1.
MINERALS IN MADHYA
PRADESH
1.1. INTRODUCTION
 Madhya Pradesh is one of the 8
major mineral wealth states of the
country in terms of abundance of
mineral resources.
 In geological history Madhya
Pradesh is favourable state in term
of deposition and occurrence of
rocks and minerals as they are from
Archean to Proterozoic formations.
(About half of area)
 Carboniferous to Cretaceous
comprising Gondwana Super Group
covers 1/10th area.
 Cretaceous to Paleocene comprising
mostly of Deccan Trap basalt
constitutes 40% area of Madhya
Pradesh.
 Mineral wealth of Madhya Pradesh
supports its Economy and its growth
as maintaining the industries.
 The production value of major
minerals in the year 2016-17 was Rs.
14965.30 crore, which is 0.05%
lower than the product value of
main minerals produced in the
previous New Year at Rs. 15040.05
crore.
 Madhya Pradesh is the second place
in mineral production value and
revenue system.
 These include the Limestone,
Bauxite, Coal, Manganese ore,
Diamond, Base metals, Dolomite,
Rock Phosphate and Granite.
 Others include Marble, Flagstone,
Slate, Calcite, Quartz and Silica sand,
Molybdenum and Fire clay.
RANK
 FIRST – Diamond, Copper,
Manganese, Diaspore, Pyrophyllite,
Slate, Clay
 SECOND – Rock Phosphate,
Limestone
 THIRD – Fire Clay
 SIXTH – Bauxite
1.2. MAJOR MINERALS OF STATE
1.2.1. DIAMOND
 Diamond reserves in India are in
Madhya Pradesh (90.18%), Andhra
Pradesh (5.72%) and Chhattisgarh
(4.09%) It is done only in Madhya
Pradesh.
 Here, famous diamond mines are in
Panna in Panna district, Majhgawa
and Hinota in Satna district and
Angaur Chhatarpur district.
 It is found in unfossiliferous
Vindhyan shales of Precambrian age.
 In Madhya Pradesh, diamond mining
is done by National Mineral
Development Corporation.
1.2.2. COPPER
 Madhya Pradesh is the first place in
copper production and second place
in storage after Rajasthan.
 Copper in Madhya Pradesh is mainly
from Malajkhand (Balaghat district)
 Other are Saleemnabaad in Jabalpur,
Hoshangabaad, Narsinghpur and
Sagar.
  Apart from Madhya Pradesh,
Jharkhand (Singhbhumi), Rajasthan
(Jhunjhunu, Alwar, Khetri) are
important of copper in India.
1.2.3. MANGANESE
 Madhya Pradesh is on the third rank
in the production of Manganese
whereas Odisha is on the top and
Maharashtra is on second rank .
 It accounts for 20.39% of the total
reserves of the country in Madhya
Pradesh.
 Major areas are found in Balaghat
and Chhindwara.
 Bharveli is Country’s largest
opencast Copper mine at
Malajkhand in Balaghat district.
 Ferromanganese, a ferroalloy with
high content of manganese, is made
by heating a mixture of the oxides
MnO2 and Fe2O3, with carbon
1.2.4. BAUXITE
 Bauxite is an ore of aluminum.
 Madhya Pradesh is at the sixth place
in bauxite production and storage,
while Orissa is the first place in
bauxite production and storage.
 Bauxite producing districts are Katni,
Shahadol, Anuppur, Jabalpur, Rewa,
Sidhi and Satna districts.
 Renukoot Aluminum plant of Uttar
Pradesh gets bauxite from
Amarkantak (Anuppur).
1.2.5. IRON ORE
 Iron ore deposits are found in small
quantities in Madhya Pradesh as
Chhattisgarh separated. (Major iron
ore deposits were in Baster region).
 It is found in pre-cambrian age
rocks.
 Iron is generally magentite (70–72%
iron content), hematite (60–70%
iron content), limonite (55% iron
fraction) or siderite (48% iron
fraction) (FeCO3).
 Most of the (70%) iron ore hematite
type is found in India, which has
most of its reserves in Orissa.
 Iron ore in Madhya Pradesh is found
mostly in Jabalpur, Anuppur and
Balaghat. Apart from this, it is found
inUjjain, Shajapur, Dhar, Jhabua,
Vidisha.
1.2.6. COAL
 Madhya Pradesh ranks fifth in coal
reserves after Jharkhand, Orissa,
Chhattisgarh, West Bengal.(Madhya
Pradesh occupy fourth rank in
production).
 The quality of coal is depend upon
the presence of Carbon content in it.
 Anthracite (>87%), Bituminous (71-
87%), Lignite (60-70%), Peat (<60%).
 Sohagpur (Shahdol) is the most
expanded coal field area in Madhya
Pradesh.
 In Singrouli there is Asia’s most thick
coal seam is present.
 .
1.2.6.1. Distribution of coal in
Madhya Pradesh
 The distribution pattern of Madhya
Pradesh can be divided into two
major parts.
1.2.6.1.1. Coal Sector of Central
India –
 There are 5 areas under it.
 Umaria region (smallest coal
field 15 years)
 Sohagpur region - largest coal
field of Madhya Pradesh,
  Singrauli region
 Korar area
 Zohilla coal field (Umaria)
1.2.6.1.2. Satpura Coalfield –
 There are 4 areas under it.
 Mohpani Region (Rinshanpur)
 Shahpur-Tawa Area (Betul-
Hoshangabad)
 Kanha Valley Area
 Pench Valley Area
1.2.7. CLAY
 It is a white to ash color that is very
soft and high temperate and does
not shrink on water. The other name
is 'Keonli'.
 The erosion of the granite and
felspar leads to the release of the
incinerator.
 Cheese factory is used to make
dishes, cups, bowls, thali, materials
used in hospital, electrical
separators, motor plugs, plug plugs,
tapes, etc.
 In its production, Rewa is at the first
place and Jabalpur is at the second
place. Apart from this,It is also found
in places such as the Jakum Hills,
Antri and Betul, Chhatarpur, Sidhi,
Satna and Anand in Gwalior.
 Its major offices are in Jabalpur and
Guanlair.
1.2.8. FIRE CLAY
 Fireclay is derived mostly from coal
mines. It does not even burn up to
870 °C, hence it is used to make
bricks which are used to create
furnace.
 Deposits are found in Gondwada age
rocks in Madhya Pradesh including
Jabalpur and Sali Chowka of
Pipariya, Narsinghpur, Manegaon,
Soneri and Muria village of Badhai
and Chhindwara.
 It is majorly excavating from
Jabalpur, Shahdol and Panna.
1.2.9. CORUNDUM
 Corundum is the natural oxide of
aluminum. Corundum is the hardest
mineral after diamond.
 Corundum found in Pipra and
Parkota of Panna and Sidhi in
Madhya Pradesh
 It is used in polishing thr surface of
glass and quartz.
1.2.10. FELDSPAR
 Feldspar is aluminum silicate
mineral.
 Two-third of its total production is
used in glass and silver industries.
 High-grade potash feldspar is used
to create electroplating materials
and frictional teeth.
 In Madhya Pradesh, this mineral is
found in Jabalpur and Shahdol, it is
also found in Borgaon and
Bidhikhera in Chhindwara district.
1.2.11. LIMESTONE
 Limestone is a sedimentary material
that is mainly calcium carbonate
(CaCO3) and important minerals are
calcite or aragonite.
 Madhya Pradesh is second place in
limestone production, while seventh
place in storage.
 In Madhya Pradesh mainly it is
extract from Kelaras and Semai are
of Vindhyan age rocks in Gwalior and
Morena.
 Also found in Khargon, Jhabua, Dhar,
Satna, Narsingpur, etc.
 The state has been considered
suitable for the cement industry only
 since the huge reserves of
limestone.
 Highest cement producing state in
India with 8 major and 3 mini
cement plants, producing 15 percent
cement of the country.
1.2.12. OCHRE
 Madhya Pradesh is the first place in
the production of ocher.
 Ochre producing areas of Madhya
Pradesh – Satna (Behat), Rewa,
Jabalpur (Jholi, Jhalwara, Gogra)
 Its Deposits are also found in
Shivpuri, Dewas,
1.2.13. TALC
 It is also called steatite (soap stone)
and when in powder form, we know
it well as ‘Talcum powder’.
 It is used in almost all households.
 This powder has the ability to
absorb moisture, absorb oils, absorb
odor, serve as a lubricant, and
produce an astringent effect with
human skin.
 In India, it is used as a
supplementary in the production of
porcelain tile, rubber and also used
in paper and paint industries.
 It mainly originates from the
Narmada Valley, specially Bhedaghat
and Kapaur (or Kapaud) are the main
localities in Jabalpur.
1.2.14. TUNGSTEN
 Tungsten is mainly derived from
wolfram mineral.
 It is used in fibers of light bulbs.
 Other metals have high hardness,
due to which the tungsten is used in
the alloys of cutting tools, surgical
instruments, etc.
 Tungsten mineral is obtained from
the 'Agargaon' village of
Hoshangabaad district in Madhya
Pradesh.
1.2.15. ANTIMONY
 Antimony is black in color with grey
lusture.
 Antimony is mostly consumed in
flame retardants and some used in
alloys for batteries, plain bearings,
and solders.
 It is specially used in making of
‘Netranjan’ or ‘Kajal’.
 This mineral is found in Jabalpur
district Madhya Pradesh.
1.2.16.
GRAPHITE
 Graphite is found in Betul Madhya
Pradesh.
 It is mainly used in creation of
pencil, batteries and paint and in
machines (operating at high
temperatures) it is used as a
lubricant mixed with oil or water.
1.2.17. ASBESTOSE
 It is produced mainly in Jhabua and
the other districts are Balaghat,
Chhindwara, and Mandsaur.
 It is used as insulator and other
electricity resistances.
1.2.18. DOLOMITE
 When limestone contains more than
10 percent magnesium it is called
dolomite and when this proportion
exceeds 45 percent it is called pure
dolomite.
 It is used in iron and steel and
refractory industries.
 Madhya Pradesh stands first in the
production of dolomite.
  The most abundant dolomite is
produced in Jhabua in Madhya
Pradesh. Other producers are
Indore, Sidhi, Gwalior, Alirajpur,
Satna, Chhindwara, Mandla and
Jabalpur.
1.2.19. LEAD
 It is used in electrical cables, coating
in iron sheets, paints, batteries and
war equipment.
 Madhya Pradesh is at the third place
in lead storage.
 Lead is mainly found in Jhabua and
Jabalpur.
1.2.20.
ROCK PHOSPHATE
 The most common use of rock
phosphate is in the manufacturing of
organic phosphate fertilizers.
 There is highest production of rock
phosphate in Jhabua, Sagar and
Chhatarpur district of Madhya
Pradesh.
1.2.21. MARBLE
 Marble is a metamorphic rock.
 It is mostly formed of calcite, which
is calcium carbate (CaCO3).
 In Bhadaghat and Gavarighat, Betul,
Nassavi and Nachhandwara in
Jabalpur, there are marble deposits
in the history of Anekiyas.
 Madhya Pradesh occupies the
second position after Rajasthan in its
storage.
1.2.22. SLATE
 Madhya Pradesh is the first place in
India in terms of slate production.
 Highest slate producing district is
Mandsaur.
1.2.23. URANIUM
 The Atomic Minerals Directorate for
Exploration and Research had
conducted explorations in Madhya
Pradesh and found prospects for
uranium in Betul district.
1.2.24. GRANITE
 Granites are in much demand in the
modern construction work as
decorative and ornamental stones.
 Granite deposits are widespread
throughout the state.
1.2.25. PYROPHYLLITE
 Pyrophyllite (Aluminium silicate
hydroxide) is one of the major
mineral of Madhya Pradesh.
 The deposits occur in Chhatarpur,
Shivpuri and Tikamgarh districts.
 Its occurrences have also been
found in Gwalior district.
1.2.26.
MOLYBDENUM
 Molybdenum is an important
strategic mineral (critical mineral).
 It is mainly found in Malanjkhand
area of Balaghat district.
1.3. MADHYA PRADESH STATE
MINERAL DEVELOPMENT
CORPORATION
 Madhya Pradesh State Mineral
Development Corporation The State
Mineral Development Corporation
was established on 19 January 1962
by the Government of Madhya
 Pradesh to increase the production  In Madhya Pradesh, minor minerals
of minerals. are approved as a quarry or a
 It is headquartered in Bhopal and commercial mine as per the
the corporation is fully owned by the provisions of Madhya Pradesh Minor
state government. Mineral Rules 1996.
 In Madhya Pradesh, revenue
1.3.1. Mineral Policy received from minerals is made
 Mineral policy was first announced available by the Finance Department
in 1995 in Madhya Pradesh. to the Panchayat and Rural
 The Madhya Pradesh State Mineral Development Department, which is
Policy-2010 was implemented on 07 used for the Panchayats.
September 2010, as applicable at
present.
 The basic objective of this mineral
policy is to ensure the development
of minerals in planned and scientific
ways.
 All environmental and ecological
degradation will be taken care of for
the development of minerals.
GEOLOGICAL SUCESSION

Period/Sub Period Age Geological Formation Associated Mineral Deposits

1 M.Y.
Alluvium,Laterite & Ground Water Bauxite deposits of
Recent Pliestocene to 18
Bauxite Rewa, Satna etc.
M.Y.
Gem varieties of Quartz, Road material,
Cretaceous to 64 to 97 Deccan Trap Basalt, Bagh,
Limestone deposit of Dhar, Jhabua
Palaeocene M.Y. Lametas (Infra -trappean)
district.
Upper Coal deposits of Betul, Sidhi, Shahdol
97 to
Carboniferous to Gondwana Supergroup and Chhindwara, Jabalpur, districts. Clay
320 M.Y.
lower Cretaceous deposits of Katni, Shahdol district etc.
Limestone deposits of Damoh, Katni
570 to Bhander Group , Rewa
Proterozoic - III districts etc. Conglomeratic Diamond
900 M.Y. Group
field of Panna district.
Diamondiferous kimberlites of panna
900 to
Kaimur Group, Semri distt., limestone deposits of mandsaur,
Proterozoic 1800
Group rewa, satna distt. Lead-zinc deposits of
M.Y.
damoh distt.
Proterozoic I to II - Gwalior Group, Bijawar Rock Phosphate of Sagar distt. Dolomite
Group, Chilpi Group deposit of Mandla district, Iron ore
deposit of Jabalpur district
 (uneconcmic) Minor occurrences of Mn
ore.
Manganese deposit of Balaghat and
1600 to
Sausar Group, Aravalli Chhindwara distt., Copper deposit of
Proterozoic – I 2500
Group Balaghat. Phosphorite and Mn deposits
M.Y.
of Jhabua distt.
Pyrophyllite-Diaspore of Tikamgarh,
Archaean to Sakoli Group Bundelkhand
- Chhatarpur distt., Granite for cutting /
Proterozoic – I granite
polishing.
Older
Amgaon Group peninsular
than
Archaean gneisses, Older granites -
2500
and Migmatites
M.Y.

GEOLOGICAL AND MINERAL MAP OF MADHYA PRADESH

 RESERVE OF IMPORTANT MINERALS IN STATE

Reserves ( Proved +
probable) Percentage of Country's
S.No. Mineral Unit
Madhya Reserves
India
Pradesh
Thousand
1. Diamond 1045.31 1045.31 100%
Carats
2. Pyrophyllite Million tones 23.27 14.64 62.91%
3. Diaspore Million tonnes 28.59 1.45 5.07%
4. Copper Ore Million tonnes 394.37 198.319 50.28%
5. Dolomite Million tonnes 738.18 82.43 11.16%
6. Rock Phosphate Million tonnes 34.77 18.14 52.17%
7. Manganese Ore Million tonnes 141.97 34.99 24.64%
8. Coal Million tonnes 251472.70 21063.03 8.37%
9. Limestone Million tonnes 14926.39 1651.82 11.06%
Coal Bed Methane
10. Bcm 1434.00 144.00 10.00 %
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MINERAL BASED INDUSTRIES IN MP

No.of
S.No. Industry Location
Units
1. Cement 9 Rewa, Satna, Damoh, Katni, Sidhi & Neemuch
Shahdol , Umaria, Sidhi, Satna, Betul, Damoh, Katni,
2. Thermal Power 10
Rewa, Ujjain
3. Coal Washeries 3 Narsinghpur, Anuppur, Chhindwara
4. Asbestos Cement Sheet 1 Katni
5. Ceramics 2 Ratlam, & Jabalpur
6. Hydrated Lime 25 Katni & Satna
7. Slate Pencil 155 Mandsour
8. Potteries 2 Ujjain
9. Refractories 3 Katni, Ratlam & Jabalpur
10. Roofing (Manglore)Tiles 8 Hoshangabad & Balaghat
11. Marble cutting& polishing 4 Katni
12. Granite cutting& polishing 5 Chhatarpur, Tikamgarh
Flagstone cutting &
13. 150 Shivpuri, Gwalior, Panna & Vidisha
polishing