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Government of India
Ministry of Mines
02-September-2011 17:04 IST
Exhausted Mineral Resources
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:

 

 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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