Lok Sabha Question No. 297 (STARRED), answered on 2015-08-10
Subject: Gold and Diamond Reserves
Ministry: MINES
Asked by: RAGHAV LAKHANPAL, FEROZE VARUN GANDHI

**GOVERNMENT OF INDIA**

**MINISTRY OF MINES**

**LOK SABHA**

**STARRED QUESTION NO. 297**

**TO BE ANSWERED ON 10** **TH** **AUGUST, 2015**

**GOLD AND DIAMOND EXPLORATION**

***297.      SHRI RAGHAV LAKHANPAL :**

**SHRI FEROZE VARUN GANDHI :**

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

1. the details of gold and diamond reserves available in the country including Karnataka, Odisha and Jharkhand, State/UT-wise;
2. the quantum and value of gold and diamond produced in the country during each of the last three years and the current year, State/UT-wise;
3. whether complaints/irregularities indulged in by the companies in exploration of gold and diamond have been reported ;
4. if so, the details thereof and the follow-up corrective action taken in the matter; and
5. the steps taken by the Government to promote, develop and step up  gold and diamond exploration and production in the country ? profitable?

**ANSWER**

**THE MINISTER FOR MINES AND STEEL (SHRI NARENDRA SINGH TOMAR)**

1. to ( e) : A Statement is laid on the Table of the House.

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**STATEMENT REFERRED IN REPLY TO LOK SABHA STARRED QUESTION NO.297 FOR REPLY ON 10.08.2015 REGARDING GOLD AND DIAMOND EXPLORATION ASKED BY SHRI RAGHAV LAKHANPAL AND SHRI FEROZE VARUN GANDHI**

| (a)      | As per National Mineral Inventory prepared by Indian Bureau of Mines the State-wise reserves/resources of gold and diamond as on 01.04.2013 are given in  **Annexure-I (A) and I (B),**  respectively.                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                 |
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| (b)      | As per the available information with Indian Bureau of Mines, the quantity and value of gold and diamond produced in the country, during last three years and current year State/UT wise is given as  **Annexure-II**  .                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                               |
| (c) & d) | No such complaint has been received in this regard in the Ministry of Mines.                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                           |
| (e)      | The scientific and detailed prospecting is carried out to establish mineral resources.  A number of agencies like Geological Survey of India, Mineral Exploration Corporation Limited, State Directorate of Geology & Mining, State/Central Undertakings and private companies is engaged in exploration of mineral resources including gold and diamond.  MMDR (Amendment), Act 2015 has introduced the concept of prospecting licence-cum-mining lease (PL cum ML) for exploration and mining of deep seated minerals like gold and diamond.  After doing preliminary exploration, States will auction PL cum ML.  Easy transferability of PL cum ML has been provided in order to make it attractive to explorers.  As per MMDR (Amendment), Act 2015, National Mineral Exploration Trust (NMET) has been created to take up and accelerate mineral exploration in the country. |

**ANNEXURE – I (A)  REFERRED TO IN REPLY TO UNSTARRED QUESTION NUMBER 297 TO BE ANSWERED IN THE LOK SABHA ON 10.8.2010 REGARDING GOLD AND DIAMOND EXPLORATION ASKED BY SHRI RAGHAV LAKHANPAL AND SHRI FEROZE VARUN GANDHI**

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**Reserves/Resources of Gold as on 1.4.2013**

**Unit: Tonne**

| **States**         | **Reserves**   | **Resources**   | **Total Reserves & Resources**   |
|--------------------|----------------|-----------------|--------------------------------------|
| **Andhra Pradesh** |                |                 |                                      |
| Ore (Primary)      | 0              | 12275347        | 12275347                             |
| Metal (Primary)    | 0              | 35.72           | 35.72                                |
| **Bihar**          |                |                 |                                      |
| Ore (Primary)      | 0              | 222884860       | 222884860                            |
| Metal (Primary)    | 0              | 37.6            | 37.6                                 |
| **Chhattisgarh**   |                |                 |                                      |
| Ore (Primary)      | 0              | 4841033         | 4841033                              |
| Metal (Primary)    | 0              | 5.51            | 5.51                                 |
| **Jharkhand**      |                |                 |                                      |
| Ore (Primary)      | 20900          | 9350289         | 9371189                              |
| Metal (Primary)    | 0.07           | 13.87           | 13.94                                |
| **Karnataka**      |                |                 |                                      |
| Ore (Primary)      | 14595065       | 89184019        | 103779084                            |
| Metal (Primary)    | 71.84          | 238.37          | 310.21                               |
| **Kerala**         |                |                 |                                      |
| Ore (Primary)      | 0              | 558460          | 558460                               |
| Metal (Primary)    | 0              | 0.2             | 0.2                                  |
| Ore (Placer)       | 0              | 26121000        | 26121000                             |
| Metal (Placer)     | 0              | 5.86            | 5.86                                 |
| **Madhya Pradesh** |                |                 |                                      |
| Ore (Primary)      | 0              | 7788000         | 7788000                              |
| Metal (Primary)    | 0              | 8.4             | 8.4                                  |
| **Maharashtra**    |                |                 |                                      |
| Ore (Primary)      | 0              | 1517000         | 1517000                              |
| Metal (Primary)    | 0              | 3.55            | 3.55                                 |
| **Rajasthan**      |                |                 |                                      |
| Ore (Primary)      | 0              | 118888720       | 118888720                            |
| Metal (Primary)    | 0              | 223.63          | 223.63                               |
| **Tamil Nadu**     |                |                 |                                      |
| Ore (Primary)      | 0              | 67000           | 67000                                |
| Metal (Primary)    | 0              | 1               | 1                                    |
| **West Bengal**    |                |                 |                                      |
| Ore (Primary)      | 0              | 12833333        | 12833333                             |
| Metal (Primary)    | 0              | 0.65            | 0.65                                 |

Figures rounded off

**ANNEXURE – I (B) REFERRED TO IN REPLY TO UNSTARRED QUESTION NUMBER 297 TO BE ANSWERED IN THE LOK SABHA ON 10.8.2010 REGARDING GOLD AND DIAMOND EXPLORATION ASKED BY SHRI RAGHAV LAKHANPAL AND SHRI FEROZE VARUN GANDHI**

**Reserves/Resources of Diamond as on 1.4.2013**

**Unit: Carat**

| **States**     |   **Reserves** |   **Resources** |   **Total Reserves & Resources** |
|----------------|----------------|-----------------|--------------------------------------|
| Andhra Pradesh |              0 |         1822955 |                              1822955 |
| Chhattisgarh   |              0 |         1304000 |                              1304000 |
| Madhya Pradesh |         984875 |        27749477 |                             28734352 |

*figures rounded off*

**ANNEXURE - II  REFERRED IN REPLY TO UNSTARRED QUESTION NUMBER 297 TO BE ANSWERED IN THE LOK SABHA ON 10.8.2010 REGARDING GOLD AND DIAMOND EXPLORATION ASKED BY SHRI RAGHAV LAKHANPAL AND SHRI FEROZE VARUN GANDHI**

**The State-wise Production of Gold and Diamond**

*(Value in Rs. 000)*

| Minerals     | State          | **Unit**   | **2011-12**   |             | **2012-13**   |             | **2013-14(P)**   |             | **2014-15(P)**   |             |
|--------------|----------------|------------|---------------|-------------|---------------|-------------|------------------|-------------|------------------|-------------|
| Minerals     | State          |            | Qty           | Value       | Qty           | Value       | Qty              | Value       | Qty              | Value       |
| **Gold Ore** | **India**      | **t**      | **491562**    | **0**       | **502831**    | **0**       | **420777**       | **0**       | **448489**       | **0**       |
| Gold Ore     | Jharkhand      | t          | 7123          | 0           | 3770          | 0           | 7552             | 0           | 4232             | 0           |
| Gold Ore     | Karnataka      | t          | 484439        | 0           | 499061        | 0           | 413225           | 0           | 444257           | 0           |
| **Gold**     | **India**      | **kg**     | **2194**      | **5311592** | **1588**      | **5172517** | **1564**         | **4225315** | **1447**         | **3625026** |
| Gold         | Jharkhand      | kg         | 11            | 28532       | 5             | 14548       | 8                | 22728       | 11               | 30839       |
| Gold         | Karnataka      | kg         | 2183          | 5283060     | 1583          | 5157969     | 1556             | 4202587     | 1436             | 3594187     |
| **Diamond**  | **India**      | **crt**    | **18490**     | **198240**  | **31988**     | **366471**  | **37515**        | **614084**  | **35724**        | **613504**  |
| Diamond      | Madhya Pradesh | crt        | 18490         | 198240      | 31988         | 366471      | 37515            | 614084      | 35724            | 613504      |

*(P): Provisional;*

*Source: Indian Bureau of Mines*