STATE REVIEWS

Indian Minerals
Yearbook 2018
(Part- I)

57th Edition

STATE REVIEWS
(Jharkhand)

(FINAL RELEASE)

GOVERNMENT OF INDIA
MINISTRY OF MINES
INDIAN BUREAU OF MINES

Indira Bhavan, Civil Lines,

NAGPUR – 440 001

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E-MAIL : cme@ibm.gov.in
Website: www.ibm.gov.in

December, 2019

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JHARKHAND
Mineral Resources
Jh a r k h a n d i s on e of t h e m a jor m i n er a l
producing States. It is the sole producer of flint
stone in the country and is one of the leading
producers of coal, gold, graphite, bauxite, iron ore
& limestone. Uranium ore is mined and processed
by Uranium Corporation of India Ltd (UCIL) for
supply as fuel to the country's nuclear power
reactors through six underground mines, one
op en ca st m i n e a n d t wo p r oces si n g p l a n t s.
Jharkhand has the sole resources of Emerald
mineral. It accounts for about 31% rock phosphate,
23% iron ore (haematite), 30% apatite, 14%
andalusite, 20% cobalt ore, 20% copper ore, 9%
each granite (Dimension Stone) & graphite and
5% silver ore resources of the country.
Important minerals that occur in the State are
bauxite in Dumka, Gumla, Latehar, Lohardaga and
Palamu districts; china clay in Dumka, Hazaribag,
Lohardaga, East & West Singhbhum, Sahibganj
and Ranchi districts; coal in Bokaro, Deoghar,
Dhanbad, Giridih, Godda, Hazaribag, Palamu, Pakur
and Ranchi districts; copper in Hazaribag and East
Singhbhum districts; dolomite in Garhwa and
Palamu districts; felspar in Deoghar, Dhanbad,
Dumka, Giridih, Hazaribag, Jamtara, Koderma,
Latehar, Palamu and Ranchi districts; fireclay in
Dhanbad, Dumka, Giridih, Godda, Hazaribagh,
Latehar, Palamu, Ranchi and West Singhbhum
districts; gold in East Singhbhum district; graphite
in Palamu district; iron ore (haematite) in West
Singhbhum district; iron ore (magnetite) in Gumla,
Hazaribag, Latehar, Palamu and East Singhbhum
districts; kyanite in Saraikela-Kharsawan and
West Singhbhum districts; limestone in Bokaro,
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Dhanbad, Garhwa, Giridih, Hazaribag, Palamu,
Ranch i, East & West Singhbh um distr icts;
manganese ore in E ast & West Singhbhum
districts; mica in Giridih and Koderma districts;
oc hre in West Sin ghbhum distri ct; duni te /
pyroxenite in East Singhbhum district; quartz/
silica sand in Deoghar, Dhanbad, Dumka, Giridih,
Godda, Hazaribagh, Jamtara, Koderma, Latehar,
Palamu, Ranchi, Sahibganj, Saraikela-Kharsawan
and West Singhbhum districts; and quartzite in
East & West Singhbhum districts.
Other minerals that occur in the State are
andalusite and rock phosphate in Palamu district;
apatite, chromite, cobalt, nickel, gold and silver
in East Singhbhum district; asbestos in East &
West Singhbhum districts; barytes in Palamu and
East Singhbhum districts; bentonite in Pakur and
Sahibganj districts; garnet in Hazaribag district;
granite in Deogarh, Dhanbad, Dumka, Giridih,
Godda, Gumla, Hazaribag, Koderma, Lohardaga,
Palamu, Ranchi and East Singhbhum districts;
sillimanite in Hazaribag district; talc/steatite/
soapstone in Giridih, Koderma, Palamu, East &
West Si n gh bh um di st r i ct s; pyrophyl l i te i n
Saraikela-Kharaswan district; titanium minerals
in Ranchi and East Singhbhum districts; and
vermiculite in Giridih and Hazaribag districts
(Table-1). The reserve/resources of coal and the
var i ous coa l fi elds l oca ted i n Jh ar kh a nd ar e
furnished in Table-2.
Exploration & Development
The details of exploration activities conducted
by GSI for iron ore, REE and titanium & vanadium
minerals and other agencies (MECL) for gold
during the year 2017-18 are furnished in Table-3.
 Table – 1 : Reserves/Resources of Minerals as on 1.4.2015: Jharkhand

Reserves Remaining Resources

Tota l
Mineral Unit Proved Probable Tota l Feasibility Pre-feasibility Measured Indicated Inferred Reconnaissance Tota l resources
STD 111 (A) STD211 STD331 STD332 STD333 STD334 (B) (A+B)
STD121 STD122 STD221 STD222

Andalusite '000 tonnes - - - - - - - - - 40 00 1 40 01 40 01

Apa tite ton ne - - - - - - - 21 10 00 0 16 20 00 0 35 40 00 0 - 72 70 00 0 72 70 00 0
Asbestos ton ne - - - - - 38 71 183 09 28 85 57 69 1 2 40 5 9 - 1 5 48 9 3 1 5 48 9 3
Barytes # ton ne - - - - - - - - - 359 00 - 359 00 359 00
Bauxite '000 tonnes 544 71 21 9 80 49 627 40 97 34 61 54 151 17 178 83 173 97 541 06 559 30 1 7 63 2 1 2 3 90 6 1
Bentonite ## ton ne - - 6 0 94 0 6 6 0 94 0 6 - 30 67 - - - 3 6 75 2 7 - 3 7 05 9 4 9 8 00 0 0
China clay# '000 tonnes 42 7 - 64 12 68 38 93 38 20 93 47 38 39 62 73 63 1 4 98 9 2 180 19 1 9 54 0 5 2 0 22 4 4
Chromite '000 tonnes - - - - - - - 15 98 62 3 - 73 6 73 6
Cobalt million tonnes - - - - - - - - 2 - 7 9 9
Copper - - -
Ore '000 tonnes 53 74 - 19 40 73 14 131 95 245 11 39 90 1 0 11 6 8 1 0 34 8 4 417 26 - 2 8 80 7 4 2 9 53 8 9
Metal '000 tonnes 61.33 - 20.54 81.87 1 42 .0 8 2 55 .7 4 45.92 11 83 .9 9 10 58 .4 2 5 07 .3 8 - 31 93 .5 3 32 75 .4 0
Dolomite # '000 tonnes 45 10 - 67 20 112 30 106 20 35 0 86 0 - - 18 57 - 136 86 249 16
Dunite # ' 000 tonnes 12 3 - 26 2 38 5 26 4 - 44 8 60 7 78 0 61 21 86 37 168 57 172 42
Emerald kg - - - - - - 0 - - - 558 69 558 69 558 69
Felspar # ton ne 687 89 154 02 1 9 19 1 3 2 7 61 0 4 - 407 66 3 4 87 9 2 325 10 1 2 03 8 8 8 3 60 6 1 - 13 78 51 7 16 54 62 1

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Fire clay# '000 tonnes - - 3 3 - 11 25 30 9 13 9 12 2 647 55 - 664 50 664 54
Garnet ton ne - - - - - - 883 03 - - 217 68 - 1 1 00 7 1 1 1 00 7 1
Gold - - -
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Ore
(Primary) ton ne 93 49 - - 93 49 - - - - 51 46 95 2 42 03 33 7 7 6 70 0 0 10 11 72 89 10 12 66 38
Metal
(Primary) ton ne 0.07 - - 0.07 - - - - 3.61 10.26 0.62 14.49 14.56
Granite##
(Dim.
Stone) '000 cu m - - - - - - - - 6 5 13 0 0 81 97 11 0 269 30 88 75 34 0 88 75 34 0
Graphite ton ne 15 18 58 1 12 04 42 3 14 50 55 0 41 73 55 5 392 62 4 4 57 0 3 19 59 74 7 55 20 18 56 56 3 66 39 82 8 24 40 20 8 13 38 68 31 17 56 03 86
Iron ore
(Haematite) '000 tonnes 3 6 51 1 1 292 38 450 22 4 3 93 7 2 10 81 24 2 4 5 88 6 6 4 5 77 2 4 2 0 73 2 4 5 9 74 1 3 6 7 30 0 9 13 71 46 8 48 47 04 5 52 86 41 7
Iron ore
(Magnetite) '000 tonnes - - - - - 51 8 19 86 41 1 39 48 37 22 82 106 67 106 67
Kyanite ton ne 4 2 62 4 0 - - 4 2 62 4 0 8 2 44 7 2 5 2 44 6 7 8 8 13 1 3 - 17 54 90 0 31 82 36 3 - 71 67 51 5 75 93 75 5
Laterite # '000 tonnes - - - - - - - - - 57 0 - 57 0 57 0
Limestone '000 tonnes 881 72 - 291 16 1 1 72 8 8 950 08 135 29 292 65 895 72 132 20 3 5 43 1 9 118 03 6 0 67 1 5 7 2 40 0 3
Manganese ore '000 tonnes 18 40 - 32 8 21 68 17 10 79 5 14 76 - 17 8 41 77 11 26 94 61 116 29
Mica # kg - - - - - - - - - 14 94 43 0 1 7 07 0 0 16 65 13 0 16 65 13 0
Nickel ore million tonnes - - - - - - - - 2 7 - 9 9
Ochre # ton ne - - - - 62 - 4 - 14 7 - - 21 4 214
(Contd.)
 Table - 1 (Concld.)
Reserves Remaining Resources
Tota l
Mineral Unit Proved Probable Tota l Feasibility Pre-feasibility Measured Indicated Inferred Reconnaissance Tota l resources
STD 111 (A) STD211 STD331 STD332 STD333 STD334 (B) (A+B)
STD121 STD122 STD221 STD222

Pyrophyllite # ton ne 85 8 - 32 8 11 85 - - - - - - - - 11 85
Quartz-
Silica Sand# '000 tonnes - - 10 70 10 70 53 4 98 5 45 33 13 7 76 6 1 4 30 5 3 11 2 1 5 01 2 2 1 5 11 9 2
Quartzite # '000 tonnes 18 1 - - 18 1 76 3 49 39 0 19 7 27 5 388 54 - 405 27 407 08
Rock
Phosphate ton ne - - - - - - - - - 10 737 00 00 - 10 737 00 00 10 737 00 00
Silver
Ore ton ne - - - - - - - - - 23 84 00 00 - 23 84 00 00 23 84 00 00
Metal ton ne - - - - - - - - - 5.22 - 5.22 5.22
Sillimanite ton ne - - - - - - - - - 830 00 - 830 00 830 00
Talc-Steatite-
Soapstone# '000 tonnes 33 6 - 83 41 9 - - 54 2 4 24 3 16 31 9 73 9
Vermiculite ton ne - - - - - - - - - 300 48 - 300 48 300 48

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Fig ures rou nd ed o ff.
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Note: The proved and indicated balance recoverable reserves of Coal-bed Methane (CBM) in the State as on 01.04.2018 were 722.08 billion cu m.
** Reso urce s o f ilme nite , rutile, le uco xen e an d zirc on, as per De partmen t o f Atomic Energy, are provi ded in the re spe ctiv e Mine ral Rev iews.
# De cla re d as Minor Min era l vid e Gazette No tific atio n d ated 10 .0 2.2 01 5.
# # Mino r Mine ra ls b efore Ga ze tte Notific atio n da te d 10 .0 2.20 15 .
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Table – 2 : Reserves/Resources of Coal as on 1.4.2018 : Jharkhand

(I n mill ion to nne s)

Coa lfield Pr ov ed In dic a t ed I nfer re d To t a l

To tal 4 0 4 6 3 .3 6 3 1 4 3 8 .5 2 6221.80 8 3 1 5 1 .6 8

Ra niga nj 1538.19 466.56 31.55 2036.30

Jha ria 1 5 6 0 3 .7 1 3826.35 - 1 9 4 3 0 .0 6

Ea st Bok a ro 3497.43 3922.80 863.32 8283.55

We st Bo k a ro 3800.99 1352.88 33.66 5187.53

Ra mg a r h 756.11 742.08 58.05 1556.24

Nor th Ka ra np u ra 1 0 3 4 1 .3 8 6300.92 1864.96 1 8 5 0 7 .2 6

South Ka ra npu ra 5176.08 1312.28 1143.28 7631.64

Au rangabad 352.05 2141.65 503.41 2997.11

Hu ta r 190.79 26.55 32.48 249.82

Da lto ngu nj 83.86 60.10 - 143.96

D eo g a r h 326.24 73.60 - 399 .84

Ra jma ha l 3896.53 1 1 2 1 2 .7 5 16 91 .0 9 1 6 7 2 8 .3 7

So urce : Co al Direc to ry o f In dia, 2 01 7-18 .

Production The number of reporting mines in Jharkhand

Coal is the principal mineral produced in
Jharkhand State. The other important minerals
produced in the State are bauxite, copper ore &
concentrates, gold, iron ore, manganese ore,
graphite and limestone.
The value of minor minerals production was
estimated at ` 40 crore for the year 2017-18.
was 57 during 2017-18 in case of MCDR minerals.
Details are furnished in Table – 4.
Mineral-based Industry
The present status of each Mineral-based
Industry is not readily available. However, the
principal large and medium-scale mineral-based
industries in the organised sector in the State are
provided in Table-5.

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Table – 3 : Details of Exploration Activities in Jharkhand, 2017-18

Agency/ Location Mapping Drilling Sampling Remarks
Mineral/ (No.) Reserves/Resources estimated
District Scale Area No. of Meterage
(sq. km) boreholes
GSI
Ir on o re and
M an gane se
ore
Singhbhum Baraiburu 1 :4 0 0 0 2 - - - Preliminary exploration for iron ore
and manganese ore was carried out
in the ga p a rea s of iron ore
concentrated locales near Baraiburu
in the Northwestern pa rt of horse-
shoe syncline, West Singhbhu m
district. Deta iled ma pping of 2 sq.
km area on 1:4000 scale was carried
out in Baraiburu block. The ore body
was found to be mostly of haematite
which contained pockets of blue dust.
Two bands of BHJ were present in
the form of thin a nd discontinu ou s
band that occurred as small outcrop
in the central portion of the block.
At pla ces cla st (ha ema tite, BHJ,
jasper) supported conglomerate with
gritty na tu re, a nd conglomera te
which was lateritised and contained
manganese was found to be present.
Mn-ore occurs as pockets within the
upper shale. Analytical results of 30
BRS and 6 pitting/trenching samples
indica ted Fe va lu e ra nging from
2 1 .3 0 % (min.) in Fe la terite to
60.44% (max.) in hard lumpy ore and
Mn value ranging from 4.89% (min.)
in Mn-laterite to 43.05 % (ma x.) in
Mn -o re .
Go l d
Ea st Bhitar dari - - - 4 7 5 .1 5 - During preliminary explora tion for
Singhbhum block g o ld i n th i s b lo c k a to t a l o f
4 75 .1 5 m drilling was ca rried out.
T he su spected gold minera lisa tion
wa s fou nd associated with sulphide
(dissemina tion, stringers a nd veins
t y pe ) , wa l l r oc k a l te r a t i on s,
sh ea r i n g, si li c i fi ca t i o n ( q u a r t z
v e in s/ ve i n l et s) wi t h i n sh e a r e d
conglo mera te, tu ffa ceou s phy llite,
u l tr a ma fic s, t a l c-t re mo li te sch ist,
p h yl l i t e, sl a t y p h yl l i t e, q u a r t z
se ri c i t e sc h i st and ma i n
su l p h i d e s v i . , p y r i t e , c h a l c o p y r i t e ,
a rsenop yite ,pyr rhot ite. In b oreh ole
JEB-1, su lphide minera lisation was
no tic ed fro m 3 9 .4 0 m – 3 9 . 5 8 m
fo r a bou t 0 .1 8 m l eng th. T h is 1 8
c m z o n e i n d i ca t e d ve r y hi g h
specific gra vity a nd yielded u p to
1 3.7 ppm of Au a nd va lu es ranged
(Contd.)
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Agency/ Location Mapping Drilling Sampling Remarks

Mineral/ (No.) Reserves/Resources estimated
District Scale Area No. of Meterage
(sq km) boreholes
from 310 ppb – 800 ppb. Base metals,
showed concentration in the range of
Cu: 8 – 8 40 0 ppm, Pb: 9 – 5 7 5 ppm
and Zn: 8 ppm – 1.28%. Gold grains
were found in the 18 cm zone within
tuffaceous phyllite in borehole JEB-1.
Nano gold grains in the order of 2 µm
– 3 µm were a lso observed in sla ty
phyll ite.

Potash &
Phosphate G4 level reconna issa nce su rvey for
Garhwa Around 1:125 00 100.0 - - 12 5 phospha te a nd pota sh fertilizer
Muskaniya- minera l in the area wa s ca rried ou t.
Sinduria
Fou r ma jor folding stru ctu res viz,
Pa nda a nticline, Amrora syncline,
Konmandra anticline, Ghagra syncline,
were dema rca ted in the a rea .
Breccia ted, ferru ginised va riety of
cherty (porcela initic) sha le, bla ck
splintery ca lca reou s shale, dolomitic
limestone, arkosic sandstone and black
chert showed good phosphatic va lues.
Chemica l a na lysis of green sha le,
cherty sha le, bla ck a nd green chert
indica ted the presence of significa nt
potash (5 – 8% K 2 O). An excavation of
100 cu. m pitting and trenching were
Dir e cto r ate o f also carried out.
M ining and
Ge o lo g y,
Iron ore &
M ang ane se o r e Explora tion wa s ca rried ou t in
Singhbhum Diriburu, 1 :4 0 0 0 3.63 2 182 70 Diriburu, Raika area involving mapping
Raika area of 2 .9 4 sq. km a rea on 1 :4 00 0 scale
5 1 63 .1 0 72 a nd drilling of 0 2 boreholes for
cumulative depth of 182 .0 m. A total
of 7 0 sa mples were collected for
chemica l ana lysis. Resou rces will be
estimated after completion of drilling.
In Thakura, Nuia area, 3.63 sq. km area
was mapped on 1:4000 scale and five
boreholes were drilled to a cumulative
depth of 16 3.10 m. Besides, 72 core
sa mples were a lso collected for
chemical analysis. The resources will
be estima ted a fter completing of
drilling.

Gr a p h it e Du ring G2 sta ge explora tion, 0 4

Pa la mu Ponchi area, 1:2000 0.10 5 270.00 100 pitting/trenching were carried out. The
Satbarwa block ca rbon content in su rfa ce sa mples
va ried from 3.5 5% to 4 6.2 8% a nd in
core samples it varied between 2.03%
and 10.51%. Resources estimated were
(Contd.)
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Table - 3 (Contd.)

Agency/ Location Mapping Drilling Sampling Remarks

Mineral/ (No.) Reserves/Resources estimated
District Scale Area No. of Meterage
(sq km) boreholes
a t 0 .2 4 3 million tonnes u nder
Indicated Ca tegory.

Ana lysis report of the su rfa ce

Dulsulma, 1 :2 0 0 0 0.40 23 1 0 0 4 .5 0 292 sa mples showed ca rbon content
Satbarwa varying between 2.3% and 1 3.44%
block a nd in core sa mples it va ried
between 2 .5 6 % a nd 1 2 .2 3 %.
Resou rces were estima ted a t 1.4 8
million tonnes u nder Indica ted
Category.

Six trenches were dug abou t 180

Rewaratu 1:4000 0.70 7 3 13 .5 0 86 cu . m ma teria l wa s exca va ted.
Resou rces were estima ted a t 0.1 7
million tonnes.

Four trenches were dug and about

Bhusariatola 1:2000 1.50 - - 9 28 cu. m material wa s excava ted.
T he area fa lls under eco-sensitive
zon e.

Five trenches were du g a nd abou t

Chanpi 1:4000 0.07 - - 10 100 cu. m materia l was excavated.
Fu rther investiga tion will be
proposed a fter completion of
ma pping.

G4 stage reconnaissance survey for

gra phite minera lisa tion in
Ranchi Around 1:12500 100.0 - - 245
Papirda- carbona ceous phyllite wa s carried
Jop no- ou t a nd this involved ma pping,
Kubasai sampling and 100 cu. m trenching.
areas Two bands of carbonaceous phyllite
were delinea ted. In second ba nd,
sulphide mineralisation was noticed.
Analytical results of 10 BRS samples
indica ted more tha n 4 % fixed
ca rbon va lu e. Ma ximu m va lu e of
fixed carbon observed was 6.1% and
minimum value of fixed carbon was
0.1%, rest 56 samples showed fixed
carbon value ranging from 0.2% to
6 .0 %. Ou t of 1 0 0 PT S sa mples
collected, 30 samples yielded fixed
carbon value ranging from 0.3% to
2.8%. Vanadium value from 41 BRS
ranged from 178 ppm to 1,231 ppm.
In five BRS sa mples va na diu m
va lu es ra nged from 5 8 3 ppm to
1,23 1 ppm and in one PTS, it was
reported as 688 ppm.

(Contd.)
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Table - 3 (Contd.)

Agency/ Location Mapping Drilling Sampling Remarks

Mineral/ (No.) Reserves/Resources estimated
District Scale Area No. of Meterage
(sq km) boreholes
Lime s to ne /Do l o mite
Garhwa Khu tia 1:40 00 1.17 21 705.9 485 i) The estimated indicated category
Block-Dhurki resou rces of dolomite were a t
2 5 .8 7 thou sa nd tonnes with a n
average grade of MgO–1.4%, CaO–
41.86% and SiO 2 –14.67%.
ii) D o lo mi t e r e so u rc e s we r e
estima ted a t 1.528 million tonnes
under Indicated Category with an
a v er a g e gra de o f MgO – 1 8 . 9 5 %,
CaO– 3 0.2 8% a nd SiO 2 – 4 .5 8 %.

Ranchi Piyartanr, 1:4000 1.12 12 551.8 452 Resources were estimated at about
Block-Khalari 0.54 million tonnes.

MECL
C o p pe r
Singhbhum Sidheswar - 2.59 14 3 6 3 6 .1 0 920 Explora tion for copper in
copper deposits Sidheswa r copper deposits wa s to
esta blish (i) the depth continuity
of lodes a t a rou nd 5 th level , (ii)
continuity of lodes up to and beyond
8 th level a nd est ima te the tota l
resou rces of copper a nd to ca rry
ou t the devia tion su rvey of the
exploratory boreholes. The deposit
wa s found to extend over a strike
length of a bou t 2 .0 k m from the
north-eastern side of the Kendadih
mine. During G1 level exploration,
MECL mapped 2.59 sq. km area,
drilled 14 boreholes to a cumulative
depth of 3,636.10 m and collected
8 6 6 prima ry sa mples for Cu , 2 9
check samples for Cu, 25 polished
section a nd 1 6 petrographic stu dy
and 25 samples for specific gravity
determina tion. Ou t of a tota l of
8.923 mt with 1.20% Cu estimated
at 0.5% cut-off and 0.8% pay limit,
about 3.283 mt with 1.20% Cu were
estimated under Measured Category,
3 .0 2 9 mt with 1 .1 8 % Cu u nder
Indica ted Category a nd 2 .6 1 1 mt
with 1 .1 9 % Cu u nder Inferred
Ca tegory [Estima ted u p to 9 t h
level].

Nandup (East) - - - - - D u ri n g G 2 le v e l e x pl o r a t i o n i n
Bayanbil N a nd u p (E a st ) -B a y a nb i l
(combined) block, East Singhbhum
d i st r i c t , Jharkhand, MECL
ma pp e d 0 . 5 4 sq . k m a r e a o n
(Contd.)
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Table - 3 (Contd.)

Agency/ Location Mapping Drilling Sampling Remarks

Mineral/ (No.) Reserves/Resources estimated
District Scale Area No. of Meterage
(sq km) boreholes
1 :1 00 0 scale, drilled 10 boreholes
to a cumu lative depth of 1,883.50
m and collected & analysed 1,158
sa mples inclu ding 6 0 prima ry
sa mples for Au , Ag & W a nd 3 7
composite samples for Cu, Ni, Co,
Mo & W. A tota l resou rces of
6 .5 6 5 3 million tonnes u nder
Indica ted Ca tegory ha ve been
estimated with the grade of 1.19%
Cu at 0.5% Cu cut-off and 12.315
million tonnes with the gra de of
0.89% Cu at 0.2% cut-off. In Surda
copper mine block, East Singhbhum
district, a G1 level exploration was
carried out with the objectives to
establish i) the depth continuity of
loa ds a t a rou nd 1 7 th leve l, ii)
continu ity of lodes u p to a nd
beyond 20 th level and iii) deviation
su rvey of the explora tory
boreholes. Explora tion involved
mapping of 3.02 sq. km on 1:4000
sca le, 7 4 8 3 .6 0 m drilling in 8
boreholes and sampling & chemical
analysis of 1,543 primary samples
for Cu, 74 check samples for Cu,
3 4 composite samples for Cu , Ni
a nd Co, 2 6 sa mples for Au , 2 6
samples for XRD & spectroscopy
and 85 samples for minerography,
petrogra phy a nd specific gra vity
determina tion. Abou t 1 5 .0 8 5
million tonnes resou rces with
a vera ge thick ness of 5 .8 3 m a nd
average grade of 1.00% Cu has been
estimated at 0.5% cut-off with 0.8%
pay limit under Measured/Indicated
Category. The exploration of Surda
block and Sidheswar copper deposit
was carried out for HCL wherea s
Nandu p-Ba ya nbill (combined) for
Ministry of Mines.

Bauxite &
Asso c iate d M ine r als
(Ti,V,Ga e tc )
Gumla Baraiburu 1 :4 0 0 0 2 - - - Prelimina ry explora tion for
bauxite and associated minerals (Ti,
V, Ga etc.) in Risa ha ttoli block ,
Serangdag plateau , Gu mla district
was carried out. An area of 4.80 sq.
k m a rea wa s ma pped on 1 :4 0 0 0
scale. T he litho units ma pped a re
gra nite/ gra nite gneiss, ba u xite,

(Contd.)
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Table - 3 (Concld.)
Agency/ Location Mapping Drilling Sampling Remarks
Mineral/ (No.) Reserves/Resources estimated
District Scale Area No. of Meterage
(sq km) boreholes
variegated clay, laterite and lateritic
soil. A total of 2 2 boreholes were
drilled. T he thick ness of ba u xite
zone intersected in the boreholes
va ried from 1 .0 0 m to 7 .2 5 m.
Analytica l results of two boreholes
showed Al 2 O 3 values va rying from
36.87 – 45.58 % and SiO 2 % values
from 3 .4 2 – 7 .7 5 %. Pr elimina ry
explora tion for ba u xite a nd
associated minerals (Ti, V, Ga etc.)
was carried out in Karmatanr sector.
The promising area for bauxite and
associated minerals (Ti, V, Ga etc.)
wa s explored by drilling 2 9
boreholes up to a cumulative depth
of 8 00 m a nd mapping of arou nd
4 .0 sq. k m a rea on 1 :4 0 0 0 sca le
along with collection of 50 BRS and
20 0 CS samples were also carried
ou t. T he different lithou nits
intersected in the boreholes include
la teritic soil, la terite, la teritic
bauxite and clay.

Table – 4 : Mineral Production in Jharkhand, 2015-16 to 2017-18

(Excluding Atomic Minerals)
(Value in `'000)

20 15-16 20 16-17 2 0 1 7 -1 8 (P)

Mineral Unit
No. of Quantity Value No. of Quantity Value No. of Quantity Value$
mines mines mines
All Minerals 62 19152954 59 17561832 57 21105305
Coal '000 t - 121067 - - 126 435 - - 123 296 -
Bauxite t 19 2111227 1399189 1 8 2289825 1642791 2 5 2590720 2142293
Copper Ore t - 267 251 - - 313 856 - - 178 700 -
Copper Conc. t 2 85 74 286 142 2 98 02 332 320 2 50 72 173 106
Gold Ore t - 41 53 - - 55 81 - - 46 18 -
Gold kg 1 13 358 71 1 15 454 24 1 8 249 86
Iron Ore '000 t 21 191 98 16494215 21 212 24 14623291 19 218 48 17786135
Manganese Ore t 5 50 9 31 61 5 50 8 34 40 3 47 85 435 79
Flint Stone t 1 25 3 76 1 26 8 - - -
Graphite
(r.o.m.) t 2 362 70 229 14 1 103 43 114 50 2 187 34 170 94
Limestone '000 t 11 10 76 509 938 10 11 46 501 660 5 11 91 516 664
Minor
Minerals@ - - 401 448 - - 401 448 - - 401 448

No te : The n umbe r of min es e xc lu de s fu el min erals an d mino r mine ra ls.

$ Excluding Fuel minerals.
@ Figures for e arlier y ears hav e b een repe ated as estimate s b ecau se o f no n-re ceip t of data.

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Table – 5 : Principal Mineral-based Table - 5 (Concld.)

Industries in Jharkhand
Industry/plant Capacity
Industry/plant Capacity ('000 tpy)
('000 tpy)
Pi g Ir o n
Alumina Usha Ma rtin Indu stries, Ja mshedpu r. 110
Hinda lco Industries Ltd, Mu ri. 450
S p o n g e Ir o n
Asb e s to s Pr o d uc t s Ashirwa d Steel & Indu stries Ltd, Ga mharia , 30
Hyderabad Indu stries Ltd, Jasidih, 60 Ja mshedpu r.
Di stt Deo ga r h.
Biha r Sponge Iron Ltd, Cha ndil, 210
Cement Distt Sa ra ik ela -Kha rsa wa n.
ACC Ltd, Cha ibasa, Distt Singhbhum. 870
Bra hma pu tra Met a llics Limited, 105
ACC Ltd, Sindri, Distt Dha nbad (G). 900 Ka mta, Gola , Distt Ra mga rh.
Jai Du rga Iron Pvt. Ltd, 36
Bok a ro Ceme nt Pla n t (for merly J V of 2100 Jhu ma ri Tella iya, Distt Koderma .
Ja ypee Cement & SAIL), Bok aro (G).
La fa rge, Jojobera, Distt Singhbhu m. 4600 Zoom Vallabh Steels Ltd, Du gdha , 120
Distt Sa ra ik ela -Kha rsa wa n.
Ce ramic
Biha r Indu stria l Corp. Ltd, Ma dhu pur, 0.48 F e r r o Al l o y s
Anja ney Ferro Alloys Ltd, Mihija m. 12
Dist t Deog ha r.
Gau tam Ferro Alloys Ltd. 5.5
Ma itha n C era mics Pvt. Ltd, Dha nba d. NA
T in Pl a te s
C he mic als T he Tin Pla te Co. of India Ltd, 379
Bihar Ca u stic & Chemicals Ltd, 92.75 Ja mshedpu r.
Garhwa Road, Distt Pa la mu . (ca ustic soda lye)
Glass
C o p pe r S m e l t e r IAG Co. Ltd, Bhanda inagar. 66 .8
HCL, ICC, Gha tsila, 2 0 .5 (co ppe r smel tin g)
Distt Singhbhum (Ea st). 1 8 .5 (co ppe r ca t hod e) R e f r ac t o r y
Allied Refra ctories (P) Ltd, Ama gha ta . 7.2
8 4 (fabrica ted wire bar)
54 (H 2 SO 4 ), 390 t (NiSO 4 )
SAI L Refra cto ry Uni t (fo rmerl y Bha ra t 7.5
480 kg (CuSO 4 ) Refra ctories Ltd), Ra nchi Roa d, Ra mga rh.
1 4.6 kg (selenium)
98 68 kg (Ag), 69 8 k g (Au) SAI L Refra cto ry Uni t (fo rmerl y Bha ra t 42
Refra ctories Ltd), IFICO, Ramga rh.
Iron & Steel Bokaro Steel Plant, Bokaro 6900 (sinter)
4 5 8 5 (pig iron) SAI L Refra cto ry Uni t (fo rmerl y Bha ra t 26
43 60 (Crude/liqu id steel) Refra ctories Ltd), Bha nda rida h,
35.5 (H 2 SO 4 ) Distt B ok a r o.
2 7 . 2 (a mmoniu m su lpha te)
Jha ria Firebrick s Po ttery Work s ( P) Ltd, 20
Dha nsar, Distt Dha nba d.
Ta ta Steel Ltd, Ja mshedpu r. 6 0 0 0 (pel let s)
7 7 0 0 (si nte r) Minera l & Chemica l Produ cts, 1.5
97 00 (Crude/liqu id steel) Kendposi, Distt West Singhbhu m. (ca lcin ed
china cla y)
Usha Ma rtin Ltd, Jamshedpu r. 5 0 0 (Spon ge iron)
1 2 0 0 (pel let s) Ra j Refra ctory (P) Ltd, 6
7 1 5 (sin te r) Harda g, Distt Ra nchi.
G; Grinding Unit
Orissa Ma nga nese & Minera ls Ltd, 1 2 0 0 (pel let s) Note: Data, for Cement Industries on respective websites, is taken
Kandra, Sa ra i Kha rsawan. from Survey of Cement Industry & Directory, 2016.
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