Lok Sabha Question No. 535 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2025-12-03
Subject: Minerals Found in various Districts of Rajasthan
Ministry: MINES
Asked by: Shri Hanuman Beniwal

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF MINES

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. †535

ANSWERED ON 03.12.2025

## MINERALS FOUND IN VARIOUS DISTRICTS OF RAJASTHAN

†535. SHRI HANUMAN BENIWAL:

Will the Minister of MINES be pleased to state:

- (a) the various districts of Rajasthan in which mineral reserves have been found in the exploration  carried  out  by  the  Government  during  the  last  five  years  including  the details of minerals found;
- (b)  whether  the  Government has  issued  notification  regarding  e-auction  of  various critical mineral blocks in the year 2025;
- (c)  if  so,  the  State  and  location-wise details thereof including the details of various minerals included under the same;
- (d) whether the Government proposes to take any concrete steps to commence the mining of minerals like tungsten, lithium, etc. at the earliest in Degana town of Nagaur district of Rajasthan and set up a mining industry in the area; and
- (e) if so, the details thereof along with the reaction of the Government in this regard?

## ANSWER

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

- (a): During the last five years i.e. from 2020-21 to 2024-25, the Geological Survey of India (GSI), an attached office of the Ministry of Mines, took up 273 exploration projects for minerals commodities such as Basemetals, Gold, Limestone, Rare Earth Elements (REE), Nickel, Tungsten, Potash, Manganese etc. in various districts of Rajasthan. Since  MMDR  Amendment  Act,  2015,  GSI  has  augmented  mineral  resources  for Limestone,  Basemetals,  Gold,  REE,  Glauconite,  Niobium-Tantalum,  Manganese, Lithium, Tungsten, Potash, Silver etc. in different districts in Rajasthan and the details are given at Annexure-I.
- (b) & (c): Yes. The Central Government has issued notifications with regard to the eauction  of  various  critical  mineral  blocks  in  the  year  2025  under  Tranche  V  and Tranche VI. The details are given at Annexure-II.
- (d)  &  (e):  The  Central  Government has notified Notice Inviting Tender (NIT) under Tranche VI for auction of "RAMB Degana Tungsten, Lithium and Associated Mineral Block" located in Degana Tehsil as Mining Lease on 16.09.2025.

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## Annexure-II

The State and location-wise details of the notification issued by the Central Government with regard to the e-auction of various critical mineral blocks in the year 2025 under Tranche V and Tranche VI

## Tranche V

|   S. No. | Name of the Block                            | Mineral                   | State          | District               | ML /CL   |
|----------|----------------------------------------------|---------------------------|----------------|------------------------|----------|
|        1 | Oranga-Revatipur Graphite and Vanadium Block | Graphite and Vanadium     | Chhattisgarh   | Balrampur- Ramanujganj | ML       |
|        2 | Katesar-Guneri Glauconite Block              | Glauconite                | Gujarat        | Kachchh                | CL       |
|        3 | Salepali Graphite Block                      | Graphite                  | Odisha         | Balangir               | CL       |
|        4 | Khobna and Agargaon Cluster Tungsten Block   | Tungsten                  | Maharashtra    | Nagpur                 | ML       |
|        5 | Mincheri REE Block                           | REE                       | Karnataka      | Raichur                | CL       |
|        6 | Ganacharpura Graphite Block                  | Graphite                  | Karnataka      | Kolar                  | CL       |
|        7 | Surajpura Phosphorite Block                  | Phosphorite               | Madhya Pradesh | Chhatarpur             | CL       |
|        8 | Kelenda Glauconite Block                     | Glauconite                | Chhattisgarh   | Mahasamund             | CL       |
|        9 | Raipura Phosphorite and Limestone Block      | Phosphorite and Limestone | Chhattisgarh   | Balod                  | CL       |
|       10 | Semhardih Phosphorite and Limestone Block    | Phosphorite and Limestone | Chhattisgarh   | Balod                  | CL       |
|       11 | Dombarahalli Phosphate and REE Block         | Phosphate and REE         | Karnataka      | Koppal                 | CL       |
|       12 | Holalkere - Doddaghatta Ni and PGE Block     | Nickel and PGE            | Karnataka      | Hassan                 | CL       |
|       13 | Jhandawali - Satipura Amalgamated Potash and | Potash and Halite         | Rajasthan      | Hanumangarh            | CL       |

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|    | Halite Block                                                 |                          |               |             |    |
|----|--------------------------------------------------------------|--------------------------|---------------|-------------|----|
| 14 | Jorkian-Satipura- Khunja Amalgamated Potash and Halite Block | Potash and Halite        | Rajasthan     | Hanumangarh | CL |
| 15 | Nawatola-Laband REE Block                                    | REE (Rare Earth Element) | Uttar Pradesh | Sonbhadra   | CL |

## Tranche VI

|   S. No . | Name of the Block                                          | Mineral                                                             | State             | District                              | ML/C L   |
|-----------|------------------------------------------------------------|---------------------------------------------------------------------|-------------------|---------------------------------------|----------|
|         1 | Laxmipuram Cobalt and Manganes e Block                     | Cobalt and Manganese                                                | Andhra Prades h   | Vizianagaram                          | CL       |
|         2 | Pakro Vanadium & Graphite Block                            | Vanadium, Graphite                                                  | Arunachal Pradesh | Pakke Kessan g                        | CL       |
|         3 | Sito Sikhe Vanadium and Graphite Block                     | Vanadium, Graphite                                                  | Arunachal Pradesh | Keyi Panyor (Earlier Lower Subansiri) | CL       |
|         4 | Chittalnar- Kumakoleng Tin Ore Block                       | Tin Ore (Cassiterite) and Associated Minerals (Tantalum, Niobium)   | Chhattisgarh      | Sukma and Bastar                      | CL       |
|         5 | Siskari Pat Titanium, Bauxite and Associated Mineral Block | Titanium, Bauxite and associated minerals (Vanadium , Gallium, etc) | Jharkhand         | Lohardaga                             | CL       |

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|   6. | Gundlupet REE and Yttrium Block                                   | REE and Yttrium                                                    | Karnataka   | Chamrajnaga r   | ML   |
|------|-------------------------------------------------------------------|--------------------------------------------------------------------|-------------|-----------------|------|
|    7 | Kawalapur REE and RM Block                                        | REE and RM                                                         | Maharashtra | Nagpur          | CL   |
|    8 | Bharatbahal Graphite, Manganese and Associated Mineral Block      | Graphite, Manganese and Associated Minerals (V)                    | Odisha      | Balangir        | CL   |
|    9 | Kanaital Graphite, Manganese and Associated Mineral Block         | Graphite, Manganese and Associated Minerals (V, Co)                | Odisha      | Balangir        | CL   |
|   10 | Larambha Graphite, Manganese and Associated Mineral Block         | Graphite, Manganese and Associated Minerals (V, Co)                | Odisha      | Balangir        | CL   |
|   11 | Shergarh- Sherawala- Ramsara- Dalmirkhera Potash and Halite Block | Potash and Halite                                                  | Punjab      | Fazilka         | CL   |
|   12 | Bhatikhera REE, Niobium and Zirconium Block                       | REE, Niobium and Zirconium                                         | Rajasthan   | Balotra         | ML   |
|   13 | Nimbli Rock Phosphate Block                                       | Rock Phosphate                                                     | Rajasthan   | Jaisalmer       | CL   |
|   14 | RAMB Degana Tungsten, Lithium and Associated Mineral Block        | Tungsten, Lithium and associated minerals (Rubidium, Niobium, Tin) | Rajasthan   | Nagaur          | ML   |
|   15 | Southeast of Gugrot REE and Nb Block                              | REE and Nb                                                         | Rajasthan   | Barmer          | CL   |
|   16 | Govindpur Vanadium, Titanium & Aluminous                          | Vanadium, Titanium & Aluminous Laterite                            | Telangana   | Sangareddy      | CL   |

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