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STATE REVIEWS

Indian Minerals Yearbook 2017

(Part- I)

56th Edition

STATE REVIEWS ( & )

(FINAL RELEASE)

GOVERNMENT OF MINISTRY OF MINES INDIAN BUREAU OF MINES

Indira Bhavan, Civil Lines, NAGPUR – 440 001

PHONE/FAX NO. (0712) 2565471 PBX : (0712) 2562649, 2560544, 2560648 E-MAIL : [email protected] Website: www.ibm.gov.in

March, 2018

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JAMMU & KASHMIR Production Coal and limestone are the important miner- Mineral Resources als produced in Jammu & Kashmir state. Jammu & Kashmir is the sole holder of The value of minor minerals’ production was country's borax, sapphire, and sulphur (native) estimated at ` 213 crore for the year 2016-17 resources and possesses 33% graphite, 23% (Table-4). marble and 14% of gypsum. Coal, gypsum and There were 5 reporting mines in 2016-17 for limestone are the important minerals produced in the mineral limestone. the State. Coal occurs in ; Mineral-based Industry gypsum in & Doda districts; limestone Jammu & Kashmir Cements Ltd, a State in , Baramulla, , Leh, , , Rajauri, & districts; Government Undertaking, operates a cement plant and magnesite in Leh & Udhampur districts. of 1.98 lakh tpy capacity at Khrew in Pulwama

Other minerals that occur in the State are . The company also owns a small cement bauxite & china clay in ; plant of 20,000 tpy capacity located at Wuyan in bentonite in ; borax & sulphur in , besides two other tiny cement ; diaspore in & Udhampur plants that have a total capacity of 39,000 tpy. districts; graphite in ; lignite & Khyber Indus. (P) Ltd operates a cement plant of marble in ; quartz & silica sand 3,30,000 tpy in the State. The State also has a 1,800 in Anantnag, Doda & Udhampur districts; quartzite in ; and sapphire in tpy capacity Unit that manufactures ceramic and (Tables - 1 and 2). refractory products in District Kathua. A 3,000 tpy Exploration & Development capacity calcium carbide plant is situated at District Pulwama. J. K. Minerals Ltd has a plant of The details of exploration carried out by 30,000 tpy of DBM and 75,000 of sized Magnesite GSI in the State during 2016-17 are furnished in in Chipprian, Panthal, Udhampur in the state. Table - 3.

Table – 2 : Reserve/Resource of Lignite as on 1.4.2017: Jammu & Kashmir

(In million tonnes)

District Pr ov ed Indicated Inferred Tota l

Total - 2 0.2 5 7 . 3 0 2 7.5 5

Kupwara - 2 0.2 5 7 . 3 0 2 7.5 5

Source: Coal Directory of India, 2016-17.

11-2 STATE REVIEWS 450 210 2725 1277 4914 4145 3110 Total (A+B) 74204 28124 84570 18158 resources 147400 192588 414581 2642618 62740555 450 210 (B) 2725 1277 4914 4145 3110 Total 74204 28124 84570 16600 147400 180610 414581 2088214 62740555 ------4 5 4914 2328 2200 7380 STD334 74204 40000 207283 Reconnaissance 61681035 - - 711 150 450 210 1220 9100 3110 28122 44570 Inferred STD333 147400 146914 412381 1059520 1752569 ------2 182 566 370 120 2673 STD332 Indicated ------1323 7680 Remaining Resources STD331 Measured 43611 ------STD222 6570 20510 ------Pre-feasibility 740 9844 9008 STD221 ------4602 3210 STD211 Feasibility 54863 ------(A) Total 1558 11977 554404 ------442 STD122 79147 Reserves Probable ------5 8 153 Table– 1 :Reserves/Resources of Minerals as on1.4.2015 : Jammu& Kashmir STD121 31917 ------1500 11383 Proved 443339 STD 111 Unit '000 tonnes tonne tonne '000 tonnes tonne '000 tonnes '000 cum tonne '000 tonnes '000 tonnes '000 tonnes '000 tonnes '000 tonnes '000 tonnes kg. '000 tonnes # # ## ## # # # # ## igures rounded off Mineral Bauxite Bentonite Borax China clay Diaspore Fire clay Granite (Dimension Stone) Graphite Gypsum Limestone Magnesite Marble Quartzite Quartz- Silica sand Sapphire Sulphur (Native) F # Declared as Minor## MinorMineral minerals vide Gazettebefore notificationGazette Notification dated 10.02.2015dated 10.02.2015

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Table –3 : Details of Exploration Activities in Jammu & Kashmir, 2016-17

Agency/ Location Mapping Drilling Sampling Remarks Mineral/ Scale Area No. of Metreage (No.) Reserves/Resources estimated District (sq km) boreholes GSI REE Bani & Loang, Sarthal 1:12000 5 5 - - - Reconnaissance survey was taken up Kathua areas for REE and polymetallic mineralisation in Kaplas Granite and its surrounding metasedimentary rocks in Loang, Sarthal areas by large- scale mapping along with detailed mapping in Kaplas granite and its associated meta sedimentary rocks. The analytical results of the major parts of the samples are still awaited.

Lime stone Leh and Khangral------G4 stage reconnaissance survey for Kargil Lamayuru limestone of basin of area Khangral-Lamayuru area was conducted in the area. Limestone is thinly laminated to massive bedded type with thickness 10-20 m. Few beds are up to 40 m thick. During large- scale mapping, 55 blocks had been identified. The limestone of Khangral-Bodhkharbu-Haniskote- Lamayuru area has appreciable values of CaO but is comparatively

low in MgO, SiO2, Fe2O3 , Al2O3, Va2O3,

K2O & R2O3(Al2O3+Fe2O3) content. The average oxides value of Cao,

SiO2, MgO, Al2O3, Fe2O3 and R2O3 are 48.82%, 1.00%, 5.35%, 0.97%, 0.75% and 1.72% respectively.

Quar tzite Udhampur Latti, 1:12500 5 0 - 500 - G4 stage reconnaissance survey for Basantgarh & 1:20000 2 - - - quartzite in parautochthonous zone Barrot area was carried out by large-scale mapping and detailed geological mapping. Bedrock samples collected from the area were sent for major and trace elements analysis. Analytical results are not yet received. The thickness of the quartzite band varies from 12 to 180 m with a strike length of 12 km. The quality of the quartzite will be known after getting analytical results.

11-4 STATE REVIEWS Table – 4 : Mineral Production in Jammu & Kashmir, 2014-15 to 2016-17 (Excluding Atomic Minerals) (Value in `'000)

2014-15 2015-16 2016-17 (P) Mineral Unit No. of Quantity Value No. of Quantity Value No. of Quantity Value$ mines mines mines

All Minerals 8 2187507 1 0 2556288 9 2394548 Coal '000t 4 1 3 27600 4 1 3 27600 4 1 0 - Gypsum t 2 28694 8608 ------Limestone '000t 2 130 17986 6 1232 395375 5 825 261235 Minor Minerals@ - - 2133313 - - 2133313 - - 2133313

Note : The number of mines excludes minor minerals $ Excluding fuel minerals @ Figures for earlier years have been repeated as estimates, wherever necessary, because of non-receipt of data

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