DIRECTORATE OF GEOLOGY AND MINING

MINERAL RESOURCES DEPARTMENT

GOVERNMENT OF CHHATTISGARH
INDIA

Mineral Resources Department, Government of Chhattisgarh, India

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Resource Rich State in Central India

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¾ Area - 138 thousand sq.km.

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¾ Population – 20 million

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Mineral Resources Department, Government of Chhattisgarh, India

Chhattisgarh – An attractive Mines
Destination
¾ Centrally located with high
mineral and industrial potential
¾ Well connected by
y air,, rail and
road

¾ Low population density (∼150

persons/km2) no dearth of land
¾ Sufficient power generation
¾ Large number of mineral-based
industries
¾ User-friendly government
policies

Mineral Resources Department, Government of Chhattisgarh, India

 Minerals of Chhattisgarh
¾ Occurrences of 28 major minerals are known in
Chhattisgarh along with a number of other minerals
occurring in traces
¾ Many mineral deposits have been evaluated and are being
mined
¾ State’s mineral resources include:-
Bulk minerals like iron ore, coal, limestone, dolomite,
b i graphite,
bauxite, hi quartzite,
i etc.
High value minerals like cassiterite, diamond,
corundum & other gemstones,
gemstones precious (Au),
(Au) base and rare
metals/elements, etc.
Mineral Resources Department, Government of Chhattisgarh, India
 Minerals
Mi l off Chhattisgarh
Chh tti h
¾ 28 Minerals are known
Important being
ƒ Coal
ƒ Iron ore
ƒ Bauxite
ƒ Limestone
ƒ Dolomite
ƒ Tin ore
ƒ Diamond
ƒ Corundum
Mineral Resources Department, Government of Chhattisgarh, India
 Important Mineral Resources
S.N. Mineral Resource in India Resource in % in
Chhattisgarh India
1 Coal 253302 million tonne 41442 million tonne 16.36
2 Iron ore 14630 million tonne 2731 million tonne 18.67
3 Limestone
Li t 175345 million
illi ttonne 9038 million
illi ttonne 5 15
5.15
(all grade)
4 Dolomite 7533 million tonne 847 million tonne 11.24
5 Bauxite 3290 million tonne 148 million tonne 4.50
6 Quartzite 1145 million tonne 26 million tonne 2.27
7 Di
Diamond
d 4 58 million
4.58 illi carats 1 30 million
1.30 illi carats 28%
8 Tin ore 86.55 million tonne 32.62 million tonne 37.69
Tin metal 101237 tonne 14449 tonne 14 27
14.27

Mineral Resources Department, Government of Chhattisgarh, India

¾ Chhattisgarh occupies 4% of total area of India
¾ Chhattisgarh
g contributes almost 16% of value of mineral pproduced
in India, contributed minerals worth 2000 million US $ in 2007-08.
¾ Important minerals produced in Chhattisgarh during 2007-08 are

Mineral Production Production Value % in India Position

(Million Tonne) (Million US $) in India

Tin 48328 Kg 0.20 100.00 1st

Coal 89.59 1148.93 19.32 2nd
Dolomite 1.05 5.03 21.97 2nd

B it
Bauxite 1 78
1.78 10 20
10.20 10 17
10.17 3rd

Iron ore 31.57 765.23 15.12 4th

Limestone 15.59 47.42 8.26 5th

Mineral Resources Department, Government of Chhattisgarh, India
 Geology of Chhattisgarh
Geological Formations Plate II

Geological Map of Chhattisgarh

¾ Archaean Formation W
N

(>2500 Ma) occupy ∼

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60,000 km2
¾ Proterozoic
P t i Formation
F ti
(2500-570 Ma) occupy
∼53,000 km2
¾ Mesozoic Gondwana
INDEX
Formation occupy 19,000 Alluvium
Laterite
Recent to Sub Recent

Deccan trapp Upper Cretaceous

km2 Lameta beds

Upper gondwanas
Lower gondwanas
to Epcene
Upper Carboniferous
to Lower Cretaceous
Chhattisgarh Basin
Indravati Basin Middle to
Upper Proterozoic
Sukma Basin
¾ Cenozoic Formation Granite ,rhyolites and andisites
Basic and ultrabasic rocks
Lower to middle proterozoic

Older Metamorphics

occupy ∼3,000
Archaean

k 2
3 000 km Granite gneisses/Basement

Mineral Resources Department, Government of Chhattisgarh, India

 Geological Environment
¾ Lithological sequence ranging from Archaean to Recent is
available in Chhattisgarh

¾ Central
C t l India
I di Shear
Sh t di E-W
trending E W divides
di id the
th State
St t into
i t two
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parts, Satpura Province in north and Bastar Province in south

¾ Bastar Province comprises Archaean gneissic complex,

Bengpals, Bailadila Group, Sonakhan Group, Chhattisgarh,
Indravati
d i Group, etc.

¾ Satpura Province comprises granite gneisses and metamorphics,

Gondwana sequence, Deccan trap, etc.
Mineral Resources Department, Government of Chhattisgarh, India
ARCHAEANS
¾ Chhattisgarh
g owns the oldest rock in the Indian Peninsula ((3700
Ma)
¾ Archaean rocks are older than 2500 Ma in age g and are
represented by wide spread cratonic blocks, occupying ∼60,000
km2
¾ Chhattisgarh has observed all the orogenic, metallogenic and
mineralogenic epochs activated during various periods
¾ These are host rock for circulating mineralising solutions /
magma and also forming basements for the sedimentary basins

Mineral Resources Department, Government of Chhattisgarh, India

PROTEROZOICS
¾ World over, largest number of mineral deposits (90%) are hosted
by Proterozoic rocks
¾ These rocks
Th k range from
f 2500 to
t 570 Ma
M in i ∼
i age occupying
53,000 km2 (40%) land in the State
¾ Most of the bulk and high
g value mineral deposits
p are associated
to these rocks in Chhattisgarh like iron ore, limestone, dolomite,
diamond, gold, etc.
¾ Mafic and ultramafic rocks are widely occurring as intrusive in
the ancient Archaean platforms which include diamondiferous
kimberlite
¾ Quartz veins with gold and base metal mineralisation
¾ LCT class and Alexandrite containing pegmatites
¾ The sedimentary basins contain bulk mineral deposits
Mineral Resources Department, Government of Chhattisgarh, India
 MESOZOICS

¾ Major coal deposits are confined to Gondwana Formations in the

world, named after the “Gond” tribes of Central India

¾ These rift controlled rocks are widely occurring in the north and
northeastern parts of Chhattisgarh occupying ∼19,000 km2 in the
State

¾ Gondwana coals of Chhattisgarh

g are mostlyy of ppower ggrade with
medium carbon content

Mineral Resources Department, Government of Chhattisgarh, India

CENOZOICS
¾ Cenozoic era includes rocks of basaltic flows and sub
sub-recent
recent to
Recent period ranging up to 65 Ma in age and occupies ∼ 3000
km2 in the State

¾ These rocks form plateau and cap over older formations, which
are mostly exposed in the northern parts of the State

¾ Important bauxite deposits confined to this formation

¾ Laterite is widely developed in parts of the State

Mineral Resources Department, Government of Chhattisgarh, India

Reconnaissance Permit in Chhattisgarh

¾ More than 39,000

, sqq km area has been covered byy sanctioned RP
for diamond, gold and other precious stones / minerals

¾ 24 Prospecting
P ti Licence
Li applications
li ti f Diamond,
for Di d Gold
G ld & other
th
base metals have been made

Mineral Resources Department, Government of Chhattisgarh, India

 Operational Reconnaissance Permits
¾ At presents 12
Reconnaissance Permit
11

are operational in the

State

¾ Total area covered under

operational RP in 18,177
sq km.

Mineral Resources Department, Government of Chhattisgarh, India

Scenario in Mineral based industries
Metal & Cement Sector-
z Two integrated
T i t t d iron
i and
d steel
t l plants
l t are operating
ti
(SAIL & JSPL) and another three are in pipeline (M/s
Tata Essar and NMDC)
Tata,
z 84 sponge iron producing units exist.
z One aluminium producing plant of Balco, with 3,45,000
tonnes capacity, going to enhance its capacity into
approximately one million tonnes (in two phases of
3 25 000 tonne each)
3,25,000
z 7 major cement units are producing around 14 Million
y More units likely.
tonne cement annually. y

Mineral Resources Department, Government of Chhattisgarh, India

Scenario in Mineral based industries
Power Sector-
z 5 major and 50 captive coal based power plants with a
capacity of more than 6000 MW are working and many
more are expected to start production.
z 35 Coal blocks have been allotted to various
companies, which will start exploration & mining very
soon.
z Apart from these, number of refractory, fertilizer,
chemical,, calcination,, g
granite/marble cutting
g p
polishing
g
units exist.
Mineral Resources Department, Government of Chhattisgarh, India
 Exploration Potentials
Mineral Exploration:
State encourages exploration for minerals involving most modern
and the state
state-of-art
of art technology
¾ Diamond
¾ Coal
¾ Gemstones
¾ Base metals
¾ Precious metals
¾ Resid al in situ
Residual sit deposits
¾ Li, Cs, Nb, Ta, Ga, etc.
¾ PGE

Mineral Resources Department, Government of Chhattisgarh, India

 CHHATTISGARH

¾ Favourable Geological set-up

¾ Potentiality
i li of Mineral Resources
¾ Congenial
g working
g environment
¾ Forward looking policies
¾ Emerging as Mineral Power Hub

Mineral Resources Department, Government of Chhattisgarh, India

Mineral Resources Department, Government of Chhattisgarh, India