc. Lead Conc.             | t t         | 184486 184486   | 194426 194426   | 197668 197668     |
| India                | Zinc Conc.                        | t           | 1492781         | 1490662         | 1501586           |
|                      |                                   |             |                 |                 | 1501586           |
| Rajasthan            | Zinc Conc. Manganese Ore          | t           | 1492781 2342169 | 1490662 2626291 | 2345361           |
| India Andhra Pradesh | Manganese Ore                     | t t         | 367445          | 334265          | 253675            |
| Goa                  | Manganese Ore                     | t           | 50              | 0               | 0                 |

| Gujarat              | Manganese Ore             | t     | 0               | 0              | 0            |
|----------------------|---------------------------|-------|-----------------|----------------|--------------|
| Jharkhand            | Manganese Ore             | t     | 4266            | 4779           | 4449         |
| Karnataka            | Manganese Ore             | t     | 39540           | 144528         | 194123       |
| Madhya Pradesh       | Manganese Ore             | t     | 714730          | 796496         | 883784       |
| Maharashtra          | Manganese Ore             | t     | 683185          | 666191         | 669813       |
| Odisha               | Manganese Ore             | t     | 527966          | 663710         | 326117       |
| Rajasthan            | Manganese Ore             | t     | 4987            | 5401           | 5965         |
| Telangana            | Manganese Ore             | t     |                 | 10921          | 7435         |
| India                | Silver                    | kg    | 374046          | 349774         | 327647       |
| Karnataka            | Silver                    | kg    | 145             | 154            | 139          |
| Rajasthan            | Silver                    | kg    | 373901          | 349620         | 327508       |
| India                | Tin Conc.                 | kg    | 47774           | 34862          | 24689        |
| Chhattisgarh         | Tin Conc.                 | kg    | 47774           | 34862          | 24689        |
| India                | Agate(Mm)                 | t     | 493             | 100            | 0            |
| Gujarat              | Agate(Mm)                 | t     | 493             | 100            | 0            |
| India                | Apatite                   | t     | 572             | 1300           | 930          |
| Andhra Pradesh       | Apatite                   | t     | 572             | 1300           | 930          |
| West Bengal          | Apatite                   | t     | 0               | 0              | 0            |
| India                | Phosphorite               | t     | 1941158         | 1453580        | 1579561      |
| Madhya Pradesh       | Phosphorite               | t     | 248352          | 131465         | 77565        |
| Rajasthan            | Phosphorite               | t     | 1692806         | 1322115        | 1501996      |
| India                | Asbestos                  | t     | 389             | 172            | 0            |
| Andhra Pradesh       | Asbestos                  | t     | 389             | 172            | 0            |
| India                | Ball Clay(Mm)             | t     | 1750559         | 2130995        | 1910060      |
| Andhra Pradesh       | Ball Clay(Mm)             | t     | 184345          | 143430         | 148774       |
| Gujarat              | Ball Clay(Mm)             | t     | 10900           | 8600           | 0            |
| Rajasthan            | Ball Clay(Mm)             | t     | 1541981         | 1974501        | 1760526      |
| Tamil Nadu           | Ball Clay(Mm)             | t     | 13333           | 4464           | 760          |
| India                | Barytes(Mm)               | t     | 1789431         | 1170522        | 910963       |
| Andhra Pradesh       | Barytes(Mm)               | t     | 1782079         | 1149081        | 886929       |
| Rajasthan            | Barytes(Mm)               | t     | 7352            | 5560           | 3380         |
| Telangana            | Barytes(Mm)               | t     |                 | 15881          | 20654        |
| India                | Calcite(Mm)               | t     | 74488           | 92122          | 91783        |
| Andhra Pradesh       | Calcite(Mm)               | t     | 1790            | 1960           | 4100         |
| Madhya Pradesh       | Calcite(Mm)               | t     | 0               | 226            | 22           |
| Rajasthan            | Calcite(Mm)               | t     | 72698           | 89936          | 87661        |
| India                | Chalk(Mm)                 | t     | 175516          | 142696         | 94467        |
| Gujarat              | Chalk(Mm)                 | t     | 175516          | 142696         | 94467        |
| India                | Clay (Others)(Mm)         | t     | 2680726         | 2506662        | 2248184      |
| Andhra Pradesh       | Clay (Others)(Mm)         | t     | 158674          | 63622          | 50920        |
| Chhattisgarh         | Clay (Others)(Mm)         | t     | 0               | 0              | 0            |
| Gujarat              | Clay (Others)(Mm)         | t     | 1928419         | 1612566        | 1515449      |
| Karnataka            | Clay (Others)(Mm)         | t     | 0               | 0              | 0            |
| Kerala               | Clay (Others)(Mm)         | t     | 0               | 78703          | 141843       |
| Madhya Pradesh       | Clay (Others)(Mm)         | t     | 436329          | 437150         | 365273       |
| Rajasthan            | Clay (Others)(Mm)         | t     | 152534          | 241396         | 122784       |
| Tamil Nadu           | Clay (Others)(Mm)         | t     | 4770            | 0              | 0            |
| Telangana            | Clay (Others)(Mm)         | t     |                 | 73225          | 51915        |
| India                | Corundum(Mm)              | kg    | 5000            | 0              | 0            |
| Karnataka            | Corundum(Mm)              | kg    | 5000            | 0              | 0            |
| Maharashtra          | Corundum(Mm)              | kg    | 0               | 0              | 0            |
| India                | Diamond                   | crt   | 31988           | 37517          | 35724        |
| Madhya Pradesh       |                           |       |                 |                | 35724        |
| India                | Diamond Diaspore(Mm)      | crt t | 31988 16222     | 37517 14599    | 12207        |
| Madhya Pradesh       | Diaspore(Mm)              | t     | 7268            | 6479           | 4717         |
| Uttar Pradesh        | Diaspore(Mm)              | t     | 8954            | 8120           | 7490 6209476 |
| India Andhra Pradesh | Dolomite(Mm) Dolomite(Mm) | t t   | 7233958 1547613 | 7310599 747409 | 698273       |
|                      |                           |       |                 |                | 2437702      |
| Chhattisgarh         | Dolomite(Mm)              | t     | 1970136         | 2637734        |              |

| Gujarat               | Dolomite(Mm)                        | t   | 499122     | 526355     | 388173    |
|-----------------------|-------------------------------------|-----|------------|------------|-----------|
| Jharkhand             | Dolomite(Mm)                        | t   | 301185     | 267146     | 135319    |
| Karnataka             | Dolomite(Mm)                        | t   | 728186     | 642906     | 619367    |
| Madhya Pradesh        | Dolomite(Mm)                        | t   | 655858     | 595594     | 542637    |
| Maharashtra           | Dolomite(Mm)                        | t   | 314562     | 233384     | 102236    |
| Odisha                | Dolomite(Mm)                        | t   | 992470     | 687823     | 413891    |
| Rajasthan             | Dolomite(Mm)                        | t   | 224826     | 399084     | 381314    |
| Telangana             | Dolomite(Mm)                        | t   |            | 573152     | 485222    |
| Uttarakhand           | Dolomite(Mm)                        | t   | 0          | 12         | 5342      |
| India                 | Dunite(Mm)                          | t   | 88274      | 64917      | 75050     |
| Karnataka             | Dunite(Mm)                          | t   | 8750       | 978        | 1123      |
| Tamil Nadu            | Dunite(Mm)                          | t   | 79524      | 63939      | 73927     |
| India                 | Felspar(Mm)                         | t   | 1459008    | 1512982    | 1343366   |
| Andhra Pradesh        | Felspar(Mm)                         | t   | 504000     | 100276     | 100930    |
| Jharkhand             | Felspar(Mm)                         | t   | 6525       | 7462       | 3252      |
| Rajasthan             | Felspar(Mm)                         | t   | 892257     | 928320     | 767091    |
| Tamil Nadu            | Felspar(Mm)                         | t   | 42666      | 56061      | 51884     |
| Telangana             | Felspar(Mm)                         | t   |            | 401021     | 401072    |
| West Bengal           | Felspar(Mm)                         | t   | 13560      | 19842      | 19137     |
| India                 | Fireclay(Mm)                        | t   | 999925     | 920809     | 712792    |
| Andhra Pradesh        | Fireclay(Mm)                        | t   | 49478      | 32061      | 27286     |
| Chhattisgarh          | Fireclay(Mm)                        | t   | 2570       | 0          | 0         |
| Gujarat               | Fireclay(Mm)                        | t   | 86316      | 154301     | 173357    |
| Jharkhand             | Fireclay(Mm)                        | t   | 111594     | 3655       | 0         |
| Karnataka             | Fireclay(Mm)                        | t   | 16307      | 13966      | 2965      |
| Madhya Pradesh        | Fireclay(Mm)                        | t   | 71226      | 74441      | 22642     |
| Maharashtra           | Fireclay(Mm)                        | t   | 7547       | 5076       | 3799      |
| Rajasthan             | Fireclay(Mm)                        | t   | 410331     | 359845     | 253166    |
| Tamil Nadu            | Fireclay(Mm)                        | t   | 145468     | 181362     | 169458    |
| West Bengal India     | Fireclay(Mm) Felsite(Mm)            | t t | 99088 1266 | 96102 551  | 60119 324 |
| Karnataka             | Felsite(Mm)                         | t   | 1266       | 551        | 324       |
| India                 | Flint                               |     | 633        | 459        |           |
| Jharkhand             | Stone Flint Stone                   | t   | 633        | 459        | 294 294   |
|                       | Fluorite                            | t   | 3092       | 2487       |           |
| India                 | (Graded)                            | t   |            | 0          | 2947      |
| Gujarat Maharashtra   | Fluorite (Graded) Fluorite (Graded) | t t | 0 3092     | 2487       | 0 2947    |
| Rajasthan             | Fluorite (Graded)                   | t   | 0          | 0          | 0         |
|                       |                                     |     | 768248     | 483559     | 78924     |
| India                 | Garnet (Abrasive)                   | t   | 83683      | 108409     | 55803     |
| Andhra Pradesh Odisha | Garnet (Abrasive) Garnet (Abrasive) | t t | 23898      | 19091      | 11999     |
| Rajasthan             | Garnet (Abrasive)                   | t   | 614        | 715        | 725       |
| Tamil Nadu            | Garnet (Abrasive)                   | t   | 660053     | 355344     | 10397     |
| India                 | Garnet (Gem)                        | kg  | 0          | 0          | 0         |
| Rajasthan             | Garnet (Gem)                        | kg  | 0          | 0          | 0         |
| India                 | Graphite (R.O.M.)                   | t   | 134735     | 146390     | 116512    |
| Chhattisgarh          | Graphite (R.O.M.)                   | t   | 0          | 1403       | 0         |
| Jharkhand             | Graphite (R.O.M.)                   | t   | 55855      | 43716      | 41423     |
| Karnataka             | Graphite (R.O.M.)                   | t   | 3241       | 2205       | 0         |
| Kerala                | Graphite (R.O.M.)                   | t   |            | 0          | 50        |
| Odisha                | Graphite (R.O.M.)                   | t   | 6530       | 10521      | 2083      |
| Tamil Nadu            | Graphite (R.O.M.)                   | t   | 69109      | 88545      | 72956     |
| India                 |                                     |     | 3556723    |            |           |
| Gujarat               | Gypsum(Mm) Gypsum(Mm)               | t   | 38         | 3115363 20 | 2477849 0 |
| Jammu & Kashmir       | Gypsum(Mm)                          | t t | 43432      | 32211      | 28694     |
| Rajasthan             | Gypsum(Mm)                          | t   | 3510063    | 3080992    | 2449155   |
| Tamil Nadu            | Gypsum(Mm)                          | t   | 3190       | 2140       | 0         |
| India                 | Iolite                              | kg  | 0          | 0          | 0         |
| Odisha                |                                     | kg  | 0          | 0          |           |
|                       | Iolite                              |     |            |            | 0         |

| India                | Jasper(Mm)                | t     | 0            | 0             | 0           |
|----------------------|---------------------------|-------|--------------|---------------|-------------|
| Rajasthan            | Jasper(Mm)                | t     | 0            | 0             | 0           |
| India                | Kaolin (Total)(Mm)        | t     | 4258697      | 4853420       | 3861380     |
| Andhra Pradesh       | Kaolin (Total)(Mm)        | t     | 53057        | 58516         | 45857       |
| Gujarat              | Kaolin (Total)(Mm)        | t     | 2656099      | 3074737       | 2456977     |
| Jharkhand            | Kaolin (Total)(Mm)        | t     | 66235        | 600           | 70623       |
| Karnataka            | Kaolin (Total)(Mm)        | t     | 2836         | 2540          | 1984        |
| Kerala               | Kaolin (Total)(Mm)        | t     | 708257       | 743138        | 561565      |
| Madhya Pradesh       | Kaolin (Total)(Mm)        | t     | 11790        | 13000         | 10200       |
| Rajasthan            | Kaolin (Total)(Mm)        | t     | 662362       | 870307        | 633175      |
| West Bengal          | Kaolin (Total)(Mm)        | t     | 98061        | 90582         | 80999       |
| India                | Kyanite                   | t     | 1048         | 3679          | 6260        |
| Jharkhand            | Kyanite                   | t     | 1015         | 0             | 0           |
| Karnataka            | Kyanite                   | t     |              | 1416          | 4400        |
| Maharashtra          | Kyanite                   | t     | 33           | 2263          | 1860        |
| India                | Sillimanite               | t     | 43736        | 67265         | 66025       |
| Andhra Pradesh       | Sillimanite               | t     | 23896        | 43705         | 33801       |
| Kerala               | Sillimanite               | t     | 4936         | 5109          | 7690        |
| Maharashtra          | Sillimanite               | t     | 2590         | 6729          | 6223        |
| Odisha               | Sillimanite               | t     | 12314        | 11722         | 18311       |
| India                | Laterite(Mm)              | t     | 4121192      | 3475368       | 4650597     |
| Andhra Pradesh       | Laterite(Mm)              | t     | 3227646      | 795729        | 1760358     |
| Gujarat              | Laterite(Mm)              | t     | 117880       | 19050         | 61174       |
| Jharkhand            | Laterite(Mm)              | t     | 0            | 0             | 0 121200    |
| Karnataka Kerala     | Laterite(Mm) Laterite(Mm) | t t   | 163200 97909 | 118500 169672 | 148357      |
| Madhya Pradesh       | Laterite(Mm)              | t     | 510557       | 606056        | 589835      |
| Maharashtra          | Laterite(Mm)              | t     | 4000         | 53987         | 69000       |
| Telangana            | Laterite(Mm)              | t     |              | 1712374       | 1900673     |
| India                | Limestone                 | '000t | 285030       | 280863        | 292810      |
| Andhra Pradesh       | Limestone                 | '000t | 63438        | 34331         | 35435       |
| Assam                | Limestone                 | '000t | 384          | 203           | 665         |
| Bihar                | Limestone                 | '000t | 588          | 549           | 473         |
| Chhattisgarh         | Limestone                 | '000t | 20172        | 21217         | 23505       |
| Gujarat              | Limestone                 | '000t | 26071        | 23373         | 25729       |
| Himachal Pradesh     | Limestone                 | '000t | 13104        | 11935         | 12718       |
| Jammu & Kashmir      | Limestone                 | '000t | 192          | 193           | 131         |
| Jharkhand            | Limestone                 | '000t | 1861         | 1678          | 792         |
| Karnataka            | Limestone                 | '000t | 21132        | 21590         | 24031       |
| Kerala               | Limestone                 | '000t | 488          | 501           | 511         |
| Madhya Pradesh       | Limestone                 | '000t | 35536        | 37832         | 38972       |
| Maharashtra          | Limestone                 | '000t | 11924        | 10997         | 12086       |
| Meghalaya            | Limestone                 | '000t | 4032         | 3616          | 3696        |
| Odisha               | Limestone                 | '000t | 3912         | 3718          | 3409        |
| Rajasthan            | Limestone                 | '000t | 52540        | 56754         | 61544       |
| Tamil Nadu           | Limestone                 | '000t | 26442        | 24112         | 22205       |
| Telangana            | Limestone                 | '000t |              | 25120         | 23956       |
| Uttar Pradesh        | Limestone                 | '000t | 3214         | 3144          | 2952        |
| India                | Limekankar(Mm)            | t     | 192426       | 140088        | 111382      |
| Andhra Pradesh       | Limekankar(Mm)            | t     | 275          | 0             | 0           |
| Tamil Nadu           | Limekankar(Mm)            | t     | 192151       | 140088        | 111382      |
| India                | Limeshell                 | t     | 24044        | 18750         | 16150       |
| Karnataka            | Limeshell                 | t     | 0            | 0             | 0           |
| Kerala               | Limeshell                 | t     | 23939        | 18690         | 16120       |
| Tamil Nadu           | Limeshell                 | t     | 105          | 60            | 30          |
| India                | Magnesite                 | t     | 224315 11495 | 196940 7720   | 275678 9129 |
| Karnataka Tamil Nadu | Magnesite Magnesite       | t t   | 160450       | 144991        | 215254      |
|                      | Magnesite                 | t     |              | 44229         | 51295       |
| Uttarakhand          |                           |       | 52370        |               |             |

| India            | Marl                        | t   | 4337009    | 3254486    | 2179489      |
|------------------|-----------------------------|-----|------------|------------|--------------|
| Gujarat          | Marl                        | t   | 4240183    | 3216915    | 2177450      |
| Tamil Nadu       | Marl                        | t   | 96826      | 37571      | 2039         |
| India            | Mica (Crude)(Mm)            | kg  | 1255813    | 1755317    | 635700       |
| Andhra Pradesh   | Mica (Crude)(Mm)            | kg  | 1176813    | 1755317    | 635700       |
| Jharkhand        | Mica (Crude)(Mm)            | kg  | 0          | 0          | 0            |
| Rajasthan        | Mica (Crude)(Mm)            | kg  | 79000      | 0          | 0            |
| India            | Mica (Waste & Scrap)(Mm)    | kg  | 16254544   | 19657136   | 11852421     |
| Andhra Pradesh   | Mica (Waste & Scrap)(Mm)    | kg  | 7415311    | 7531158    | 7643585      |
| Bihar            | Mica (Waste & Scrap)(Mm)    | kg  | 2938500    | 3380500    | 1378000      |
| Jharkhand        | Mica (Waste & Scrap)(Mm)    | kg  | 782270     | 2110090    | 0            |
| Rajasthan        | Mica (Waste & Scrap)(Mm)    | kg  | 5118463    | 6635388    | 2830836      |
| India            | Moulding Sand               | t   | 3118       | 29963      | 6383         |
| Chhattisgarh     | Moulding Sand               | t   | 2613       | 29323      | 6383         |
| Gujarat          | Moulding Sand               | t   | 200        | 150        | 0            |
| West Bengal      | Moulding Sand               | t   | 305        | 490        | 0            |
| India            | Ochre(Mm)                   | t   | 1833783    | 1580675    | 2203708      |
| Andhra Pradesh   | Ochre(Mm)                   | t   | 97581      | 130901     | 155723       |
| Gujarat          | Ochre(Mm)                   | t   | 4690       | 5050       | 6300         |
| Karnataka        | Ochre(Mm)                   | t   | 0          | 0          | 0            |
| Madhya Pradesh   | Ochre(Mm)                   | t   | 55445      | 69246      | 70422        |
| Rajasthan        | Ochre(Mm)                   | t   | 1676067    | 1375478    | 1971263      |
| India            | Perlite                     | t   | 0          | 0          | 0            |
| Gujarat          | Perlite                     | t   | 0          | 0          | 0            |
| India            | Pyrophyllite(Mm)            | t   | 247968     | 224677     | 147431       |
| Andhra Pradesh   | Pyrophyllite(Mm)            | t   | 176        | 1980       | 1603         |
| Madhya Pradesh   | Pyrophyllite(Mm)            | t   | 207768     | 166896     | 115655       |
| Maharashtra      | Pyrophyllite(Mm)            | t   | 714        | 1527       | 1030         |
| Odisha           | Pyrophyllite(Mm)            | t   | 0          | 10066      | 3388         |
| Rajasthan        | Pyrophyllite(Mm)            | t   | 7697       | 17968      | 0            |
| Uttar Pradesh    | Pyrophyllite(Mm)            | t   | 31613      | 26240      | 25755        |
| India            | Pyroxenite(Mm)              | t   | 58562      | 2985       | 0            |
| Jharkhand        | Pyroxenite(Mm)              | t   | 58562      | 2985       | 0            |
| Odisha           | Pyroxenite(Mm)              | t   | 0          | 0          | 0            |
| India            | Quartz(Mm)                  | t   | 1384155    | 1488743    | 1381406      |
| Andhra Pradesh   | Quartz(Mm)                  | t   | 893670     | 522446     | 508179       |
| Bihar            | Quartz(Mm)                  | t   | 8997       | 0          | 0            |
| Chhattisgarh     | Quartz(Mm)                  | t   | 17009      | 14784      | 4705         |
| Gujarat          | Quartz(Mm)                  | t   | 164462     | 156379     | 102885       |
| Jharkhand        | Quartz(Mm)                  | t   | 42474      | 32633      | 14730        |
| Karnataka        | Quartz(Mm)                  | t   | 6931       | 63624      | 88673        |
| Madhya Pradesh   | Quartz(Mm)                  | t   | 340        | 0          | 3450         |
| Maharashtra      | Quartz(Mm)                  | t   | 17475      | 14985      | 7256         |
| Odisha           | Quartz(Mm)                  | t   | 7720       | 7142       | 0            |
| Rajasthan        | Quartz(Mm)                  | t   | 173448     | 229814     | 225528       |
| Tamil Nadu       | Quartz(Mm)                  | t   | 21367      | 15783      | 21268        |
| Telangana        | Quartz(Mm)                  | t   |            | 394733     | 367467       |
| Uttar Pradesh    | Quartz(Mm)                  | t   | 0          | 900        | 50           |
| West Bengal      | Quartz(Mm)                  | t   | 30262      | 35520      | 37215 583095 |
| India            | Quartzite(Mm)               | t   | 501399     | 584235     | 456494       |
| Andhra Pradesh   | Quartzite(Mm)               | t   | 221885     | 389984     |              |
| Bihar            | Quartzite(Mm)               | t   | 109495     | 35346      | 5706         |
| Chhattisgarh     | Quartzite(Mm)               | t   | 42524      | 31119      | 19696        |
| Jharkhand        | Quartzite(Mm) Quartzite(Mm) | t   | 30771      | 1981 13000 | 0 8500       |
| Karnataka        |                             | t   | 10000      |            | 59991        |
| Maharashtra      | Quartzite(Mm)               | t   | 55117      | 58073      | 21863        |
| Odisha Rajasthan | Quartzite(Mm) Quartzite(Mm) | t   | 26818 4489 | 43455 4187 | 8285         |
| West Bengal      |                             | t   | 300        | 7090       | 2560         |
|                  | Quartzite(Mm)               | t   |            |            |              |

| India            | Silica Sand(Mm)          | t   | 4303883     | 3724241     | 3047485     |
|------------------|--------------------------|-----|-------------|-------------|-------------|
| Andhra Pradesh   | Silica Sand(Mm)          | t   | 2128989     | 1693844     | 1242041     |
| Gujarat          | Silica Sand(Mm)          | t   | 869926      | 844988      | 873200      |
| Jharkhand        | Silica Sand(Mm)          | t   | 81088       | 0           | 0           |
| Karnataka        | Silica Sand(Mm)          | t   | 102854      | 133005      | 88773       |
| Kerala           | Silica Sand(Mm)          | t   | 91833       | 50793       | 38628       |
| Maharashtra      | Silica Sand(Mm)          | t   | 278138      | 274966      | 129947      |
| Rajasthan        | Silica Sand(Mm)          | t   | 626336      | 611361      | 510703      |
| Tamil Nadu       | Silica Sand(Mm)          | t   | 10916       | 44533       | 74268       |
| Uttar Pradesh    | Silica Sand(Mm)          | t   | 42051       | 8336        | 0           |
| West Bengal      | Silica Sand(Mm)          | t   | 71752       | 62415       | 89925       |
| India            | Sand (Others)(Mm)        | t   | 2638424     | 2577869     | 2100563     |
| Andhra Pradesh   | Sand (Others)(Mm)        | t   | 1874624     | 7788        | 7197        |
| Madhya Pradesh   | Sand (Others)(Mm)        | t   | 0           | 109843      | 16037       |
| Maharashtra      | Sand (Others)(Mm)        | t   | 750877      | 577986      | 291979      |
| Meghalaya        | Sand (Others)(Mm)        | t   | 12923       | 0           | 0           |
| Rajasthan        | Sand (Others)(Mm)        | t   | 0           | 5831        | 7232        |
| Telangana        | Sand (Others)(Mm)        | t   |             | 1876421     | 1778118     |
| India            | Salt (Rock)              | t   | 0           | 0           | 0           |
| Himachal Pradesh | Salt (Rock)              | t   | 0           | 0           | 0           |
| India            | Shale(Mm)                | t   | 3067718     | 3006945     | 2792904     |
| Andhra Pradesh   | Shale(Mm)                | t   | 142617      | 104309      | 102331      |
| Himachal Pradesh | Shale(Mm)                | t   | 1512161     | 1430549     | 1279203     |
| Karnataka        | Shale(Mm)                | t   | 546026      | 670136      | 646286      |
| Madhya Pradesh   | Shale(Mm)                | t   | 519521      | 453825      | 384008      |
| Maharashtra      | Shale(Mm)                | t   | 347393      | 289026      | 294076      |
| Telangana        | Shale(Mm)                | t   |             | 59100       | 87000       |
| India            | Slate(Mm)                | t   | 278         | 351         | 218         |
| Haryana          | Slate(Mm)                | t   | 278         | 351         | 218         |
| India            | Steatite(Mm)             | t   | 971778      | 887925      | 774281      |
| Andhra Pradesh   | Steatite(Mm)             | t   | 85117       | 62214       | 57752       |
| Chhattisgarh     | Steatite(Mm)             | t   | 440         | 0           | 0           |
| Gujarat          | Steatite(Mm)             | t   | 2626        | 1301        | 0           |
| Jharkhand        | Steatite(Mm)             | t   | 1400        | 0           | 0           |
| Madhya Pradesh   | Steatite(Mm)             | t   | 140         | 1887        | 1828        |
| Rajasthan        | Steatite(Mm)             | t   | 766742      | 739739      | 633216      |
| Tamil Nadu       | Steatite(Mm)             | t   | 991         | 1280        | 2750        |
| Uttarakhand      | Steatite(Mm)             | t   | 114322      | 81504       | 78735       |
| India            | Selenite                 | t   | 7577        | 531         | 207         |
| Rajasthan        | Selenite                 | t   | 7577        | 531         | 207         |
| India            | Sulphur                  | t   | 449004      | 390325      | 429258      |
| Assam            | Sulphur                  | t   | 3706        | 4950        | 5803        |
| Bihar            | Sulphur                  | t   | 12345       | 10253       | 8629        |
| Gujarat          | Sulphur                  | t   | 74697       | 76088       | 90096       |
| Haryana          | Sulphur                  | t   | 218633      | 170471      | 168598      |
| Maharashtra      | Sulphur                  | t   | 46991       | 51301       | 57691       |
| Punjab           | Sulphur                  | t   | 12676       | 0           | 0           |
| Uttar Pradesh    | Sulphur                  | t   | 43574       | 35361       | 48782       |
| West Bengal      | Sulphur                  | t   | 36382       | 41901       | 49659       |
| India            | Vermiculite              | t   | 7947        | 11851       | 15327       |
| Andhra Pradesh   | Vermiculite              | t   | 6474        | 9650        | 13126       |
| Karnataka        | Vermiculite              | t   | 100         | 0           | 0           |
| Tamil Nadu India | Vermiculite Wollastonite | t t | 1373 145667 | 2201 192712 | 2201 186519 |
| Rajasthan        | Wollastonite             | t   |             | 192712      | 186519      |
|                  |                          |     | 145667      |             |             |

Note: 31 Minerals have been declared as Minor Minerals (MM) vide notification dated 10th February' 2015. Production data for these minerals during 2014-15 is upto January 2015.

(P): Provisional; Source : MCDR Returns