Department of Commerce, Industry & Employment

SALIENT FEATURES OF THE MINERAL WEALTH OF THE STATE

Sole producer of diamond in the country.
Country's largest opencast copper mine is at MalanjKhand, district Balaghat
Thickest coal seam (135m.) of Asia at Singrauli coalfield in Sidhi district.
Major producer of Coal, Limestone, Copper, Diaspore and Pyrophyllite.
Second highest cement producing state in the country with 7 major and 3 mini cement plants, producing 14 percent cement of the country.
Leading producer of Manganese, Dolomite, Rock-Phosphate, Glass sand and Fire clay.

The State of Madhya Pradesh is richly endowed with mineral wealth. It is the sole producer of diamond in the country. Coal, limestone, manganese ore, bauxite, copper ore, dolomite, fire clay, slate pyrophyllite-diaspore are the main minerals occurring in the State. Besides these minerals, the state is fast emerging as a dimensional stone producer.The State is blessed with favourable geological and geotectonic settings. Rocks ranging from Precambrian to recent era to accommodate every episode of mineralisation are present.

In terms of the mineral production the state ranks third next only to Jharkhand and Chhatisgarh.

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Mineral Production in M.P. & Its Position in the Country

S.No.	Name of Mineral	Unit of Production	Production	Status of M.P. in India ( %)	Status in Mineral Producing States of the Country
1	Diamond	Carat	78315	100	FIRST
2	Slate	Tonnes	3868	94.50	FIRST
3	Pyrophyllite	Tonnes	196207	72.74	FIRST
4	Diaspore	Tonnes	12668	59.77	FIRST
5	Copper Ore	Thousand Tonnes	2054	20.06	FIRST
6	Coal	Thousand Tonnes	52683	13.78	FOURTH
7	Limestone	Thousand Tonnes	24938	15.44	THIRD
8	Iron Ore	Thousand Tonnes	201	0. 1 4	EIGHTH
9	Dolomite	Thousand Tonnes	128	2.95	SEVENTH
10	Laterite	Tonnes	75512	10.72	FOURTH
11	Rock-phosphate	Thousand Tonnes	87	7.33	SECOND
12	Ochre	Tonnes	22706	2.81	SECOND
13	Calcite	Tonnes	730	0.86	SECOND
14	Manganese-Ore	Thousand Tonnes	447	18.77	THIRD
15	Fire clay	Tonnes	58875	10.53	FIFTH
16	Steatite	Tonnes	520	0.0 69	EIGHTH
17	Bauxite	Thousand Tonnes	186	1.59	SEVENTH
18	Kaolin	Tonnes	15326	1.69	SEVENTH
19	Silica Sand	Tonnes	90	0.004	ELEVENTH
20	Shale	Thousand Tonnes	408	17.12	FOURTH
21	Clay (Others)	Thousand Tonnes	456	37.24	SECOND