(a) the details of the latest survey conducted by the Geological Survey of India (GSI) to discover Bauxite, Chromite and Dolomite, State-wise;
(b) the places where these mineral resources found and the quantum and estimate value, grade-wise and State-wise;
(c) the time by which these reserves are likely to be exploited; and
(d) the details of the royalty as per the latest revision of the said minerals and other minerals per tonne?
THE MINISTER OF COAL AND MINES ( SHRI RAM VILAS PASWAN )
(a) : Geological Survey of India has conducted survey for Bauxite, Chromite and Dolomite in the following areas of the country-
State Districts
BAUXITE
Maharashtra Rajapur & Ratnagiri Districts.
CHROMITE
Orissa, Jajpur & Dhenkanal Districts. Maharashtra Bhandara, Chandrapur & Nagpur Districts.
DOLOMITE
Rajasthan, Chittorgarh & Banwas Districts. Himachal Pradesh Simla, Mandi & Bilaspur Districts
- during the last three years.
BAUXITE CHROMITE DOLOMITE (in`000 tonnes) State/Grade Proved Reserves State/Grade Proved Reserves State/Grade Proved Reserves
All India 768216 All India 24734 All India 515979 By Grade By Grade By Grade Chemical 4582 Metallurgical 11169 BF/Sintering 189509 Refractory 12094 Refractory 1195 SMS[OH] 9816 Chemical/ Refractory 6347 Charge chrome 7454 SMS[LD] 23620 Metallurgical-I 457639 Low SMS(OH&LD) 89987 Metallurgical-II 195226 Beneficiable 5428 mixed Metallurgical Mixed 36393 Others Refractory 58611 Mixed grade Excluding Chemical/ Refractory 40543 Unclassified 472 BF, SMS & Refractory 1797 Abrasive 924 Not known 16 Glass 26011 Others 1591 Others 41108 Unclassified 272 Unclassified 22432 Not known 154 Not known 1791
BY State
Andhra pradesh 169848 Andhra Pradesh Andhra Pradesh 23306 Bihar 15398 Bihar 13 Arunachal Pr - Goa 33935 Karnataka 502 Bihar 10934 Gujarat 43685 Maharashtra 14 Gujarat 27196 J & K 537 Manipur Harayana 204 Karanataka 1801 Orissa 25199 Karnataka 7404 Kerala 1222 Tamil Nadu 6 Madhya Pradesh 307023 Madhya Pradesh 52132 Maharashtra 5196 Maharashtra 62267 Orissa 65705 Orissa 380961 Rajasthan 42547 Rajasthan Sikkim Tamil Nadu 1237 Tamil Nadu 1507 Uttar Pradesh 5193 Uttar pradesh 12429 West Bengal 12528
Bauxite : Zero point three five percent of London Metal Exchange aluminium metal price chargeable on the contained aluminium metal in ore produced. Chromite : Seven and Half percent of sale price on ad-valorem basis. Dolomite : Forty rupees per tonne.