(a) the details of the mineral reserves in the country at present, State-wise and, mineral-wise;
(b) the demand and supply of minerals during each of the last three years and the current year, State-wise; and
(c) the steps taken by the Government to enhance the production and conservation of minerals in the country?
THE MINISTER OF STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF MINES (SHRI RAMESH BAIS)
(a) to (c): A statement is laid on the Table of the House.
STATEMENT REFERRED TO IN THE REPLY TO STARRED QUESTION NO. 635 SLATED FOR ANSWER IN THE LOK SABHA ON THE 6TH MAY, 2003 ASKED BY COL. (RETD.) SONA RAM CHOUDHARY REGARDING MINERAL RESERVES
(a) India produced 64 major minerals including 4 fuel minerals, 10 metallic minerals and 50 non-metallic minerals during 2001-2002. Information on mineral reserves in the country mineral-wise are given in Annexure-I. State-wise deposits of mineral reserves, mineral-wise are given in Indian Mineral Year Book published by the Indian Bureau of Mines (IBM) and copy of said book is supplied to Parliament Library on regular basis.
(b) State-wise demand and supply of minerals are not centrally maintained. However, the production of various minerals during the last three years is given at Annexure-II.
(c) The National Mineral Policy (NMP) 1993 recognized the need for conservation and mineral development along with measures for encouraging private investment including foreign direct investment and attracting state-of-the-art technology in the mineral sector. In pursuance of the NMP, Central Government has thrown open mining sector for private investment including foreign direct investment. All efforts are being made to increase investment in mining sector by creating investment friendly climate and removing bottlenecks to attract such investment. This liberalization is attracting world class companies in mining sector bringing capital and advanced technology in mining sector.
Section 18 of the Mines and Minerals (Development and Regulation) Act, 1957, inter-alia, enjoins upon the Central Government to take all such steps as may be necessary for the conservation and systematic development of minerals in India. In accordance with this Section of the said Act, the Central Government have notified Mineral Conservation and Development Rules, 1988 (MCDR) for conservation and systematic development of minerals.
ANNEXURE II
ANNEXURE II REFERRED TO IN REPLY TO PART (B) OF LOK SABHA STARRED QUESTION No. 635 SLATED FOR ANSWER ON THE 6TH MAY, 2003 ASKED BY COL. (RETD.) SONA RAM CHOUDHARY REGARDING MINERAL RESERVES
PRODUCTION OF MINERALS (Value in Rs. Crores)
Mineral 2000-2001 2001-2002(Provisional) 2002-2003(Estimated) Unit Qty Value Qty Value Qty. Value ALL MINERALS 58772.86 59509.28 61921.08
FUEL 47843.63 48547.56 50336.8 Coal M tonnes 314 20351.97 328 21225.72 340 21957.17 Lignite M tonnes 23 1359.66 24 1390.13 23 1323.93 Natural Gas
(Utilised) M.C.M. 27860 8070.72 27863 8087.10 29203 8489.22 Petroleum
(Crude) M. tonnes 32 18061.28 32 17844.61 33 18566.48 METALLIC MINERALS 3737.34 3806.21 4168.09 Bauxite `000 t 7993 178.75 8585 191.68 9439 190.62 Chromite`000 t 1972 364.98 1811 342.29 2247 496.6 Copper Conc. `000 t 164 324.33 164 318.72 153 295.57 Gold Kg. 2615 123.49 2759 119.75 2873 127.2 Iron ore`000 t 80762 2126.74 83367 2168.20 86400 2284.02 Lead Ore `000 t 54 79.80 52 73.62 58 81.97 Manganese Ore `000 t 1595 197.75 1553 208.53 1544 215.23 Zinc conc`000 t 366 305.48 399 340.63 499 425.68 Other met. Minerals 36.02 43.79 51.2 NON-METALLIC MINERALS 2034.78 1998.40 2259.08 Apatite `000 t 11 1.52 12 1.65 13 1.82 Asbestos`000 t 15 2.10 11 1.86 11 1.46 Barytes `000 t 845 37.56 916 35.08 664 36.87 Diamond Carats 57407 30.07 81448 39.61 74444 36.54 Dolomite`000 t 3078 74.90 3088 70.42 3332 89.31 Fireclay `000 t 441 4.91 368 4.37 389 4.38 Fluorite Conc. `000 t 3 2.16 7 4.51 3 2.3 Fluorite Graded `000 t 44 16.12 48 17.37 2 0.69 Garnet Abrasive `000t 232 6.50 282 8.40 665 16.97 Gypsum `000 t 2644 44.52 2888 39.96 3117 44.26 Kaolin `000 t 871 76.00 808 79.26 783 89.47 Laterite `000 t 606 3.17 572 3.44 503 3.21 Limestone M.tonnes 127 1346.07 130 1362.24 147 1581.85 Magnesite `000 t 318 37.24 280 31.89 270 30.66 Mica tonnes 1154 2.60 1266 3.19 1398 3.36 Phosphorite `000 t 1351 222.94 1057 173.50 1194 195.98 Shale `000 t 828 2.71 872 2.97 1253 5.88 Silicasand `000 t 2358 18.00 1428 13.39 1326 12.99 Sillimanite`000 t 15 5.87 15 5.41 14 5.23 Steatite `000 t 596 37.69 549 34.69 620 33.04 Wollastonite `000 t 122 9.27 135 9.40 178 12.23 OTHER NON- METALLIC MINERALS 52.86 55.79 50.58 Minor Minerals 5157.11 5157.11(R) 5157.11(R)
R: Previous year`s figures repeated M.tonnes Million tonnes `000 t thousand tonnes MCM: million cubic metres Kg: Kilograms #: Exclude the production of fireclay, if any recovered incidental to coal mining
Unit `000 tones Unless otherwise specified
MINERALS TOTAL RECOVERABLE RESERVES
Apatite 14110 Asbestos (t) 8161905 Ballclay 49605 Bauxite 252167 Bentonite 380991 Barytes 74224 Calcite (t) 13800261 Chinaclay 1525358 Chromite 97076 Copper Ore 537862 Metal 5297 Corundum (t) 32335 Dunite 154476 Diamond (crts) 2643824 Diaspore(t) 1567196 Diatomite 2274 Dolomite 5682290 Feldspar (t) 48001663 Fireclay 542531 Fluorite 3505 Fuller`s earth 228330 Garnet 47703 Gold Ore (t) 19750695 Metal (t) 88 Granite (`000 Cu.m) 8664656 Graphite (t) 7991629 Gypsum (t) 286966 Iron Ore Hematite (m.t.) 9919 Magnetite (m.t.) 3516 Kynite 4046 Lead & Zinc Ore 176841 Lead metal 2381 Zinc metal 9707 Limestone 75678890 Perlite 1011 Magnesite 287535 Marble 903245
Mica (t) 56799 Manganese ore 191457 Molybdenum Ore (t) 13773520 Contained MoS2(t) 6131 Ocher 27364 Phosphorite 142630 Pyrite 100889 Pyrophyllite 16549 Quartz/silica sand 2429097 Quartzite 864710 Rock Salt 3537 Ruby (kg) 469 Sillimanite 52165 Sapphire (kg) 450 Silver Ore (t) 153513114 Metal(t) ` 4193 Talc/steatite/soapstone 222770 Tin Ore (t) 31860621 Metal(t) 500589 Titanium Minerals Ilemnite 279841 Rutile 11114 Leucoxene 106 Titaniferrous-magnetite 11079 Tungsten Ore (t) 38110960 Contained WO3 (t) 86532 Vermiculite (t) 810253 Vanadium Ore (t) 11568162 Metal 18656 Wollastonite 9887 Zircon 1789
Note: Figures rounded off. `000cu.m.; Thousand cubic meters. t: Tonnes, Kgs. Kilograme, Crts: Carats/Besides: