Indian Minerals
All engineering and structural material, machinery, equipments and anything from pin to planes are manufactured from metals and their innumerable alloys. The properties to withstand extreme temperature, pressure and corrosive actions possessed by refractory minerals like chromites, magnetite, fireclay, quartzite, dolomite and several alumino-silicate minerals are largely required for lining the furnaces and smelting tanks. There is not a single industry which can survive without minerals or their products. Ministry of Mines is responsible for survey and exploration of all minerals.
The Indian landmass contains a multitude of both types of resource and its economy, especially in rural areas, it is heavily dependent on their consumption or export. Due to overcons being depleted. The total cultivable area in India is 1,945,355 km² (56.78% of its total land area), which is shrinking due to population pressures and rapid urbanisation. India has a total water surface area of 360,400 km². As of 2012, India is the largest producer of sheet mica, the third largest producer of iron ore and the fifth largest producer of bauxite in the world. India's metal and mining industry was estimated to be $106.4bn in 2010.
India produces 4 fuels, 11 metallic, 52 non-metallic and 22 minor minerals. India's major mineral resources include Coal (4th largest reserves in the world), Iron ore, Manganese ore (7th largest reserve in the world as in 2013), Mica, Bauxite (5th largest reserve in the world as in 2013), Chromite, Natural gas, Diamonds, Limestone and Thorium (world's largest along coast of Kerala shores). India's oil reserves, found in Bombay High off the coast of Maharashtra, Gujarat, Rajasthan and in eastern Assam meet 25% of the country's demand.
The Mining industry in India is a major economic activity which contributes significantly to the economy of India. The GDP contribution of the mining industry varies from 2.2% to 2.5% only but going by the GDP of the total industrial sector it contributes around 10% to 11%. Even mining done on small scale contributes 6% to the entire cost of mineral production. Indian mining industry provides job opportunities to around 700,000 individuals. However, the mining in India is also infamous for human right violations and environmental pollution. The industry has been hit by several high profile mining scandals in recent times. Minerals thus, form a part and parcel of our daily life.
Organizations Related to Mineral Sector
Department of Mines & Geology Govt of Rajasthan
Geological Survey of India
Indian Bureau of Mines
India Stonemart Jaipur
Rajasthan State Mines & Minerals Limited
Federation of Indian Mining Industries
Federation of Indian Chamber of Commerce & Industries
Indian Minerals
Metallic Minerals
Cadmium Ore
Copper Ore
Lead Ore
Zinc Ore
Iron Ore
Manganese Ore
Tungsten Ore
Bauxite Ore
Limestone and Dolomite
Limestone
Dolomite
Fertilizer Minerals
Gypsum
Pyrite
Rock Phosphate
Saltpeter
Fuel Minerals
Lignite
Glass and Ceramic Minerals
Ball Clay
China Clay
Feldspar
Fire Clay
Kyanite
Quartz
Quartzite
Silica Sand
Precious and Semiprecious Minerals
Aquamarine
Emerald
Industrial Minerals
Asbestos
Barytes
Bentonite
Calcite
Fluorite
Fuller's Earth
Garnet
Graphite
Magnesite
Mica
Mill Stone
Ochre
Pyrophylite
Siliceous Earth
Silimanite
Soapstone
Vermiculite
Wollastonite
Dimensional and Building Stone
Granite
Limestone - Flaggy
Marble
Rhyolite
Sandstone
Serpentinite
Shale/Schist/Phyllite
Slate