Gujarat – Minerals

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Gujarat – Minerals

 

 

Gujarat – Minerals

 

  • Gujarat is rich in mineral resources, especially in petroleum.  The major mineral resources of Gujarat are natural gas, limestone, manganese, baux­ite, china-clay fire-clay, calcite, dolomite, fluorspar, gypsum, bentonite, quartz, silica sand, and steatite.
  • Good quality of limestone is quarried in certain parts of Saurashtra,, Lakhpat, Kheda and in Banaskantha districts of Gujarat.

 

  • Manganese ore is mined at Panch Mahal districts.

 

  • Bauxite is mined at Junagarh, Jamnagar, and Kachchha. It is also raised in Kheda district.

 

  • High grade fluorspar occurs at Vadodara district. Ahmedabad has the rich deposit of fluorspar.

 

  • Calcite deposits occur in Amreli, Bhavnagar, Rajkot, Junagarh and Jamnagar district.

 

  • Lignite is found at Pandhro and Akiromto areas of Kachchha. The Gujarat Minerals Development Corporation has launched the lignite mining product at Panadhro.

 

  • Fire clay is available at Bhavnagar, Junagarh, Rajkot, Sabarkantha and Surendranagar.

 

  • China-clay occurs at Mahesana, Sabarkantha.

 

  • Bentonite deposits occur at Bhavnagar and Kachha.

 

  • Steatite is found at Bhavnagar. Gujarat is leading salt producing state in India. The state produces more than half of the total production in India.

 

  • Gujarat is rich in mineral oil. The mineral oil is found at Ankleswar, Khambat and Kalol areas. The first oil strike was making near village Lunez. Oil is also found at Nawgam, Sanand Kadi, Aliabet, Gandhar and Badswer. Khamba gas field produces about 5 lakhs cubic metric gas per day.

 

  • Naturally, the oil refinery and petrochemicals industries are situated here at Jawaharnagar, Dwaraka, Kayali, Sevilia, Sikka Digvijay etc. Raw Material, facilities for transport and communication, Cheap Electricity, Capital, Labour, State patronage and nearness to the sea, and wide market have contributed for the development of petrochemical industries in the  state of Gujarat.

 

Gujarat – Minerals

 

  • Mineral Production :

 

  • As per the provisional estimate of mineral production of the state  during the year 2015-16, Limestone was 32111, Bauxite was 17331, Lignite was 10907, Clay (Others) was 7619, China Clay (Crude & Refined) was 5583 and Bentonite was 2676 thousand tonnes respectively. While, the production of of Ball Clay was 430240, Manganese Ore was 46136 and Ochre was 45000 tonnes respectively. During the year 2015-16(P), the production of Petroleum (Crude) was 4460 thousand tonnes and Natural Gas (Utilised) was 1403 million cubic metres respectively.

 

  • Geologically the State of Gujarat consists of varieties of rock ranging from oldest Precambrian to dinosaur bearing Jurassic and Cretaceous and lignite, oil and natural gas bearing tertiary and quaternary rocks. Mineral exploitation basically is being carried out under the Mines & Mineral (Regulation & Development) Act 1957. Whereas, grant of Mining Lease, Prospecting Licence and Reconnaissance Permit are being regulated under Mineral Concession Rules-1960. Generally Central Government determines the policy for major minerals whereas minor minerals such as rocks/minerals used in construction etc come under the purview of the State Government.
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