Lok Sabha Question No. 3304 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2015-08-10
Subject: Allocation of Iron Ore Mines
Ministry: MINES
Asked by: VIJAY KUMAR S.R.

### GOVERNMENT OF INDIA

### MINISTRY OF MINES

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### LOK SABHA

### UNSTARRED QUESTION NO.3304

### TO BE ANSWERED ON 10th AUGUST, 2015

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**Allocation of Iron Ore Mines**

### 3304. SHRI S.R. VIJAYAKUMAR :

### Will the Minister of MINES be pleased to state:

(a)  the details of iron-ore mines allotted in the country during each of the last three years and the current year, company-wise and State-wise;

(b)  the number of licence of captive mines granted for iron-ore to steel plants of the public and private sector during the said period, company-wise;

(c)  whether proper assessment has been made to ascertain the quantum of iron-ore deposits in these mines;

(d) if so, the details thereof, mine-wise; and

(e)  if not, the details of measures being taken by the Government in this regard?

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### ANSWER

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### THE MINISTER OF MINES AND STEEL (SHRI NARENDRA SINGH TOMAR)

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1. Under the provisions of the  Mines and Mineral (Development and Regulation) Act, 1957 and the Rules framed thereunder  respective  State Governments  are the Competent Authority for grant of mining  leases. According to information received in Indian Bureau of Mines in the recent past  six mining leases for extraction of iron ore have been granted. The details are  provided in Annexure-I.

1. As per the available information with IBM twentynine(29) captive iron ore mines (public/private) reported production in the country during 2014-15 with total production of 43,885 thousand tonnes of iron ore. The details of captive mine for iron ore and production there from in Chhattisgarh, Jharkhand, Maharashtra, Odisha and Rajasthan State is given as Annexure-II.

(c), (d) & (e): The assessment  to ascertain the quantum of iron-ore  in these mines is a  continuous process of exploration. The details of the quantum  of iron-ore deposits as  on 1.4. 2013  is in Annexure-III

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***Annexure-I***

**Details of Iron ore leases granted during last three years**

| **Name of Mineral**                                                                | **State and district**   | **Village**   |   **Area**  **( Ha)** |   ***Year***  **of Grant** |   **Period ( Yrs)** | **Name of Lessee**            |
|------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|--------------------------|---------------|-----------------------|----------------------------|---------------------|-------------------------------|
| Iron ore                                                                           | Andra Pradesh  Kurnool   | Tavisikonda   |                 32.92 |                       2011 |                  20 | Satyanarayana Raju & co.      |
| Iron ore& laterite                                                                 | Madhya Pradesh  Balaghat | Saletekri     |                  4.95 |                       2012 |                  30 | Ganesh M  *ines pvt L*  td.   |
| Iron ore, gold, silver, lead, zinc, copper, nickel, cobalt and associated minerals | Rajasthan  Bhilwara      | Lapiairon     |                433.10 |                       2011 |                  30 | Jindal Saw Ltd.               |
| Iron ore & Laterite                                                                | Madhya Pradesh  Jabalpur | Giduraha      |                  9.20 |                      .2013 |                  30 | Brokan Hill Mining Company    |
| Iron ore,  Laterite, Clay & Ochre                                                  | Madhya Pradesh  Jabalpur | Dhamdha       |                  4.54 |                      .2013 |                  30 | R. M. G. Super Mines Pvt  Ltd |
| Manganese ore, Iron ore & Laterite                                                 | Madhya Pradesh  Jabalpur | Hridayanajar  |                  4.67 |                      .2014 |                  20 | Shrikant Pandey               |

Source: State Government