State-wise details on
number of mines of Bauxite, Iron Ore, Limestone, Copper, Manganese and other
minerals, which have been fully exhausted, are given below:
|
Name of State
|
Bauxite
|
Iron Ore
|
Limestone
|
Copper
|
Manganese
|
Other Minerals
|
Total
|
|
Tamilnadu
|
0
|
0
|
8
|
0
|
0
|
23
|
31
|
|
Jharkhand
|
2
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
2
|
|
Rajasthan
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
4
|
4
|
|
Orissa
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
1
|
1
|
|
Gujarat
|
0
|
0
|
3
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
3
|
|
Andhra Pradesh
|
0
|
0
|
5
|
0
|
1
|
11
|
17
|
|
Goa
|
0
|
2
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
2
|
|
Chhatisgarh
|
1
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
1
|
|
TOTAL
|
3
|
2
|
16
|
0
|
1
|
39
|
61
|
State-wise details of mines finally closed during the last three years
are given below:
|
Name of State
|
Number
of Mines
|
|
Jharkhand
|
1
|
|
Rajasthan
|
3
|
|
Gujarat
|
3
|
|
Madhya Pradesh
|
1
|
|
Tamilnadu
|
4
|
|
Total
|
12
|
As per available information, the
details of mines proposed for final closure is given below:
|
The
details of mines proposed for final closure, State-wise
|
|
Name of State
|
Number
of Mines
|
|
Jharkhand
|
2
|
|
Kerala
|
2
|
|
Maharashtra
|
5
|
|
Goa
|
2
|
|
Gujarat
|
3
|
|
Tamilnadu
|
7
|
|
Rajasthan
|
8
|
|
Karnataka
|
12
|
|
Orissa
|
23
|
|
Himachal Pradesh
|
4 (Partial
Surrender)
|
|
Chhatisgarh
|
3
|
|
Madhya Pradesh
|
2
|
|
Andhra Pradesh
|
4 (Partial
Surrender)
|
|
TOTAL
|
77
|
Progressive
mine closure plan is an integral part of every Mining Plan, which is monitored
by the Indian Bureau of Mines for compliance
This
information was given by the Minister of State for Mines, Shri Dinsha Patel in
a written reply to a question in the Lok Sabha today.
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