THE MINISTER OF STATE (I/C) MINES, COAL, NEW AND RENEWABLE ENERGY AND POWER (SHRI PIYUSH GOYAL)
(a) Bauxite is being mined in the scheduled areas of two States of Odisha and Jharkhand. Details of such areas are given at Annexure-I.
(b) The State -wise production of Bauxite including Maharashtra during last three (3) years is given at Annexure-II.
(c) The mining activities of major minerals including Bauxite, are regulated as per the provisions contained in Mines and Minerals (Development and Regulation) (MMDR) Act, 1957 and the rules framed thereunder. The MMDR Act and the Rules thereunder have been framed after wide consultation with all stakeholders, including State Governments as per the pre-legislative consultative policy promulgated by Ministry of Law & Justice.
(d) The measures for conservation of minerals, including bauxite are done as per National Mineral Policy-2008 which inter alia states that conservation of mineral shall be construed not in the restrictive sense of abstinence from consumption or preservation for use in the distant future but as a positive concept leading to augmentation of reserve base through improvement in mining methods, beneficiation and utilisation of low grade ore and rejects and recovery of associated minerals. The Government is aiming for an adequate and effective legal and institutional framework mandating zero waste mining as the ultimate goal and a commitment to prevent sub-optimal and unscientific mining. Mineral Sectoral value addition through latest technique of beneficiation, calibration, blending, sizing, concentration, pelletisation, purification and general customising of product is being encouraged.
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Annexure-I
Referred to in reply of part (a) of Un-starred Question No.2366 to be answered on 16.3.2017
(a) Table showing the details of Bauxite Mines in schedule area of Odisha
SI No. Name of the Mine Name of the owner/Lessee District Area in ha Status
1 Maliparbat M/s HINDALCO Industries Ltd. Koraput 268.110 Working
2 Panchpatmali (South Block) M/s NALCO Ltd. Koraput 1243.995 Non-Working
3 Panchpatmali (North & Central Block) M/s NALCO Ltd. Koraput 3403.281 Working
4 Baphilimali M/s Utkal Alumina Int. Ltd. Rayagada 1388.740 Working
5 Kushumdihi M/s ORIND LTD. Sundargarh 102.700 Non-Working
6 Kamando M/s Rungta Sons (P) Ltd. Sundargarh 43.067 Non-Working
7 Tantra M/s SAIL Sundargarh 117.440 Non-Working
8 Tantra P.D. Agrawal Sundargarh 106.138 Non-Working
9 Sanindupur M/s Rungta Sons (P) Ltd. Sundargarh 147.100 Working
10 Jaldihi, (K.J.S.T) S.N. Mohanty Sundargarh 333.063 Working
11 Kusumdihi M/s B.I.Co. Ltd. Sundargarh 52.176 Non-Working
(b) Table showing the details of Bauxite Mines in schedule area of Jharkhand
SI No. Name of the Mine Name of the owner/Lessee District Area in ha Status
1 Serendag Bauxite Mine M/s Hindalco Ind. Ltd. Lohardaga 140.06 Working
2 Bagru Hill Bauxite Mine M/s Hindalco Ind. Ltd. Lohardaga 96.84 Working
3 Bhusar/Kekrang Bauxite Mine M/s Hindalco Ind. Ltd. Lohardaga 65.31 Working
4 Hisri (Old) Bauxite Mine M/s Hindalco Ind. Ltd. Lohardaga 13.38 Working
5 Pakhar Bauxite Mine M/s Hindalco Ind. Ltd. Lohardaga 115.08 Working
6 Pakhar Bauxite Mine G Oroan Lohardaga 50.854 Working
7 Tisiya Bauxite Mine C M Gupta Lohardaga 34.413 Working
8 Tuimu Bauxite Mine SMT. Beenapani Agrawal Lohardaga 46.94 Working
9 Pakhar Bauxite Mine M/s Hindalco Ind. Ltd. Lohardaga 8.09 Working
10 Hisri (New) Bauxite Mine M/s Hindalco Ind. Ltd. Lohardaga 14.55 Working
11 Pakhar Bauxite Mine M/s Minerals & MineralsPvt. Ltd. Lohardaga 15.58 Working
12 Pakhar Bauxite Mine M/s Minerals & MineralsPvt. Ltd. Lohardaga 109.507 Working
13 Pakhar Bauxite Mine J K BHAGAT Lohardaga 35.83 Working
14 Chapi Bauxite Mine A K Singh Lohardaga 9.87 Working
15 Bagru Bauxite Mine MMP Singh Lohardaga 10.11 Working
16 Bandobar Bauxite Mine Smt. Leela Devi Lohardaga 20.69 Working
17 Pakhar Bauxite Mine M/s Hindalco Ind. Ltd. Lohardaga 38.952 Non-Working
18 Bahagarha Bauxite Mine V H Pathak Gumla 6.029 Working
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SI No. Name of the Mine Name of the owner/Lessee District Area in ha Status
19 Chirodih Bauxite Mine J M L Gupta Gumla 84.412 Working
20 Bimarla Bauxite Mine M/s Minerals & MineralsPvt. Ltd., Gumla 134.376 Working
21 Amtipani Bauxite Mine Bajrang Prasad Agrawal Gumla 38.768 Working
22 Sherengdag Bauxite Mine M/s Hindalco Ind. Ltd. Gumla 402.67 Working
23 Gurdari Bauxite Mine M/s Hindalco Ind. Ltd. Gumla 1039.54 Working
24 Amtipani Bauxite Mine M/s Hindalco Ind. Ltd. Gumla 190.95 Working
25 Kujam-II Bauxite Mine M/s Hindalco Ind. Ltd. Gumla 157.38 Working
26 Kujam-I Bauxite Mine M/s Hindalco Ind. Ltd. Gumla 80.87 Working
27 Chirodih Bauxite Mine P S Garg Gumla 16.59 Working
28 Amtipani Bauxite Mine B N Mahendru Gumla 26.3 Working
29 New Amtipani Bauxite Mine Awadesh Kumar Singh Gumla 49.07 Working
30 Chirodih Bauxite Mine MMP Singh Gumla 31.42 Working
31 Jobhipat Bauxite Mine M/S O P Gupta & Co. Gumla 129.445 Working
32 Kujam Bauxite Mine G C P Agrawal Gumla 76.40 Working
33 Narma Bauxite Mine A K Poddar Gumla 17.3 Working
34 Serka-Serendag Bauxite Mine U P Agrawal Gumla 63.25 Working
35 Lupungpat Bauxite Mine M P Mittal Gumla 62.16 Working
36 Harup Bauxite Mine C K T Popat Gumla 45.65 Working
37 Narma Bauxite Mine MMP Singh Gumla 20.99 Working
38 Jalim & Sanai Bauxite Mine M/s Hindalco Ind. Ltd. Gumla 38.45 Working
39 Amtipani Bauxite Mine M/s S S Enterprises Gumla 65.167 Non-Working
40 Amtipani Bauxite Mine M/s Rajhans Refractories Gumla 64.62 Non-Working
41 Jilingsira Bauxite Mine P K Poddar Gumla 47.93 Non-Working
42 Langratand Bauxite Mine Arvind Bhai Patel Gumla 16.754 Non-Working
43 Chiro-Kukud Bauxite Mine M/s Hindalco Ind. Ltd. Latehar 166.68 Working
44 Orsapat Bauxite Mine M/s Hindalco Ind. Ltd. Latehar 309.191 Non-Working
Annexure-II
Referred to in reply of part (b) of Un-starred Question No.2366 to be answered on 16.3.2017
Table showing the production of bauxite during the last three years.
(in tonnes)
State 2013-14 2014-15 2015-16(P)
India 22319148 22493671 28133516
Chhattisgarh 1314129 1560784 1991454
Goa 220400 268500 310764
Gujarat 7309743 5825628 10253591
Jharkhand 2282428 2040519 2111226
Karnataka 74500 127500 12050
Madhya Pradesh 775508 831899 680705
Maharashtra 2606349 2669408 1907543
Orissa 7635196 9091061 10839038
Tamil Nadu 100895 78372 27145
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