INDIA’S CONTRIBUTION TO THE WORLD’S MINERAL PRODUCTION

INDIA’S CONTRIBUTION TO THE WORLD’S MINERAL PRODUCTION:-

India is the world’s largest producer of mica blocks and mica splittings. With the recent spurt in world demand for chromite. India has stepped up its production to rech the second rank among the chromite producers of the world. Besides, India ranks, 3rd in production of coal & lignite, 2nd in barites, 4thin iron ore, 5th in bauxite and crude steel, 7th in manganese ore and 8th in aluminium.

The total value of mineral production was Rs. 568070 million in 2000-2001, of which the value of minerals other than petroleum and natural gas was Rs. 306751 million. The metallic production is accounted for by iron-ore, copper-ore, chromite and/or zinc concentrates, gold, manganese ore, bauxite, lead concentrates. Amongst the non-metallic minerals, more than 90 percent of the aggregate value is shared by limestone, magnesite, dolomite, barytes, kaolin, gypsum, apatite & phosphorite, steatite and fluorite.

Life Indices: Some Important non-fuel Minerals
SL. No.	Minerals	Unit	Total Resources as per UNFC, 1.4.2005	Life Index* (Years)
1.	Bauxite	000’ tonnes	3289817	204
2.	Copper	000’ tonnes	Ore :                              1394426 Metal:                          11417.72	220**
3.	Lead & Zinc	000’ tonnes	Ore :                              522580 Lead Metal:                  7207.25 Zinc Metal:                 24259.68 Lead & Zinc Metal:       118.45	82**
4.	Gold	Tonnes	Ore (Primary)              90289237 Metal(Primary)               491.12 Ore (Placer)                 26121000 Metal(Placer)                     5.86	240**
5.	Iron Ore	000’ tonnes	Haematite                   14630388 Magnetite                   10619481	104
6	Chromite	000’ tonnes	213063	47
7.	Magnesite	000’ tonnes	337882	603
8.	ManganeseOre	000’ tonnes	378569	113
9.	Lime Stone	000’ tonnes	175328914	364
10	Rock Phosphate	Tonnes	305308576	94
11	Sillimanite	Tonnes	74339869	Very large
12	Garnet	Tonnes	57655633	61
13	Kyanite	Tonnes	102613223	Very large
14.	Dolomite	000’ tonnes	7533108	522
15	Diamond	Carats	4581913	41