MINERAL RESOURCES OF MAHARASHTRA : The important minerals occurring in the State are Coal, Iron ore, Manganese, Limestone, Bauxite, Dolomite, Silica sand, Kyanite & Sillimanite. The other minerals occurring are Barytes, Ilmenite, Clay, Feldspar, Copper, Chromite, Graphite, Fluorite, Tungsten etc. Mineralwise reserves in the State are given in Table – I
MINERAL RESERVES IN MAHARASHTRA AS ON 31.3.2014
|
Sr.No. |
Mineral |
Name of District in which mineral occurs |
Total Reserves (Million Tonnes) |
|
1 |
Coal |
Nagpur, Chandrapur, Yavatmal Wardha Total |
1294.79 3202.98 1070.774 8.16 5576.704 |
|
2 |
Limestone |
Chandrapur, Gadchiroli Yavatmal Nagpur Nanded Total |
750.325 172.000 413.900 31.700 3.500 1371.425 |
|
3 |
Manganese Ore |
Nagpur Bhandara Total |
9.389 11.464 20.853 |
|
4 |
Iron Ore |
Gadchiroli Chandrapur Bhandara Sindhudurg Total |
178.61 2.18 4.65 75.384 260.824 |
|
5 |
Kyanite – Sillimanite |
Bhandara Total |
2.618 2.618 |
|
6 |
Pyrophyllite |
Bhandara Chandrapur Total |
0.995 3.12 4.115 |
|
7 |
Bauxite |
Kolhapur Raigad Satara Ratnagiri Thane Sangli Total |
83.530 12.394 30.145 4.684 2.30 0.058 133.111 |
|
Sr.No. |
Mineral |
Name of District in which mineral occurs |
Total Reserves (Million Tonnes) |
|
8 |
Silica sand & Sea sand |
Sindhudurg, Ratnagiri |
50.757 7.450 |
|
9 |
Clay |
Nagpur Amravati Chandrapur Sindhudurg Thane Total |
3.555 1.500 1.100 1.349 0.065 7.569 |
|
10 |
Baryte |
Chandrapur Gadchiroli Total |
0.1361 0.0004 0.1365 |
|
11 |
Graphite |
Sindhudurg |
3.78 |
|
12 |
Ilmenite |
Ratnagiri |
4.00 |
|
13 |
Fluorite |
Chandrapur |
0.10 |
|
14 |
Copper Ore |
Chandrapur Nagpur Total |
6.40 1.308 7.708 |
|
15 |
Chromite |
Nagpur Bhandara Sindhudurg Chandrapur Total |
0.056 0.480 0.115 0.010 0.661 |
|
16 |
Dolomite |
Nagpur Yavatmal Gadchiroli Total |
28.740 29.810 2.750 61.300 |
|
17 |
Vanadium Ore |
Gondia |
4.65 |
|
18 |
Tungstone Ore |
Nagpur |
19.98 |
|
19 |
Zinc Ore |
Nagpur |
8.27 |
|
20 |
Feldspar |
Sindhudurg |
0.940 |
|
21 |
Quartz |
Gadchiroli Bhandara Gondia Nanded Total |
0.690 2.073 0.050 0.337 3.150 |
|
22 |
Soapstone (Talc) |
Sindhudurg |
3.00 |
|
23 |
Agate (Semiprecious Stones) |
Aurgangabad Jalna Jalgaon Buldhana
|
Not estimated
|
| Grand Total | 7496.90 | ||
|
Sr.No. |
Mineral |
District |
Total Reserves (M.Cubic Mtrs) |
|
24 |
Granite |
Nagpur Chandrapur Gadchiroli Bhandara Nanded Sindhudurg Tahane Total |
4.880 Colured 24.000 Black 1.066 Coloured 178.000 Coloured 40.000 Coloured 1.000 Black 3.874 Black 7.8242 Coloured 0.750 Coloured 0.0005 Black 261.3947 |
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