Mining in India

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MINING IN INDIABy yeshwanth reddyMINING:The Process or Industry of obtaining MetalsAnd 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

India is the largest producer Of sheet mica, the third Largest producer of Iron oreAnd the fifth largest Producer of Bauxite inThe world. 1 | Vedanta Resource Corporate office London, UK | Establishment 1976Top 10 mining companies in India :2 | National Mineral Development CorporationCorporate office Hyderabad, Andhra Pradesh | Establishment 19583 | Hindustan Zinc LimitedCorporate office Udaipur, Rajasthan | Establishment 19664 | National Aluminium Company limitedCorporate office Bhubaneswar , Odisha| Establishment 19815| Hindalco Industries Corporate office Mumbai, Maharashtra | Establishment 19586 | Hindustan Copper LimitedCorporate office Kolkata, West Bengal | Establishment 19677 | Rajasthan State Mines and Minerals LimitedCorporate office Udaipur, Rajasthan | Establishment 19748 | Gujarat Mineral Development CorporationCorporate office Ahmadabad, Gujarat | Establishment 19639 | Kudremukh Iron Ore Company LimitedCorporate office Mangalore, Karnataka | Establishment 197610| Bharat Aluminium CompanyCorporate office London, Uk | Establishment 1965According to 2008 ministry of Mines estimates:

2nd in chromite3rd in coal & lignite2nd in barites4th in iron ore5th in bauxite & crude steel7th in Manganese ore8th in Aluminum

Geographical distribution :Mineral BeltLocationMinerals foundNorth Eastern Peninsular BeltChota, Nagpur plateau and the Orissa plateau covering the states of Jharkhand, West Bengal and Orissa.Coal, iron ore, manganese, mica, bauxite, copper, kyanite, chromite, beryl, apatite etc. Khullar calls this region the mineral heartland of India and further cites studies to state that: 'this region possesses India's 100 percent Kyanite, 93 percent iron ore, 84 percent coal, 70 percent chromite, 70 percent mica, 50 percent fireclay, 45 percent asbestos, 45 percent china clay, 20 percent limestone and 10 percent manganese.'North Western BeltRajasthan and Gujarat along the Aravali Range.Non-ferrous minerals, uranium, mica, beryllium, aquamarine, petroleum, gypsum and emerald.Central BeltChhattisgarh, Andhra Pradesh, Madhya Pradesh and Maharastra.Manganese, bauxite, uranium, limestone, marble, coal, gems, mica, graphite etc. exist in large quantities and the net extent of the minerals of the region is yet to be assessed. This is the second largest belt of minerals in the country.y.Southern BeltKarnataka plateau and Tamil Nadu.Ferrous minerals and bauxite. Low diversity.South Western BeltKarnataka and Goa.Iron ore, garnet and clay.MineralQuantityUnitMineral typeCoal403Million tonnesFuelLignite29Million tonnesFuelNatural Gas31,007Million cubic metersFuelCrude Petroleum32Million tonnesFuelBauxite11,278Thousand tonnesMetallic MineralCopper125Thousand tonnesMetallic MineralGold3,048ThousandgramsMetallic MineralIron Ore140,131Thousand tonnesMetallic MineralLead93Thousand tonnesMetallic MineralManganese Ore1,963Thousand tonnesMetallic MineralZinc862Thousand tonnesMetallic MineralDiamond60,155CaratsNon Metallic MineralGypsum3,651Thousand tonnesNon Metallic MineralLimestone170Million tonnesNon Metallic MineralPhosphorite1,383Thousand tonnesNon Metallic MineralPRODUCTION :MineralQuantity exported in 2004-05Unit 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 TonnesEXPORTS:THANK YOU