Mining industry in India Indian mining industry is characterized by a large number of small operational mines.

The number of mines which reported mineral production (excluding minor minerals, petroleum (crude), natural gas and atomic minerals) in India was 2628 in 2010-11 as against 2999 in the previous year. Out of 2628 reporting mines, 377 were located in Gujarat followed by Andhra Pradesh (372), Jharkhand (288), Madhya Pradesh (251), Rajasthan (215), Karnataka (211), Orissa (159), Tamil Nadu (156), Maharashtra (142), Chhattisgarh (135) and West Bengal (111). These 11 States together accounted for 91.97% of total number of mines in the country in 2010-11. The number of reporting mines are given below: Number of Reporting Mines Sector All Minerals* Coal (including Lignite) Metallic Minerals Non-Metallic Minerals 2008-09 3150 574 719 1857 2009-10 2999 574 700 1725 2010-11 2628 574 608 1446

*Excluding atomic minerals, petroleum (crude), natural gas (utilized) and minor minerals.

Major Players in the Mining Sector

Mining Sector Exploration and Coal/Lignite

Production

Mining Sector of Coal India Ltd., Neyveli Lignite Corporation

Exploration of Metals

IISCO National Aluminium Company Ltd. (NALCO) Bharat Aluminium Company Ltd. (BALCO) Mineral Exploration Corporation Ltd. (MECL) Bharat Gold Mines Ltd. Oil and Natural Gas Corporation Ltd. (ONGC) Ircon Hindustan Zinc Ltd. Hindustan Copper Ltd. (HCL) Sikkim Mining Corporation National Mineral Development Corporation (NDMC) Kudremukh Iron Ore Company Steel Authority of India Ltd. (SAIL) Orissa Mining Corporation National Aluminium Company Ltd. (NALCO) Hindustan Copper Ltd. (HCL) Phosphate and Barytes Mining Rajasthan State Mines and Minerals Ltd. Andhra Pradesh Mining Development Corporation

Iron Ore Sector

Bauxite Mining and Production Copper Ore Mining Rock

Aluminium

Global Mining Companies Operating in India

Transworld Garnet Co., Canada Meridian Peak Resources Corpn, Canada

Pebble Creek Resources Ltd., Canada BHP Billiton, Australia Rio-Tinto Minerals Development Ltd., UK Metdist Group, UK Phelps Dodge Exploration Corpn, USA De-Beers Consolidated Mines Ltd., South Africa Anglo American Exploration (India) BV, Netherlands

During the year 2011-12, mineral production was reported from 32 States/Union. Territories (actual reporting of MCDR & Fuel minerals from 22 States and estimation of minor minerals for all 32 States/Union Territories) of which the bulk of value of mineral production of about 91.41% was confined to 11 States (including offshore areas) only. Offshore areas are in leading position, in terms of value of mineral production in the country and had the share of 25.79% in the national output. Next in order was Odisha with a share of 12.02% followed by Chhattisgarh (9.15%), Rajasthan (9.01%), Andhra Pradesh (6.99%), Gujarat (6.83%), Jharkhand (5.86%), Madhya Pradesh (4.69%), Assam (4.63%), Goa (3.30%) and Karnataka (3.13%) in the total value of mineral production. Remaining 22 States and Union Territories having individual share of less than 3% altogether accounted for 8.59% of total value during the year under review. The contribution of States/Regions in the value of mineral production during 2011-12 is pictorially shown in Figure

Share of States in Value of Mineral Production 2011-12(estimated)