Placer Heavy Mineral Reserves of India

State

Category of Reserves

Reserve Figures in Million Metric Tonnes (as on 1.1.2004)

Ilmenite

Rutile

Leucoxene

Zircon

Garnet

Sillimanite

Kerala

(A)       Beach Sand

Sub Total of indicated and inferred reserves

89.58

6.08

 4.31

5.90

1.12

35.40

(B)  Lake & Sea bed

Sub Total of indicated and inferred reserves

9.93

0.53

0.07

0.55

0.007

3.67

Tamil Nadu

(A)     Beach Sand

Sub Total of indicated and inferred reserves

17.37

0.69

0.60

1.06

12.16

3.59

(B)  Inland Placer           Teri Sand

Sub Total of indicated and inferred reserves 

80.34

4.13

3.98

7.29

12.22

17.50

Andhra Pradesh

Beach Sand

Sub Total of indicated and inferred reserves

100.10

4.42

2.95

4.43

48.99

47.02

Orissa

Beach Sand

Sub Total of indicated and inferred reserves

45.05

1.88

0.04

1.44

32.61

21.23

Maharashtra

Beach Sand

Sub Total of indicated and inferred reserves

3.04

-

0.84

-

-

-

West Bengal

Inland Placer

Sub Total of indicated and inferred reserves

2.08

0.19

-

0.39

-

1.65

Bihar

Inland Placer

Sub Total of indicated and inferred reserves

0.74

0.01

-

0.08

-

0.08

Grand Total

348.22

17.93

12.79

21.14

107.09

130.16

 

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