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Indian Minerals Yearbook 2011

(Part- I)

50th Edition

STATUS OF RECONNAISSANCE PERMITS, PROSPECTING LICENCES

AND MINING LEASES IN INDIA

(ADVANCE RELEASE)

GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF MINES

INDIAN BUREAU OF MINES

Indira Bhavan, Civil Lines, NAGPUR – 440 102

PHONE/FAX NO. +91712 - 2565471

PBX : +91712 - 2562649, 2560544, 2560648 E-MAIL : [email protected]

Website: www.ibm.gov.in

October 2012

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STATUS OF RECONNAISSANCE PERMITS, PROSPECTING LICENCES AND MINING LEASES IN INDIA

3 Status of Reconnaissance Permits, ProspectingLicences and Mining Leases in India

INTRODUCTION

Under the Mines & Minerals (Development &

Regulation) Act, 1957 and Mineral Concession

Rules, 1960, the State Governments accord grant/

renewal of reconnaissance permits, prospecting licences

and mining leases. Also, the State Governments are

required to submit a copy of every permit/licence/lease

granted/renewed to the Controller General, IBM, under

Rule 57 (1) of Mineral Concession Rules, 1960.

Additionally, the State Governments also have to submit

a consolidated Annual Return of all reconnaissance

permits, prospecting licences and mining leases granted

or renewed to the Controller General, IBM, in a

prescribed format under Rule 57 (2) of Mineral

Concession Rules, 1960 not later than 30th day of June

of each year, for the previous financial year.

RECONNAISSANCE PERMITS Reconnaissance Permit is a permit granted for

the purpose of undertaking “reconnaissance

operations” which means any operation undertaken

for preliminary prospecting of a mineral through regional,

aerial, geophysical or geochemical surveys and geological

mapping, but does not include pitting, trenching, drilling

(except drilling boreholes on a grid specified from time to

time by the Central Government) or subsurface excavation.

The provision of Reconnaissance Permits (RP)

was introduced in 1999 under the Mines & Minerals

(Development & Regulation) Act,1957 and in 2000

under the Mineral Concession Rules, 1960 and

Mineral Conservation & Development Rules,1988

made under the Act.

During 2010-11, the Government has approved/

granted 30 Reconnaissance Permits covering a total area

of 35,913.72 sq km. Out of these, the maximum number of

RPs were in Madhya Pradesh (16), Karnataka (7),

Rajasthan (3) and Chhattisgarh & Uttar Pradesh

(2 each ). The details of the RPs approved / granted during

2010-11 are given in Table - 1.

India 30 35913.72

Chhattisgarh Diamond, Gold & Associated minerals 2 3435.00

Karnataka Gold 1 46.00

Diamond, Gold & Associated minerals 6 7146.12

Madhya Pradesh Diamond, Gold, Iron ore, Manganese ore, 3 6192.00

Diamond, Gold, Copper, Lead Zinc & 13 11981.73

Associated minerals

Rajasthan Diamond, Gold, Copper Lead, Zinc 3 4456.12

& Associated minerals

Uttar Pradesh Diamond, Gold & Associated minerals 2 2656.75

Table-1: Reconnaissance Permits Approved / Granted during 2010-11

State Mineral No. Area (sq km)

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PROSPECTING LICENCESUnder the Mines & Minerals (Development &

Regulation) Act, 1957, "Prospecting Licence"(PL) means a licence granted for the purpose of

undertaking “prospecting operations” with a view to

exploring, locating or proving mineral deposits. TheState Governments and Union Territories are

empowered to grant/renew/revoke Prospecting Licence

(PL) under provisions of Mineral Concession Rules,1960.

As per information received from the

State Governments/Union Territories, 131 prospectinglicences were granted covering an area of 35,682 ha

during 2010-11 as compared with 81 prospecting

licences covering 21,386 ha area during 2009-10.

The states where prospecting licences were

granted during 2010-11 include Madhya Pradesh (66),

Maharashtra (14), Uttarakhand (13), Rajasthan (11),Jharkhand (10), Andhra Pradesh (9), Chhattisgarh (5),

Gujarat (2), Tamil Nadu (1). Areawise, Madhya Pradesh

covered 25,637 hectares, Andhra Pradesh 3,364

hectares, Maharashtra 3,282 hectares and Jharkhand2,587 hectares. The remaining area of 812 hectares was

accounted for by rest of the states. The statewise

distribution of prospecting licences granted during2008-09 to 2010-11 is given in Table-2.

Mineralwise, in 2010-11, prospecting licences

granted were for limestone (27), manganese ore (18),iron ore (14), soapstone/ steatite (10) , silica sand (6)

and dolomite (5). Thirty nine PLs were granted in respect

of group of minerals. Limestone accounted for an areaof 17,778 hectares out of the total area of 35,682 hectares

covered by the Prospecting Licences granted during

2010-11 followed by iron ore (3,803 ha) and manganeseore (3,308 ha). Group of minerals covered an area of

10,381 hectares. The mineralwise distribution of

prospecting licences granted during 2008-09 to2010-11 is given in Table-3.

Table – 2 : Prospecting Licences Granted, 2008-09 to 2010-11

(By States)

2 0 0 8 - 0 9 2 0 0 9 - 1 0 2 0 1 0 - 1 1

State

No. Area (ha) No. Area (ha) No. Area (ha)

India 21 1623 81 21386 131 35682

Andhra Pradesh 6 140 9 4854 9 3364

Arunachal Pradesh - - 2 42 - -

Chhattisgarh - - 1 5 5 71

Gujarat - - - - 2 25

Jharkhand - - - - 10 2587

Karnataka 2 728 - - - -

Madhya Pradesh 11 710 50 11182 66 25637

Maharashtra - - 5 2802 14 3282

Rajasthan 2 45 12 2499 11 652

Tamil Nadu - - 2 2 1 2

Uttarakhand - - - - 13 62

Area figures rounded off.

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Table – 3 : Prospecting Licences Granted, 2008-09 to 2010-11

(By Minerals)

2 0 0 8 - 0 9 2 0 0 9 - 1 0 2 0 1 0 - 1 1

Mineral

No. Area (ha) No. Area (ha) No. Area (ha)

Barytes 1 3 - - 1 4

Calcite 1 25 - - - -

Dolomite 1 9 3 10 5 23

Garnet (abrasive) - - 1 26 - -

Gold 2 728 - - - -

Iron ore 1 22 6 460 14 3803

Jaspar - - 1 185 - -

Laterite - - 11 2392 4 75

Limestone 2 482 17 11159 27 17778

Magnesite - - - - 2 9

Manganese ore 7 210 16 3156 18 3308

Mica - - 1 30 1 4

Moon Stone - - 1 1 - -

Pyrophyllite - - 1 5 - -

Quartz 1 9 - - - -

Quartzite - - - - 1 4

Red ochre - - 1 5 2 14

Soapstone/steatite - - - - 10 49

Shale - - 1 18 - -

Silica sand 2 4 0 - - 6 225

White Clay - - - - 1 5

Group of minerals 3 95 21 3939 39 10381

India 21 1623 81 21386 131 35682

Area figures rounded off.

MINING LEASES

Section 3 (c) of the Mines & Minerals (Development& Regulation) Act 1957 defines “Mining Lease” (ML) asa lease granted for the purpose of undertaking miningoperations and includes a sub-lease granted for suchpurpose. The Act defines “mining operations” as anyoperation undertaken for the purpose of winning anymineral.

The status of mining leases as on 31.3.2011 indicatesthat 11,003 mining leases were in force in the country in23 states covering an area of 547,814 ha for 65 metallic andnon-metallic minerals excluding lignite, coal, petroleum,natural gas, atomic minerals and minor minerals.

During 2010-11, the statewise break up of

leases as reflected in Table-4 indicates Rajasthan was

leading with 2,696 leases followed by Andhra Pradesh

(1,999), Gujarat (1,152), Madhya Pradesh (1,100), Tamil

Nadu (945), Karnataka (754), Odisha (532), Goa (336),

Jharkhand (332), Chhattisgarh (316), and Maharashtra

(251). These eleven states together accounted for about

95% of the total mining leases in force.

Of the total mining lease area covered by different

States, Rajasthan accounted for 20% followed by Odisha

(14%), Andhra Pradesh (12%),Karnataka (11%), Tamil

Nadu & Jharkhand (7% each), Madhya Pradesh (6%),

Gujarat (5%), Goa & Chhattisgarh (4% each ) and

Maharashtra (3%). These eleven states accounted for

about 93% of the total mining lease area granted and the

remaining 7% was accounted for by the rest of the twelve

states.

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Scheduled minerals are those listed in the FirstSchedule to the MM(DR) Act, 1957. There are 10minerals under Scheduled Minerals for which miningleases were in existence as on 31.3.2011. The numberof existing mining leases are 1,596, i.e., 14% of the totalmining leases accounting for an area of 1,87,016.82hectares which is 34% of the total mining area in thecountry. Out of the ten scheduled minerals, the totalnumber of mining leases for iron ore is placed at 800followed by bauxite (343), manganese ore (340),chromite (35 ), asbestos (34), copper ore (17), lead andzinc ores (12), gold (11) , diamond (2) ruby and sapphire(1 each).

During 2010-11, mining leases in force were in bothPrivate and Public sectors including Central and StateGovernment Undertakings. Out of the total 11,003mining leases in force in the country, 10,467 (95%)mining leases with an area of 3,64,181.14 ha (67%) arein the Private Sector and the remaining 536 (5%) leasesare in the Public Sector extending over an area of1,83,633.17 ha (33% of the total mining lease area).Most of the scheduled minerals, namely copper ore,

lead & zinc ores, gold, iron ore, manganese ore,chromite, asbestos and non-scheduled minerals likelimestone, dolomite, pyrite, fluorite, apatite, barytes,kyanite & magnesite, etc. are being exploited by bothPublic and Private Sectors.

In the metallic minerals, ferrous group of mineralsinclude iron ore, manganese ore, chromite, while non-ferrous group of minerals comprises bauxite, copper-lead-zinc, molybdenum, nickel, tin and the noble metalsinclude gold, silver and platinum group of metals. Therewere no mining leases for molybdenum, nickel, silverand platinum group of metals in the country. In2010-11 for 8 metallic minerals, existing mining leaseswere 1,573 (14%) covering an area of 1,84,751.66 ha(34%). On the other hand, existing leases for non-metallic minerals/industrial minerals were 9,430 (86%)covering an area of 3,63,062.65 ha (66%).

The statewise summary of mining leases during2008-09 to 2010-11 is given in Table-4. The mineral-wise summary of existing mining leases as on 31.3.2011is given in Table-5. Sectorwise distribution of miningleases as on 31.3.2011 is given in Table-6.

Table - 4 : Existing Mining Leases, 2008-09 to 2010-11 ( By States )

2008-09 2009-10 2010-2011State

No. Area No. Area No. Area(ha) (ha) (ha)

India 9415 491445.64 10488 507403.84 11003 547814.31

Andhra Pradesh 1578 54470.79 1948 71072.74 1999 68047.13

Assam 8 929.50 8 929.50 8 929.50

Bihar 10 2030.16 11 2074.72 11 2074.72

Chhattisgarh 312 17650.66 314 20143.54 316 23551.77

Goa 422 31457.43 337 24445.88 336 24393.26

Gujarat 1228 27962.54 1125 30817.62 1152 30035.65

Himachal Pradesh 54 2027.18 54 2665.09 54 3440.41

Haryana 108 11471.52 110 11638.53 118 12255.12

Jammu & Kashmir 55 1814.75 57 2671.84 57 2671.84

Jharkhand 323 36974.67 330 37059.58 332 37071.32

Karnataka 693 57398.26 615 46784.85 754 59204.59

Kerala 109 3042.12 85 2943.33 82 2878.62

Manipur 2 610.17 2 610.17 2 610.17

Meghalaya 19 1433.97 22 1448.53 21 1297.63

Madhya Pradesh 948 28442.41 963 28524.20 1100 30930.93

Maharashtra 280 17703.21 254 16312.35 251 16093.72

Odisha 387 67212.90 528 76356.67 532 77743.91

Rajasthan 2167 105607.10 2587 106479.18 2696 107102.01

Sikkim 3 96.30 3 96.32 3 96.32

Tamil Nadu 482 6652.01 925 11180.67 945 37780.11

Uttar Pradesh 88 9290.11 88 9290.11 95 7608.54

Uttarakhand 69 3077.78 69 3077.78 89 1276.76

West Bengal 70 4090.10 53 780.64 50 720.28

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Table - 5 : Existing Mining Leases as on31.3.2011

(By Minerals)

Mineral No. of Lease area

Leases (ha)

India 11003 547814.31

Agate 3 59.62

Amethyst 6 74.42

Apatite 2 20.17

Asbestos 34 1632.75

Ball clay 54 28281.41

Barytes 164 2587.75

Bauxite 3 4 3 30032.74

Borax 1 159.00

Calcareous sand 14 151.54

Calcite 80 1620.02

Chalk 1 6 2 650.75

China clay 514 17386.17

Chromite 35 9432.57

Clay (Others) 106 1280.61

Copper ore 17 10007.01

Corundum 17 240.62

Diamond 2 275.96

Diaspore 12 94.38

Dolomite 542 8124.63

Dunite 1 14.28

Epidote 1 5.00

Felsite 6 102.29

Felspar 8 6 2 11653.41

Fireclay 2 7 2 6507.87

Fluorite 16 1670.71

Garnet 96 938.88

Garnet (Gem) 1 12.08

Gold 11 6441.71

Graphite 1 2 1 3787.65

Gypsum 89 15255.15

Iolite 11 104.35

Iron ore 8 0 0 98082.70

Jasper 5 211.70

Kyanite 32 3217.74

Laterite 186 2293.10

Lead & Zinc ore 12 7175.19

Lime kankar 19 648.17

Limeshell 35 4879.47

Limestone 2073 153926.94

Magnesite 40 3015.53

Manganese ore 3 4 0 23258.72

Marl 8 1729.08

Mica 311 7511.74

Moulding sand 62 1380.64

Ochre 158 3405.40

Perlite 1 144.88

Phosphorite 12 2750.76

Pyrites 1 647.50

Pyrophylli te 97 2259.98

Pyroxenite 10 90.84

Quartz 1892 16696.91

Quartzite 88 2016.35

Ruby 1 4.07

Sand (Others) 57 13547.01

Sapphire 1 673.40

Shale 46 570.11

Silica sand 545 17797.48

Sillimanite 6 2847.06

Slate 18 683.31

Steatite 4 7 4 16609.18

T i n 15 321.02

Vermiculite 16 285.94

White clay 24 212.16

White shale 16 74.90

Wollastonite 7 239.86

Table - 5 (Concld.)

Mineral No. of Lease areaLeases (ha)

(Contd.)

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Table - 6 : Existing Mining Leases as on 31.3.2011

(By Sectors)

Sector No. of % Area %

leases (ha)

India 11003 100 547814.31 100

Public 536 5 183633.17 33

Central Government

Undertakings 197 2 110246.53 20

State Government

Undertakings 339 3 73386.64 13

Private 10467 95 364181.14 67

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