Northeastern States of India Have Mineral Reserves of Rs 10 Lakh Crore: Geological Survey of India
India's northeastern states have mineral reserves worth more than Rs 10 lakh crores which are yet to exploited, a Geological Survey of India (GSI) official said on Wednesday.
Shillong, November 14: India's northeastern states have mineral reserves worth more than Rs 10 lakh crores which are yet to exploited, a Geological Survey of India (GSI) official said on Wednesday. The GSI is engaged in generating baseline data and mineral exploration besides research and development projects in the field of geosciences, mining and exploration.
Noting that if these mineral reserves are exploited, the region will flourish, GSI official said the mineral sector drives the growth of the country and not only does it contribute to the GDP, it also acts as a catalyst for the growth of other core industries such as power, steel, cement, which in turn are crucial for economy.
"A total resource of 1642.64 million tonnes of coal has been estimated from the three states of Meghalaya, Assam and Arunachal Pradesh," said Mulkh Raj Jarngal, the Additional Director General (ADG) and Head of Department of GSI, North Eastern Region. MP Farmer Stumbles Upon 44.55 carat Diamond in Panna Mines That Values Upto Rs 2.5 Crore!
He said the region has a limestone reserve of 10108.6 million tonnes has been estimated from Meghalaya to the southern part of Assam. "Dolomite low-grade deposit is found in Arunachal Pradesh with 58 million tonnes estimated reserve in Dedza and 185 million tonnes probable reserve in Rupa area," Jarngal said.
He said graphite with an estimated reserve of 703.015 million tonnes is found in Arunachal Pradesh. While clay with a probable resource of one million to three million tonnes has been discovered in Mizoram and Tripura. Iron ore is found in Assam with an estimated reserve of 14.84 million tonnes. Meghalaya has a total resource of 5.88 million tonnes of bauxite.
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