(a) the details of areas having reserves of iron ore, manganese, bauxite and chromite in the Karnataka State;
(b) the details of the areas where mineral extraction is going on; and
(c) the total quantum of these mineral procured from different mines for export purposes during the last three years?
THE MINISTER OF STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF MINES (SHRI JAYSINGRAO GAIKWAD PATIL)
(a): Recoverable reserves of Chromite, Bauxite, Manganese, and
Iron Ore(Haematite), Iron Ore(Mangetite) found in different
districts of Karnataka are as under:-
1.Chromite - Chikmaglore, Hassan and Mysore 2.Bauxite - Belgaum, Chikmaglore, North Kanara and South Kanara. 3.Manganese - Belgaum, Bellary, Chikmaglore and Chitradurga. 4.Iron Ore (Haematite) - Bellary, Bijapur, Chikmaglore, Chitradurga, Dharwar, North Kanara, Shimoga and Tumkur. 5.Iron Ore (Magnetite) - Chikmaglore, Hassan, North Kanara and Shimoga.
(b): Details of the districts-wise production of Chromite, Bauxite, Manganese Ore and Iron Ore in Karnataka are as under:-
1. Bauxite - Belgaum 2. Chromite - Hassan 3. Iron Ore - Bagalkot, Bellary, Chikmaglore, Chitradurga, Gadag and Tumkur. 4. Manganese Ore - Bellary, Chitradurga, Davangere, Shimoga,Tumkur and Uttar Kannada.
YEAR Unit -Thousand tonnes
MINERAL 1997-98 1998-99 1999-2000 (Provisional)
Bauxite Nil Nil Nil Chromite 0.457 Nil Nil Iron Ore 13874 11924 12836 Manganese Ore 184.575 74.545 272.026