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 31.3.2013
| Sr.No. | Mineral | Name of District in which mineral occurs | Total Reserves
(Million Tonnes) |
| 1 | Coal | Nagpur,
Chandrapur, Yavatmal Wardha Total |
1291.359
3186.58 1075.81 8.16 5561.90 |
| 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 |
References:
http://www.mahadgm.gov.in/InternalPage.aspx?Antispam=1lIu3YVn7Qs&MineralInformationID=6&MyAntispam=3NqKf1pvWsJ
