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Mineral Reserves of Gujarat Miner.ll Main Localion1 (District) Reserve in Miln. Metric Tonnes BasemdJI B;ma.,kanthJ S.S(l Bauxit~? Kad1d1h JamnagJr 105.1)0 Bentonite Kachchh. P.ha'llna ~ar S<lbark.Jntha 11)5.1)0 Cakitt> Sabarkantha 1). 91) Ch,llk PNbandar Rajkot M3.79 Chrna clay KJdKhh r~lall>?SJnJ. Sa~arkantha lt.2.e3 [1olomrt.:- P.h,r~nJgJr \'adodara 720.55 Flu·xit·~ '•Jd·Jdar<J II.E(r Fir~da·y Sur·~nd r anJgar SabarkanthJ Rajkot 160.15 Gyp~ urn Kad1chh Jamnagar )J7 Lignite P·haruch KJdlChh P-h a·~nagar Surat 2165.)5 L rmestone ~mreli Kacllchh 1-.h•XlJ. JJnlllJgJr, Junagadh P.mch111ahal BJnJSkantha P.hJvnagJr Sabarl..atlth.l Porbandar 11 897.14 Quartz Panchrnahal •/adodara 11.47 Siderite Kad·1chh. Bha·,.na_!:ar HO .'darbk• Panchmahal p.;maskantha \OO"JdJra 259.60 Coal MJIY.:-<Sana H i Graphitr: Panchrnahal Vadodara 2.135 .\!anganese Or•. Pan.:hrlklhal Vadodara 2.50 Nepheline Sv·:·nit•. Junagadh •.-adodarJ 19.tH ·~ ','ollest (•11 ite £l.anJskantha 2. 1~ Granite £l.Jnilskantha Sabatlr.tlntha •:Jd.xiara Panilirnallal J;lehs.JnJ li)(os_(l(t Kutch, Mehsana, Porbander, Baroda and Surendranagar • Over 25 Bentonite based pulverizing units at Kutch and Bhavnagar • Over 500 Blacktrap crushing units • Over 100 Quartz & Dolomite crushing units at Vadodara and Panchmahal • Over 600 units spread across Rajkot, Ahmedabad, Sabarkantha , Surendranagar produce crockery, sanitary ware, glazed tiles, roofing tiles and floor tiles Courtesy: The Economic Times, August 19, 2011 , p16 Energy _j COAL INDIA'S PRODUCTION DII~I~G 201 n 11 During fiscal 2010-11 Coal India Ltd. reported a total coal production of 431.32 million tonnes (mt) compared to last year's production of 431.26 mt. During the year total off take from CIL was 424.30 mt. Courtesy: CPS/ Journal, Vo/.3 No.5, July 2011, P37 COAL RESERVES PUT UP AT 28'> Rll UON TONNES India's coal reserves have been assessed at 285.86 billion tonnes as of April 1, about 3.25 per cent higher than the previous year's 276.8 billion tonnes. Of this, the proven reserves are estimated at 114 billion tonnes or 40 per cent of the total reserves, according to the National Inventory on Indian Coal Resources published by the Geological Survey of India. The latest proven reserves represent a 3.6 per cent increase over previous year's 110 billion tonnes. At current level of production of about 550 million tonnes, the coal reserves will last for more than 100 years, Coal Minister, Mr Sriprakash Jaiswal, told the Rajya Sabha in a written reply. However, exploration is a continuous process and new resources get added year on year, Mr Jaiswal added. Replying to another query, Mr Jaiswal said 216 coal blocks with geological reserves of about 50 billion tonnes have been allocated to public and private companies. Of this, 24 coal blocks have been de-allocated due to the delay in development. The net allocated blocks stood at 194 with geological reserves of 44.44 billion tonnes, of which 28 have come into production. The rest of the blocks are in various stages of development, Mr Jaiswal said. Increase in Demand Further, Mr Jaiswal said the increase in coal demand has resulted in pressure on both government companies as well as captive blocks to enhance production. Major constraints such as land acquisition, rehabilitation and resettlement issues, delay in forestry and environment affecting clearances are the timely 35