MINING IN INDIA

By
yeshwanth reddy

MINING:
The Process or Industry of obtaining
Metals
And other Minerals from Ground.
The Darya-i-Noor diamond
from the Iranian Crown
Jewels, originally from the
mines of
GOLKONDA,HYDERBAD.

 The Mining industry in India is a

major economic activity which
contributes significantly to the
economy of India.
The GDP Contribution of the mining
industry varies from 2.2% to 2.5%
only but going by the GDP of the
total Industrial sector it contributes
around 10% to 11% in 2010.

 Provides job opportunities around 700,000

Individuals.
Indias Metal & Mining industry was estimated to
be $106.4bn (68.5bn) in 2010.

List of mines in India:

Diamond
Iron Ore
Manganese
Copper
Bauxite
Coal
Oil
Gold

dia is the largest produc

Of sheet mica, the third
rgest producer of Iron o
And the fifth largest
Producer of Bauxite in
The world.

10 mining companies in India :

1 | Vedanta Resource
Corporate office London, UK | Establishment
1976
2 | National Mineral Development Corporation
Corporate office Hyderabad, Andhra Pradesh |
Establishment 1958
3 | Hindustan Zinc Limited
Corporate office Udaipur, Rajasthan |
Establishment 1966
4 | National Aluminium Company limited
Corporate office Bhubaneswar , Odisha|
Establishment 1981
5| Hindalco Industries
Corporate office Mumbai, Maharashtra |
Establishment 1958

6 | Hindustan Copper Limited

Corporate office Kolkata, West Bengal |
Establishment 1967
7 | Rajasthan State Mines and Minerals Limited
Corporate office Udaipur, Rajasthan |
Establishment 1974
8 | Gujarat Mineral Development Corporation
Corporate office Ahmadabad, Gujarat |
Establishment 1963
9 | Kudremukh Iron Ore Company Limited
Corporate office Mangalore, Karnataka |
Establishment 1976
10| Bharat Aluminium Company
Corporate office London, Uk | Establishment
1965

According to 2008 ministry of Mines

estimates:
2nd in chromite

3rd in coal & lignite

2nd in barites
4th in iron ore
5th in bauxite & crude steel
7th in Manganese ore
8th in Aluminum

Geographical distribution :
Mineral
Location
Belt

North
Eastern
Peninsul
ar Belt

North
Western
Belt

Minerals found

Coal, iron ore, manganese, mica,

Chota,
bauxite, copper, kyanite, chromite,
Nagpur
beryl, apatite etc. Khullar calls this
plateau and
region the mineral heartland of India
the Orissa
and further cites studies to state that:
plateau
'this region possesses India's 100
covering the percent Kyanite, 93 percent iron ore,
states of
84 percent coal, 70 percent chromite,
Jharkhand,
70 percent mica, 50 percent fireclay, 45
West Bengal percent asbestos, 45 percent china clay
Rajasthan
and
Orissa.
, 20 percent limestone and 10 percent
and Gujarat manganese.'
Non-ferrous minerals, uranium,
along the
mica, beryllium, aquamarine,
Aravali
petroleum, gypsum and emerald.
Range.

Central
Belt

Chhattisgarh Manganese, bauxite, uranium,

,
limestone, marble, coal, gems, mica,
Andhra Prad graphite etc. exist in large quantities
esh
and the net extent of the minerals of
,
the region is yet to be assessed. This is
Madhya Prad the second largest belt of minerals in
esh
the country.y.
and
Maharastra.
Karnataka

Souther
plateau and
n Belt
Tamil Nadu.

Ferrous minerals and bauxite. Low

diversity.

South
Karnataka
Western
and Goa.
Belt

Iron ore, garnet and clay.

PRODUCTION :
Mineral
Coal
Lignite

Quantity
403
29

Natural Gas

31,007

Crude
32
Petroleum
Bauxite
11,278
Copper
125
Gold
3,048
Iron Ore
140,131
Lead
93
Manganese Ore 1,963
Zinc
862
Diamond

60,155

Gypsum

3,651

Unit
Million tonnes
Million tonnes
Million cubic
meters

Mineral type
Fuel
Fuel

Million tonnes

Fuel

Thousand tonnes
Thousand tonnes
Thousandgrams
Thousand tonnes
Thousand tonnes
Thousand tonnes
Thousand tonnes

Fuel

Metallic Mineral
Metallic Mineral
Metallic Mineral
Metallic Mineral
Metallic Mineral
Metallic Mineral
Metallic Mineral
Non Metallic
Carats
Mineral
Non Metallic
Thousand tonnes
Mineral
Non Metallic

EXPORTS:
Mineral

Quantity exported in
2004-05

Unit

Aluminum

896,518

Tonnes

Bauxite

1,131,472

Tonnes

Coal

1,374

Tonnes

Copper

18,990

Tonnes

Gypsum & plaster

103,003

Tonnes

Iron ore

83,165

Tonnes

Lead

81,157

Tonnes

Limestone

343,814

Tonnes

Manganese ore

317,787

Tonnes

Marble

234,455

Tonnes

Mica

97,842

Tonnes

Natural gas

29,523

Tonnes

Sulphur

2,465

Tonnes

Zinc

180,704

Tonnes

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