LIMESTONE AND OTHER CALCAREOUS MATERIALS

Indian Minerals
Yearbook 2013
(Part- III : Mineral Reviews)
52nd Edition
LIMESTONE & OTHER CALCAREOUS
MINERALS
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LIMESTONE AND OTHER CALCAREOUS MATERIALS

32 Limestone & Other Calcareous Materials

he term limestone is applied to any calcareous

sedimentary rock consisting essentially of
carbonates. The two most important constituents
are calcite and dolomite. Limestone often contains
magnesium carbonate, either as dolomite
CaMg (CO 3 ) 2 or magnesite (MgCO 3 ) mixed with
calcite. It is then termed 'dolomitic' or 'magnesian'
limestone. Such limestone contains 10 to 40%
MgCO 3 . Limestones altered by dynamic or
contact metamorphism become coarsely
crystalline and are referred to as 'marbles' and
'crystalline limestones'. Other common varieties
of limestones are 'marl', 'oolite' (oolitic limestone),
shelly limestone, algal limestone, coral
limestone, pisolitic limestone, crinoidal limestone,
travertine, onyx, hydraulic limestone, lithographic
limestone, etc. However, the limestone which is
used by industries in bulk quantity is a bedded
type sedimentary limestone. Other calcareous
material used by industry is 'chalk', a white,
extremely fine-grained, usually soft and friable
variety of limestone, composed wholly or
largely of microscopic small remains of
foraminifera and broken shelly fragments; 'kankar',
irregular nodules and concretions of impure
calcium carbonate of all sizes found in the
older surface alluvium or soils; and 'limeshell', the
thick calcareous shells of molluscs deposited in
the form of beds as well as present in ancient
lakes and shallow seas. A limestone rock
which separates well along the stratification
into a few centimetres thick slabs is termed
'flagstone'. The dimensional limestone used
for building and ornamental stone purposes
is discussed in the Reviews on 'Marble' and
'Slate, Sandstone & Other Dimension Stones'.

tonnes, of which 14,926 million tonnes (8%) are

under reserves category and 170,009 million
tonnes (92%) are under remaining resources
category. Karnataka is the leading state having
28%

of the total resources followed by

Andhra Pradesh (20%),

Rajasthan (12%),

Gujarat (11%) , Meghalaya (9%) and Chhattisgarh

(5%). Gradewise, cement grade has leading
share of about 69% followed by SMS & BF
grades (12%) and chemical grade (3%). Remaining
16% are others, not-known and unclassified
grades (Table-1(A)).
The total resources of chalk of all categories and grades as per UNFC system as on
1.4.2010 are estimated in Gujarat at 4.92 million
tonnes of which 4.33 million tonnes (88%)
are under reserves category and 0.59 million
tonnes are under remaining resources category
(Table-1(B)).
The total resources of marl of all categories
and grades as per UNFC system as on 1.4.2010
are estimated in Gujarat State at 151.68 million
tonnes of which 139.98 million tonnes (92%) are
under reserves category and 11.70 million tonnes
are under remaining resources category
(Table - 1 (C)).

EXPLORATION & DEVELOPMENT

GSI conducted exploration for limestone in
Andhra Pradesh, Meghalaya and Rajasthan.
Directorates of Mining and Geology of Himachal
Pradesh, Chhattisgarh and Rajasthan also carried
out exploration for limestone. Mineral Exploration

RESOURCES
The total resources of limestone of
all categories and grades as per UNFC system as
on 1.4.2010 are estimated at 184,935 million

Corporation Ltd (MECL)

also engaged in

exploration of limestone. Details of work carried

out by these organisations are given in Table-2.

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Table 1(A) : Reserves/Resources of Limestone as on 1.04.2010

(By Grades/States)
(In '000 tonnes)
Reserves
Grade/State

By States
Andhra Pradesh
Arunachal Pradesh
Assam
Bihar
Chhattisgarh
Daman & Diu
Gujarat

Probable
STD121 STD122

Total
(A)

Feasibility
STD211

Pre-feasibility
STD221

Measured
STD222 STD331

Indicated
STD332

Inferred Reconnaissance Total

STD333
STD334
(B)

22040640 124835558

Total
resources
(A+B)

8978583

3650574

2297234

14926392

1827583

3739470

6309489

6858999

4396981 170008720 184935112

189441
148323
1619

4094
864528
98635

42988
2284
155

236522
1015135
100409

40413
1990
810

91817
279167
9928

569507
729551
11364

17074
469116
1019

1823217
454149
49894

2301101
1825195
123965

22842
432522
4910
7475616
1503

455504
211614
1638178
-

42720
2956
2102094
759

22842
930747
219480
11215887
2263

97375
24171
1564469
4742

26225
25138
3192817
2066

63246
36038
4799174
1976

467190
2000
4884690
117000

2604
966030
122103
12802454
-

167182
11137050
780680
82928360
2256

80266

5082

1110

86458

5103

13495

13119

338670

60000

506445

39000

975833

1062291

232608
13149

55367
14135

27316
26468

315290
53753

30317
-

37274
26608

2672
6119

43047
485

43776
-

438833
76843

595918
110056

911208
163809

1059
28343
83074
115052
148255

14450
26687
262301

273
448
9058
38305
300

1331
28791
106582
180044
410857

25
466
11264
46132
307

2169
56
19016
7325
6366

1303
131
22972
44287
8030

120678
162376
190717
44938

27073
515695
5094328
79318

1228617
748560
2876988
18780431
913053

253007
74468
20967

1232114 1233446
896964
925755
3861317 3967899
24237689 24417733
1072980 1483836

2483095
183788
7822
856930
542498

581935
152562
10962
72263

983048
795
30004
195715

4048078
336350
8617
897896
810475

311682
10902
46468
60640

64645
9828
6123
742220
88866

460685
4257
6689
80465
159549

215847
154644
86379
1331984
18728

1075504
49220
34200
38210
480812
858265

28112011
433575
897161
709522
5379600
128670
18014634

3147926
-

33388299 37436377
482795
482795
1110992 1447342
846923
855540
8061550 8959446
128670
128670
19200681 20011157

239223
-

4843129
3998392
196979

5079652
5013527
297388

169786
192628
13313 12770428 13701174
240733
1230862 1450342
3516270 113688234 124904122
128039
130302

(Contd.)

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All India: Total

By Grades
Chemical
S.M.S.(O.H.)
S.M.S.(L.D.)
S.M.S.(O.H. & L.D.
mixed)
B.F.
S.M.S. & B.F. mixed
Cement (portland)
Cement (white)
Cement (portland
& white)
Cement (blendable/
beneficiable)
B.F. & cement mixed
S.M.S.,chemical
& paper
Paper
Others
Unclassified
Not-known

Proved
STD111

Remaining resources

Table - 1 (Concld.)
Reserves
Grade/State

Haryana

Proved
STD111

Remaining resources

Probable
STD121 STD122

Total
(A)

Feasibility
STD211

Pre-feasibility
STD221

Measured
STD222 STD331

Indicated
STD332

Inferred Reconnaissance Total

STD333
STD334
(B)

Total
resources
(A+B)

1425

15507

3382

2200

52163

74677

74677

Himachal Pradesh

541555

226170

209638

977363

48410

44097

21220

1525202

1891

2830449

433

4471702

5449064

Jammu & Kashmir

257480

5525

54100

317106

42116

21686

165199

43621

1001420

203

1274246

1591352

Jharkhand

144259

4105

54713

203077

8364

7704

9672

9534

12125

372131

11803

431333

634410

Karnataka

538927

486300

72518

1097745

171995

394671

453541

1573788

13919929

34579866

8240

51102029

52199775

12959

12959

122659

77

1576

21161

2888

35228

183589

196548

Madhya Pradesh

460445

1166513

24865

1651823

287634

204089

88311

514783

560472

3971168

264247

5890703

7542526

Maharashtra

589789

176015

60794

826598

464232

176987

52152

28470

159309

1114112

1995262

2821860

19953

2138

23962

46053

46053

138207

94459

232666

36898

23400

460107

2811179

13941438

17273022

17505688

825

825

1010000

27000

1037000

1037825

280588

466627

126717

873932

3225

49045

241871

133600

44562

386952

49800

909055

1782987

4433

4333

6966

15732

15732

1740173

91434

428111

2259717

141539

1607076

4438479

467462

720874

11110360

914330

19400121

21659838

2380

2380

2380

199243

115705

55165

370112

19229

55984

42014

69951

32169

460412

679759

1049871

Uttar Pradesh

45130

135590

21050

142763

40000

31200

415733

415733

Uttarakhand

1051

1051

5035

91872

59378

29486

164879

1191059

1541709

1542760

West Bengal

7104

15482

22120

44706

44706

Kerala

Manipur

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Meghalaya
Nagaland
Odisha
Puducherry
Rajasthan
Sikkim
Tamil Nadu

Figures rounded off.

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Table 1 (B) : Reserves/Resources of Chalk as on 1.04.2010

(By Grades/States)
(In 000 tonnes)
Reserves
Grade/State

Probable
STD121 STD122

Total
(A)

Feasibility
STD211

Pre-feasibility
STD221

Measured
STD222 STD331

Indicated
STD332

Inferred Reconnaissance Total

STD333
STD334
(B)

Total
resources
(A+B)

3266

537

528

4332

184

127

269

585

4917

3266

537

528

4332

184

127

269

585

4917

3266

537

528

4332

184

127

269

585

4917

By Grade
Unclassified
By State
Gujarat
Figures rounded off.

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Table 1 (C) : Reserves/Resources of Marl as on 1.04.2010

(By Grades/States)
(In tonnes)
Reserves
Grade/State

All India : Total

By Grade
All grades

Proved
STD111

Probable
STD121 STD122

Remaining resources
Total
(A)

Feasibility
STD211

Pre-feasibility
STD221

Measured
STD222 STD331

Indicated
STD332

Inferred Reconnaissance Total

STD333
STD334
(B)

Total
resources
(A+B)

133236150

4650000

2090000 139976150

11704870

11704870 151681020

133236150

4650000

2090000 139976150

11704870

11704870 151681020

133236150

4650000

2090000 139976150

11704870

11704870 151681020

By State
Gujarat
Figures rounded off.

LIMESTONE AND OTHER CALCAREOUS MATERIALS

All India : Total

Proved
STD111

Remaining resources

LIMESTONE AND OTHER CALCAREOUS MATERIALS

Table 2 : Details of Exploration Activities for Limestone, 2012-13

Agency/
State/
District

Department
of Industries
Himachal
Pradesh
Shimla

Location
Area/
Block

Mapping
Scale

Drilling

Area
No. of
(sq km) boreholes

Meterage

Sampling
(No.)

Remarks
Reserves/Resources estimated

GummaRohana

04

365.2

Gumma Rohana limestone deposit

mainly includes Deoban Group
which is further defined into 3
formations.Tiontar formation
comprises of varying thickness of
greeenish shale with thin arenite
interbeds.

DharaBadhu

03

151.4

This deposit mainly occurs in shali

group. No resources has been
estimated.

Kesla

1:50,000 60.0
1:4,000
1.76

24

805.90

874

Objective of exploration was to

identify blocks suitable for cement
grade limestone. Main litholog in
this area are shale, limestone &
laterite. Limestone is mostly
horizontally bedded and depth of
limestone is confined up to 34 m.
Limestone of this area is grey,
pink, hard compact massive &
stromatolitic. About 54.88 million
tonnes of limestone resources
were estimated.

Raipur

TekaparKalkasa

1:50000
1:4000

90.0
2.0

249.0

265

The explored area is mostly

occupied by residual soil with
sporadic outcrops of purple grey
stromatolitic limestone.
Occurrences of purple & grey
shales were also noticed in
boreholes. Objective of exploration was to identify blocks
suitable for cement grade limestone.
About 16.5 million tonnes of
limestone resources were estimated.

Sukma

Birsatpal

1:50000
1:4000

285.0
2.44

85

Objective of exploration was to

search new location of limestone.
Area is occupied by arenaceous &
calcarious rocks of sabri group. The
upper calcarious formation of this
group is represented by grey to dark
grey laminated limestone.
Occurrences of cement grade
limestone were demarcated around
village Birsatpal. About 0.2
million tonnes of cement grades
limestone resources were

Mandi

DGM
Chhattisgarh
Raipur

(Contd.)

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Table-2 (Contd.)
Agency/
State/
District

Location
Area/
Block

Mapping
Scale

Drilling

Area
No. of
(sq km) boreholes

Meterage

Sampling
(No.)

Remarks
Reserves/Resources estimated

MECL
Meghalaya
Jaintia Hills

Tongnul SE
Sub block

1:50,000 1.10

1148.50

483

The main objective was to

determine the depth continuity
of limestone and to upgrade earlier
estimates. Sedimentary rocks of
tertiary age was exposed in and
around the area from Khliehriat
in the west to Litang river valley
in the east. The limestone is a
bedded deposit striking NNE-SSW.
The thickness of limestone band
varies from 53.43 m -145 m based
on sub-surface data. About 274.04
million tonnes of limestone
resources were estimated with avg.
grade 2.27% SiO2, 50.79% CaO,
1.57% MgO, 0.95% Al2O3, 1.17%
Fe2O3, 41.57% LOI.

Chhattisgarh

Bastar

1:50,000 50.00

15

The main objective of exploration

was to assess the quality of limestone in the areas between already
prospected blocks in Bastar region.
Limestone occurs as small mounds
& is horizontally bedded with local
warping. Outcrops were observed
in an area 0.90 X 0.30 km with a
thickness up to 10 m. About 0.5
million tonnes of cement grade
limestone resources were estimated.

DGM
Rajasthan
Nagaur

N/v Harima

1:2000

21

611

386

The main rock types of this area

are dolomitic limestone/high grade
limestone which are bedded in
nature & shows horizontal
disposition. The main objective of
exploration was to investigate
various horizon of cement grade
limestone to set up cement plant.
Cement grade limestone was intersected in all the boreholes in the
form of repeated horizons having
cumulative thickness of 7.50 m 25 m. About 4.60 million tonnes
resources of cement grade
limestone were estimated.

20

(Contd.)

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Table-2 (Contd.)
Agency/
State/
District

Rajasthan
Nagaur

Location
Area/
Block

Mapping
Scale

Drilling

Area
No. of
(sq km) boreholes

Meterage

Sampling
(No.)

Remarks
Reserves/Resources estimated

N/v Jathera
Kharat &
Surpalia

1:10,000 10.0

17

The main rock types are dolomitic

limestone/high grade limestone,
which are bedded in nature and
shows horizontal disposition.
Besides these rock of other
formation like alluvium of recent
to subrecent & gypsum of tertiary
formation also occurs. At 1 km
east of Jathera & 1 km South of
Janjolai villages, occurrences of
limestone were noticed in
alluvium covered areas. In pit
section 2 m thick zone
of fine to medium grained grey
colour limestone were noticed
below 1-2 m thick zone of
alluvium and cherty dolomitic
limestone, 1 m thick bed of
gypsum was also mapped N/v
Kharat & is traced up to Sarar
Nasar village. Resources
were not estimated.

-do-

N/v Bher
Godhan

1:10,000 15.0
2.0

19

775.50

The main rock types of this area

are dolomitic limestone/high
grade limestone, which are bedded
in nature & shows horizontal
deposition. Two to seven zones
of fine to medium grained grey
colour and crystalline limestone
zones were intersected having
1.50-19.25 m thickness. The
cement grade limestone bands
were noticed in pit section which
was overlain by 1 to 1.5 m thick
zone of dolomitic limestone or
alluvium to the south of
Godhan. The thickness of
limestone zone were noticed
which varies from 2.5-3 m which
is further continuing in depth.
To the SE of village Godhan
outcrops of dolomitic limestone
were mapped which is cement
to chemical grade in quality. About
25.16 million tonnes of cement
grade limestone resources
were estimated.

Jaipur &
Alwar

N/v
Baragaon

1:4000

600

Objective of exploration was to

investigate horizons of high grade
limestone. Limestone belonging to
Ajabgarh group of Delhi Super
Group were reported from
tubewells N/v Baragaon.
Resources were not estimated.

100

(Contd.)

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Table-2 (Contd.)
Agency/
State/
District

GSI
Andhra
Pradesdh
Guntur

Rajasthan
Jaisalmer

Location
Area/
Block

Mapping
Scale

Drilling

Area
No. of
(sq km) boreholes

Meterage

Sampling
(No.)

Remarks
Reserves/Resources estimated

Pulipadu &
Gujrala

1:5,000

5.0

20

Prospecting stage (G-3) exploration for assessment of limestone

resources was taken up. A total
number of 20 bore holes of 60 m
depth have been drilled in
500 m x 500 m grid.
Core drilling has been done for
3 boreholes and the DTH
drilling has been carried out for
the remaining 17 boreholes.
In all the bore holes limestone
is present beyond the depth of
60 m. In northern part of the
area the soil and weathered
limestone thickness is very
high (about 90 ft). Towards the
surface (up to 5-7m depth) the
colour of limestone is gray. The
variegated nature is observed up
to the depth of about 30 m.
At higher depth, limestone the
colour turns to gray to dark gray.
Narrow bands of shale limestone
(< 1m thick) and thin brecciated
zones (few cm thick) are also
present. Chemical result of
bed rock samples shows more
than 50% of the samples contain
high (>40%) CaO, but the SiO2
content is inversely proportional
with CaO. Resource estimation
work for different grades of
limestone is in progress.
Investigation has been completed.

1:5,000

2.5

450

355

Reconnaissance
stage
investigation (G-4) was taken up
to locate low silica SMS (LD-grade)
limestone. The achievement of
field target includes photogeological study of 100 sq. km
area supplemented by mapping.
Core samples of limestone have
been submitted for chemical
analysis. The analytical results
are awaited. In all the boreholes
the limestone has been intersected.
The major part of the area
is occupied by soil with few
outcrops of foraminiferal
limestone. The investigation
has been completed.
(Contd.)

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Table-2 (Concld.)
Agency/
State/
District

Rajasthan
Jaisalmer

Location
Area/
Block

Sabhu ka tobaAsutar area

Mapping
Scale

Drilling

Area
No. of
(sq km) boreholes

2.50
1.25

Meterage

Sampling
(No.)

Remarks
Reserves/Resources estimated

Reconnaissance
stage
investigation (G-4) was carried
to locate low silica SMS ( LD- grade)
limestone. Small patches of
limestone are exposed in arcuate
shape exposures covering an area
of about 0.24 sq kms along eastern
bank of IGNP canal. The
limestone belong to the Khuiala
formation of Upper Tertiary age
and the physical and chemical
properties of limestone tentatively
confirms with specifications for
the low silica SMS grade( LD-grade)
limestone. The main lithology
exposed in the area is iron stone
fragments of Shumar Formation
and calcrete, which occur as small
mounds.The investigation has been
completed.

PRODUCTION, STOCKS AND

PRICES

production. About 4.5% of the production was reported

by public sector mines as in the previous year.

Limestone

About 96% of the total production of limestone

during 2012-13 was of cement grade, 2% of iron &
steel grade and the rest 2% consisted of chemical
and other grades.

The production of limestone in 2012-13 at about

279.7 million tonnes increased by 7% as compared to
that of the previous year. Owing to more demand in the
market some of the principal producers of limestone
reported more production during the year.
There were 723 reporting mines in 2012-13 as against
716 during the previous year. Twenty four mines, each
producing more than three million tonnes per annum
contributed about 41% of the total production of
limestone in 2012-13. The share of 9 mines, each in the
production range of 2 to 3 million tonnes was 8% of the
total production. About 28% of the total production
was contributed by 57 mines, each producing 1 to
2 million tonnes annually. The remaining 23% of the
total production was reported by 633 limestone mines
and 2 associated mines during the year. Twenty four
principal producers contributed about 77% of the total

Andhra Pradesh was the leading producing state

accounting for (22%) of the total production of
limestone, followed by Rajasthan (19%), Madhya
Pradesh (12%), Gujarat & Tamil Nadu (9% each),
Karnataka (8% ), Chhattisgarh (7%), Himachal Pradesh
(5%), Maharashtra (4%) and the remaining 5% was
contributed by Odisha, Meghalaya, Uttar Pradesh,
Jharkhand, Kerala, Bihar, Assam and Jammu & Kashmir.
Mine-head stocks of limestone at the end of
the year 2012-13 were 12.6 million tonnes as against
13.2 million tonnes at the beginning of the year.
Average daily labour employment in limestone
mines in 2012-13 was 22,615 as against 23,058 in
the previous year.(Tables- 3 to 7).

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Table 3 : Principal Producers of Limestone

2012-13
Name and address
of producer

Ultra Tech Cement Ltd,

B Wing,Ahura Centre,
2nd Floor, Mahakali
Caves Road, Andheri (E),
Mumbai-400 093,
Maharashtra.

Table - 3 (Contd.)
Name and address
of producer

Location of mine
State

District

Andhra Pradesh
Chhattisgarh
Gujarat
Karnataka
Madhya Pradesh
Maharashtra
Rajasthan

Kurnool
Raipur
Amreli
Gulbarga
Neemuch
Chandrapur
Chittorgarh
Jaipur
Nagaur
Ariyalur
Perambalur

Tamil Nadu

Ambuja Cement Ltd,

P.O. Ambujanagar,
Tq : Kodinar,
Junagadh362 715,
Gujarat.

Chhattisgarh
Gujarat
Himachal Pradesh
Maharashtra
Rajasthan

Raipur
Junagadh
Solan
Chandrapur
Pali

The ACC Ltd,

Cement House, 121,
Maharshi Karve Road,
Mumbai 400 020,
Maharashtra.
.

Andhra Pradesh
Chhattisgarh
Himachal Pradesh
Jharkhand

Adilabad
Durg
Bilaspur
Singhbhum
(W)

Karnataka
Madhya Pradesh
Maharashtra
Rajasthan
Tamil Nadu

Gulbarga
Katni
Yavatmal
Bundi
Coimbatore

Jaiprakash Associates Ltd,

Sector 128,
Noida 201 304,
Uttar Pradesh.

Gujarat
Madhya Pradesh

Shree Cement Ltd,

Bangur Nagar,
Post Box No. 33,
Beawar 305 901,
Rajasthan.

Rajasthan

Ajmer
Pali

The India Cement Ltd,

Dhun Building
4th Floor, 827,
Anna Salai,
Chennai 600 002.
Tamil Nadu.

Andhra Pradesh

Cuddapah
Nalgonda
Ranga Reddy
Ariyalur
Perambalur
Tirunelveli
Thoothukudi
Virudhunagar

Binani Cement Ltd,

37/2,Chinar Park,
New Town,Rajarhat
Dist-24 Parganas
North-700 157,
West Bengal.

Kachchh
Rewa
Sidhi
Himachal Pradesh Solan
Uttar Pradesh
Sonbhadra

Tamil Nadu

Rajasthan

Sirohi

Location of mine
State

District

Madras Cement Ltd,

Ramamandiram,
P.O.Rajapalayam626 117,
Virudh Nagar,
Tamil Nadu.

Andhra Pradesh
Karnataka
Tamil Nadu

Dalmia Cement Ltd,

P. O. Dalmiapuram,
Thiruchirapalli-621 651,
Tamil Nadu.

Andhra Pradesh
Tamil Nadu

Krishna
Chitradurga
Ariyalur
Perambalur
Thoothukudi
Virudhunagar
Cuddapah
Ariyalur
Perambalur
Thiruchirapalli
Ariyalur
Dindigul
Karur
Perambalur

Chettinad Cement Corp. Ltd, Tamil Nadu

6th Floor, Rani Seethai
Hall Building,
603, Anna Salai,
Chennai 600 006
Tamil Nadu.
J. K. Cement Works,
Kamla Tower,
Kanpur-208 001,
Uttar Pradesh.

Rajasthan
Karnataka

Chittorgarh
Nagaur
Bagalkot

Kesoram Industries Ltd,

9/1, R. N. Mukherjee Road,
Kolkata 700 001.

Andhra Pradesh
Karnataka

Karimnagar
Gulbarga

J. K. Lakshmi Cement Ltd,

P.O. Jaykaypuram,
Sirohi,
Rajasthan.

Rajasthan

Sirohi

Lafarge India Private Ltd,

Crescenzo Building
B-wing,10th Floor
C-38,C-39,G-Block
Bandra Kurla Complex,
Bandra East
229, Nariman Point,
Mumbai-400 051.

Chhattisgarh

JanjgirChampa
Raipur

Zuari Cement Ltd,

Krishna Nagar,
Yerraguntla-516 311,
Andhra Pradesh.

Andhra Pradesh

Cuddapah
Nalgonda

A.P. Mineral Dev.

Corpn. Ltd, 3rd Floor
Rear Block, HMWSSB,
Premises, Khairatabad,
Hyderabad 500 004.

Andhra Pradesh

Adilabad

(Contd.)
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Table - 3 (Contd.)
Name and address
of producer

Table - 3 (Concld.)
Location of mine

Name and address

of producer

State

District

Madhya Pradesh
Rajasthan

Satna
Chittorgarh

Bharathi Cements
Corporation Pvt. Ltd,
8-2-626, Reliance Majestic,
Road No.-10, Banjara Hills,
Hyderabad 500 034.

Andhra Pradesh

Cuddapah

My Home Industries Ltd,

9th Floor, Block-3,
My Home Hub, Madhapur,
Hyderabad-500 081,
Andhra Pradesh.

Andhra Pradesh

Nalgonda

Century Textiles &

Industries Ltd,
Century Bhawan,
Dr. Annie Besant Road,
Mumbai 400 025,
Maharashtra.

Chhattisgarh
Madhya Pradesh
Maharashtra

Raipur
Satna
Chandrapur

Birla Corporation Ltd,

Birla Building,9/1
R. N. Mukherjee Road,
Kolkata 700 001,
West Bengal.

Location of mine
State

District

Sanghi Industries Ltd,

P.O. Sanghipuram,
Taluka- Abdasa Kachchh,
Gujarat- 370 511.

Gujarat

Kachchh

Prism Cement Ltd,

305, Laxmi Niwas,
Apartments, Ameerpeth,
Hyderabad-500 016,
Andhra Pradesh.

Andhra Pradesh
Madhya Pradesh

Kurnool
Satna

Penna Cement Industries

Ltd, Plot No.-705,
Road No.-03,
Banjara Hills,
Hyderabad-500 034,
Andhra Pradesh.

Andhra Pradesh

Anantapur

OCL India Ltd,

Rajgangpur
Rajgangpur-770017
Odisha

Odisha

Sundergarh

(Contd.)

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Table 4 : Production of Limestone, 2010-11 to 2012 -13

(By States)
(Qty in '000 tonnes; Value in `'000)

2010-11

2011-12

2012-13(P)

State
Quantity

India

Value

Quantity

Value

Quantity

Value

246336

36349567

262568

40768303

279736

43216622

52633

7375266

54602

7777269

62115

8643469

Assam

350

82772

248

62585

296

77363

Bihar

872

292511

507

142686

567

172447

Chhattisgarh

19241

2997759

20465

3477724

20161

3546988

Gujarat

22500

2773002

24098

2918566

25538

3010799

Himachal Pradesh

11927

1437928

10801

1196206

13051

1571745

Jammu & Kashmir

154

26991

225

34162

192

26917

Jharkhand

1996

453107

2480

557622

1857

539794

Karnataka

18595

1933439

20276

2770647

21072

3102526

530

115506

539

216493

495

119709

33276

4785685

34072

4344022

33942

4333915

Maharashtra

9905

1120117

12281

1516232

11927

1639506

Meghalaya

1783

374170

4216

1607232

3893

1962575

Odisha

3923

1102597

3136

1153269

4058

1309996

Rajasthan

44773

7212296

47982

8113633

52065

7931464

Tamil Nadu

20566

3765907

23643

4365037

25203

4782287

3312

500514

2997

514918

3304

445122

Andhra Pradesh

Kerala
Madhya Pradesh

Uttar Pradesh

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Table 5 : Production of Limestone, 2011-12 and 2012-13(P)

(By Frequency Groups)
Production group
(In tonnes)

Production for the group

('000 tonnes)

No. of mines

All Groups
Up to 10000

Percentage in total
production

Cumulative
percentage

2011-12

2012-13

2011-12

2012-13

2011-12

2012-13

2011-12

2012-13

716(4)

723(2)

262568

279736

100.00

100.00

311(4)

290(2)

781

707

0.30

0.25

0.30

0.25

10001

50000

143

140

3510

3403

1.34

1.22

1.64

1.47

50001

100000

44

55

3175

4034

1.21

1.44

2.85

2.91

100001 -

200000

38

41

5684

5893

2.16

2.11

5.01

5.02

200001 -

300000

19

27

4579

6692

1.74

2.39

6.75

7.41

300001 -

400000

17

21

6122

7534

2.33

2.69

9.08

10.10

400001 -

500000

14

20

6518

9101

2.48

3.25

11.56

13.35

500001 -

600000

12

11

6678

5990

2.54

2.14

14.10

15.49

600001 -

700000

10

3290

6459

1.25

2.31

15.35

17.80

700001 -

800000

11

8174

3769

3.11

1.35

18.46

19.15

800001 -

900000

5804

5129

2.21

1.83

20.67

20.98

900001 - 1000000

11

10291

6635

3.92

2.37

24.59

23.35

1000001 - 2000000

53

57

72750

78476

27.71

28.05

52.30

51.40

2000001 -3000000

11

27508

21983

10.48

7.86

62.78

59.26

3000001 & above

20

24

97704

113931

37.22

40.74

100.00

100.00

Figures in parentheses indicate associated mine of limestone with chalk,dolomite & shale.

Table 7 : Mine-head Stocks of Limestone, 2012-13

(By States/Grades)
(In '000 tonnes)
At the beginning of the year
State

Grades
Cement

India
Andhra Pradesh
Assam
Chhattisgarh
Gujarat
Himachal Pradesh
Jammu & Kashmir
Jharkhand
Karnataka
Kerala
Madhya Pradesh
Maharashtra
Meghalaya
Odisha
Rajasthan
Tamil Nadu

At the end of the year (P)

11088
1526
63
127
2852
11
2
11
2823
29
714
3
242
152
1511
1022

Iron &
Steel
1046
16
33
54
207
64
120
60
446
1
45

Chem.

944
14
930
++
-

Grades
Others

132
5
127
-

Total

Cement

Iron &
Steel

13210
1561
63
160
3782
65
2
218
2887
29
834
63
242
598
1639
1067

10084
1541
78
68
2925
59
2
43
2316
4
393
67
242
87
1503
756

1496
39
129
97
175
339
212
++
401
73
31

32-14

Chem.

1031
3
985
40
1
2

Others

Total

9
8
1

12620
1591
78
197
3910
156
2
218
2655
4
645
67
243
488
1576
790

Table 6 : Production of Limestone, 2011-12 & 2012 -13

(By Sectors/States/Districts/Grades)
(Qty in 000 tonnes; value in ` 000)
2011-12
State/District

2012-13(P)

Grades

Total

Grades

Cement

Iron &
Steel

Chem.

Others

Qty

Value

716(4)
30
686(4)

246093
8893
237200

11757
3873
7884

4014
4014

704
436
268

262568
13202
249366

40768303
3201339
37566964

97(2)
2
9
6
6
1
8
35(2)
26
4

54041
4097
1452
9680
3690
1070
3933
10116
15788
4215

439
439
-

52
++
52
-

70
70
-

54602
4097
1452
9680
3690
1070
4372
10238
15788
4215

Assam
Karbi Anglong
North Cachar Hills

3
1
2

248
194
54

Bihar
Rohtas

2
2

507
507

51
9
27
3
1
10
1

20256
22
1175
2016
3
17040
++

209
209
-

India
Public sector
Private sector

32-15

Andhra Pradesh
Adilabad
Anantapur
Cuddapah
Guntur
Karimnagar
Krishna
Kurnool
Nalgonda
Ranga Reddy

Chhattisgarh
Bastar
Durg
Janjgir-Champa
Raigarh
Raipur
Rajnandgaon

No. of
mines

Cement

Iron &
Steel

Chem.

Others

Qty

Value

723(2)
28
695(2)

269596
8929
260667

5811
3392
2419

3902
3902

427
379
48

279736
12700
267036

43216622
2786688
40429934

7777269
602863
155118
1301259
615439
319256
877301
1280720
2119010
506303

99(2)
3
9(1)
6
8
1
9
33(1)
26
4

61596
4301
1702
11334
3494
1230
6890
11624
17031
3990

494
13
418
63
-

3
1
2
-

22
15
7
-

62115
4301
1718
11334
3507
1230
7308
11696
17031
3990

8643469
639697
173413
1321185
547362
507496
1292422
1438777
2240318
482799

248
194
54

62585
53638
8947

2
1
1

296
208
88

296
208
88

77363
57743
19620

507
507

142686
142686

2
2

567
567

567
567

172447
172447

++
++
2140
-

20465
22
1384
2016
3
17040
++

3477724
8019
402095
353425
578
2713576
31

52
10
26
2
1
12
1

19840
28
1303
1985
3
16521
++

321
321
-

++
++
-

20161
28
1624
1985
3
16521
++

3546988
7862
508955
439042
671
2590446
12

(Contd.)

LIMESTONE AND OTHER CALCAREOUS MATERIALS

No.of
mines

Total

Table - 6 (Contd.)
2011-12
State/District

2012-13(P)

Grades
No.of
mines

Cement

Iron &
Steel

Total

Chem.

Others

Grades

Total

Qty

Value

No. of
mines

Cement

Iron &
Steel

Chem.

Others

Qty

Value

106(1)

20276

3822

24098

2918566

114

21838

3700

25538

3010799

Amreli

5795

5795

748766

5914

5914

790651

Jamnagar

22

1137

994

2131

224127

21

1163

1031

2194

224613

Junagadh

55

5384

1662

7046

928149

63

5816

1381

7197

855920

Kachchh

6860

++

6860

616019

7450

++

7450

642552

22(1)
-

1100
-

1166
-

2266
-

401505
-

21
1

1324
171

1288
-

2612
171

468892
28171

Porbandar
Surat
Himachal Pradesh

32-16

25

10318

483

10801

1196206

19

12720

331

13051

1571745

Bilaspur

2351

2351

223349

3521

3521

403570

Mandi
Sirmour

1*
21

387

483

870

215922

16

522

331

853

224737

7580

7580

756935

8677

8677

937438

Solan
Jammu & Kashmir

225

225

34162

192

192

26917

Pulwama

225

225

34162

192

192

26917

Jharkhand

18

45

2435

2480

557622

12

1763

94

1857

539794

Bokaro

185

144

Garwah

77

77

49071

92

92

21158

Hazaribagh

1329

.-

Palamu

11

11

4484

638

Ranchi

40

40

10369

2103

Singhbhum (West)

39

2307

2346

492184

1754

1754

515751

Karnataka

72

20120

156

20276

2770627

64

20717

355

21072

3102526

Bagalkot

49

3066

146

3212

423935

47

3096

302

3398

620253

Belgaum

11

130

10

140

29873

47

25

72

18743

Chitradurga

142

142

44500

162

162

33559

Gulbarga

16400

16400

2166074

17161

17161

2345205

Shimoga

42

42

9374

28

28

6338

Tumkur

340

340

96871

251

251

78428

(Contd.)

LIMESTONE AND OTHER CALCAREOUS MATERIALS

Gujarat

Table - 6 (Contd.)
2011-12
State/District

Kerala

Madhya Pradesh

Grades
Iron &
Steel

Total

Grades

No.of
mines

Cement

539

539

216493

539

539

216493

Chem.

Others

Qty

No. of
mines

Value

Total

Cement

Iron &
Steel

Chem.

495

495

119709

495

495

119709

Others

Qty

Value

119

32751

1321

34072

4344022

110

32250

1638

54

33942

4333915

Damoh

1519

1519

186995

2092

2092

253653

Dhar

40

12

52

5185

13

75

77

7973

Jabalpur

30

30

4500

43

4071

1217

5288

876150

36

4008

1364

53

5425

739195

Narsimhapur

592

Neemuch

4453

4453

432398

4450

Rewa

5757

5757

791638

5722

Satna

56

15795

92

15887

1936342

46

14740

242

Sidhi

1113

1113

114725

1163

Maharashtra

19

8406

3875

12281

1516232

14

11837

Chandrapur

6493

3873

10366

1317383

Yavatmal

11

1913

1915

198849

Meghalaya

12

4076

140

4216

Jaintia Hills

2611

Khasi Hills East

1465

140

Katni

32-17

Odisha

4450

430523

5722

805213

14983

1963950

1163

128908

90

11927

1639506

9426

90

9516

1387615

2411

2411

251891

1607232

14

3768

125

3893

1962575

2611

502383

11

1840

1840

302024

1605

1104849

1928

125

2053

1660551

10(1)

3111

25

3136

1153269

3911

147

4058

1309996

Bargarh

1132

1132

327160

990

990

444862

Koraput

181

181

50109

21

21

7651

7(1)

1798

25

1823

776000

2900

147

3047

Sundergarh

857483

(Contd.)

LIMESTONE AND OTHER CALCAREOUS MATERIALS

Palakkad

2012-13(P)

Table - 6 (Concld.)
2011-12
State/District

Grades

Cement

Iron &
Steel

25
1
1
1
7
1
2
1
5
2
1
3

45223
1530
1165
971
10339
3532
1927
828
12548
3
12380

2346
2346
-

Tamil Nadu
154
Ariyalur
25
Coimbatore
2
Dharmapuri
2
Dindigul
15
Karur
8
Madurai
4
Namakkal
7
Perambalur
18
Salem
22
Tiruchirapalli
7
Tirunelveli
24
Thoothukudi/Tuticorin 8
Virudhunagar
12

22954
10738
547
++
3521
39
5
5
3589
422
2175
1018
671
224
2997
2997

Uttar Pradesh
Sonbhadra

1
1

Total

Grades

Total

Others

Qty

Value

No. of
mines

Cement

Iron &
Steel

Chem.

413
413
-

47982
1530
1165
971
10339
3532
2759
1927
828
12548
3
12380

20113633
245594
151931
248558
13399901
429662
979120
363845
244799
1800878
404
2248941

26
1
1
1
7
1
2
1
5
3
1
3

49823
1494
1279
885
11947
4248
2295
881
14334
++
12460

1870
1870
-

468
117
1
19
++
4
12
5
63
63
184

221
23
198
-

23643
10878
547
1
3540
39
9
17
3589
427
2175
1279
734
408

4365037
1817260
108793
315
809391
8533
2724
4554
561679
144986
237964
361945
192117
114776

183
32
5
2
17
11
3
10
27
17
10
29
7
13

24679
11415
828
1
2814
700
6
12
3964
389
2332
1156
901
161

2997
2997

514918
514918

2
2

3304
3304

Chem.

Figures in parentheses indicate associated mine of limestone with dolomite.

*Only labour reported.

Others

Qty

Value

372
372
-

52065
1494
1279
885
11947
4248
2242
2295
881
14334
++
12460

7931464
216817
177300
251297
1378778
516316
712821
378618
239724
1936760
25
2123008

471
235
8
3
6
5
152
++
30
10
22

20
5
15
-

33
7
1
1
24
-

25203
11657
828
1
2828
703
13
17
4116
389
2332
1225
911
183

4782287
2032089
213485
199
638085
157568
4793
6032
696300
78282
259506
392138
225156
78654

3304
3304

445122
445122

LIMESTONE AND OTHER CALCAREOUS MATERIALS

32-18

No.of
mines
Rajasthan
Ajmer
Banswara
Bundi
Chittorgarh
Jaipur
Jaisalmer
Kota
Nagaur
Pali
Rajsamand
Sikar
Sirohi

2012-13(P)

LIMESTONE AND OTHER CALCAREOUS MATERIALS

Table 8 : Principal Producers of Limeshell

2012-13

Limeshell
The production of limeshell at 23,228 tonnes
during 2012-13 decreased by 30% as compared to
the preceding year due to less productivity and
less demand in the market.
There were 6 reporting mines in 2012-13 same
as previous years. Four principal producers
accounted for 92% of the total production during
the year. The share of public sector was 49% in
2012-13.
Almost entire production of limeshell was
reported by Kerala and a nominal production was
reported by one mine located in Tamil Nadu.
Mine-head stocks of limeshell at the end of
2012-13 was 2,524 tonnes as against 5,157 tonnes
at the beginning of the year (Table - 11).
The average daily employment of labour
during the year 2012-13 was 568 as against 517 in
the previous year.

Name and address of

producer

Location of mine
State

District

Kerala

Kottayam

Vaikom Taluk white Limeshell Kerala

Co.op Society,
Vill. Vechoor,Post.Ambika Market
Vaikom, Distt. Kottayam,
Kerala-686 144.

Kottayam

Muhamma Clam Marketing

Society Ltd,
Vill-Thaneemukom South
Taluk: Cherthala,
Distt. Alapuzha,
Kerala.

Kerala

Alapuzha

The Vaikom Limeshell Co.op

Society Ltd,
P.O.Pallippurathussery,
Vaikom - 686 606
Distt. Kottayam, Kerala.

Kerala

Kottayam

The Travancore Cement Ltd,

Nattakom,
Distt. Kottayam,
Kerala-686 013.

Table 9 : Production of Limeshell, 2010-11 to 2012-13

(By States)
(Qty in tonnes; value in `000)
2010-11

2011-12

2012-13(P)

State

India

Quantity

Value

Quantity

Value

Quantity

Value

30410

32159

33225

40788

23228

39801

Karnataka

11578

8865

9689

7664

Kerala

18467

23020

23450

33038

23123

39696

365

274

86

86

105

105

Tamil Nadu
-

Table 10 : Production of Limeshell, 2011-12 and 2012-13

(By Sectors/States/Districts)
(Qty in tonnes; value in ` 000)
2011-12

2012-13(P)

State/District
No. of mines

Quantity

Value

No. of mines

Quantity

Value

India
Public sector
Private sector

6
1
5

33225
14975
18250

40788
14481
26307

6
1
5

23228
11497
11731

39801
11118
28683

Karnataka
Uttar Kannada

2
2

9689
9689

7664
7664

Kerala
Alapuzha
Kottayam

3
1
2

23450
5057
18393

33038
9800
23238

5
2
3

23123
5015
18108

39696
12301
27395

Tamil Nadu
Cuddalore

1
1

86
86

86
86

1
1

105
105

105
105

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Table 11 : Mine-head Stocks of Limeshell, 2012-13 (P)

(By States)
(In tonnes)
State

At the beginning of the year

India

5157

2524

5134

1926

584

23

14

Karnataka
Kerala
Tamil Nadu

At the end of the year

Table 12 : Producers of Limekankar

2012-13

Limekankar
The production of limekankar at 2,17,918
tonnes in 2012-13 decreased by 30% during the
year as compared to that in the previous year
owing to less demand.

Name and address of

producer

There were four reporting mines in 2012-13.

Almost, the entire production of limekankar was
r e p o r t e d f r o m Ta m i l N a d u a n d a n o m i n a l
production was reported by two mines located in
Andhra Pradesh (Tables-12 to 14).

The Ramco Cements Ltd,

Aurous Corporate Centre
5th Floor, 98-A
Dr. Radhakrishna Road,
Mylapore,Chennai-600 004.

Tamil Nadu

Virudhunagar

Mine-head stocks at the end of 2012-13 were

1,93,304 tonnes as against 1,84,291 tonnes at the
beginning of the year (Table-15).

D. Kailas Sharma,
DFN Colony,
Shreeram Nagar-535 101,
Garividi,
Distt. Vizianagaram,
Andhra Pradesh.

Andhra Pradesh

Vizianagaram

The average daily labour employment

in 2012-13 was 22 as against 31 in the preceding year.

Location of mine
State

District

Table - 13 : Production of Limekankar, 2010-11 to 2012-13(P)

(By States)
(Qty in tonnes; value in `'000)
2010-11

2011-12

2012-13(P)

State
India
Andhra Pradesh
Tamil Nadu

Quantity

Value

Quantity

Value

Quantity

Value

383817

84903

3 11 2 1 9

59469

217918

38529

615

215

830

355

275

138

383202

84688

310389

59114

217643

38391

Table 14 : Production of Limekankar,2011-12 and 2012-13

(By Sectors/States/Districts)
(Qty in tonnes; value in ` 000)
2011-12

2012-13(P)

State/District
No. of mines
India
Private sector

Quantity

Value

No. of mines

Quantity

Value

3 11 2 1 9

59469

217918

38529

311219

59469

217918

38529

Andhra Pradesh

830

355

275

138

Vizianagaram

830

355

275

138

310389

5 9 11 4

217643

38391

310389

59114

217643

38391

Tamil Nadu
Virudhunagar

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Table 15 : Mine-head Stocks of Limekankar

2012-13(P)
(By States)

Table - 16 (Concld.)
Location of mine

(In tonnes)
State

At the beginning
of the year

At the end
of the year

184291
334
183957

193304
117
193187

India
Andhra Pradesh
Tamil Nadu

Chalk
The production of chalk at 167 thousand tonnes in
2012-13 decreased by 7% as compared to previous year.
There were 111 reporting mines of chalk in 2012-13
as against 128 mines in 2011-12. In both years the
entire production of chalk was reported by private
sector mines located in Gujarat. The contribution of
15 principal producers in total production during
2012-13 was 38 percent (Tables- 16 to 18).
Mine-head stocks of chalk at the end of
2012-13 was 71 thousand tonnes as against 79 thousand
tonnes in the beginning of the year (Table -19).
The average daily employment of labour during
2012-13 was 1,261 as against 1,389 in the previous year.

Table 16 : Principal Producers of Chalk

2012-13
Location of mine
Name & address of producer
State

Name & address of producer

State

District

Universal Mineral Industries,

Gujarat
Barvan Ness,Ranavav-360 560,
Distt Porbandar,
Gujarat.

Porbandar

Rasiklal Dayalal Patel

Adityana-360 545,
Distt. Porbandar,
Gujarat.

Gujarat

Porbandar

Dawoodi Pulverizing Works,

226, G.I.D.C. Estate,
Porbandar 360 577,
Gujarat.

Gujarat

Porbandar

Krishna Minerals
Adityana - 360 545,
Distt. Porbandar,
Gujarat.

Gujarat

Porbandar

Rajesh Minerals
Ranavav, Adityana-360 545,
Distt. Porbandar,
Gujarat.

Gujarat

Porbandar

K.K.Enterprises
Ranavav, Adityana-360 545,
Distt. Porbandar,
Gujarat.

Gujarat

Porbandar

Prasant Minerals
C/O Sanjay Kumar G.Khanpara
Adityana-360 545,
Distt. Porbandar,
Gujarat.

Gujarat

Porbandar

Jamnadas Ratanshi Patel,

Ranavav, Adityana-360 545,
Distt. Porbandar,
Gujarat.

Gujarat

Porbandar

Gujarat

Porbandar

Gujarat

Porbandar

District

Porbandar Industrial Products,

Harish Mansion, Post Box.27,
Porbandar-360 575,
Gujarat.

Gujarat

Porbandar

P. Dattani & Co.

M. G. Road,
Porbandar-360 575,
Gujarat.

Gujarat

Porbandar

Saurashtra Minerals Pvt. Ltd

East Kadia Plots,
Porbandar-360 575,
Gujarat.

Gujarat

Rambhai Kanabhai Sagar,

At Aditpara,
Adityana- 360 545,
Distt. Porbandar,
Gujarat.

Gujarat

Porbandar

Shreenathji Minerals,
Adityana - 360 545,
Distt. Porbandar,
Gujarat.

Jaydeep Minerals
Adityana-360545
Distt. Porbandar,
Gujarat.

Gujarat

Porbandar

Patel Ramji Virji Faldu,

Adityana- 360 545
Distt. Porbandar,
Gujarat.

Porbandar

(Contd.)

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Table 17 : Production of Chalk, 2010-11 to 2012-13

(By States)
(Qty in tonnes; value in `000)
2010-11

2011-12

2012-13(P)

State

India/ Gujarat

Quantity

Value

Quantity

Value

Quantity

Value

177197

65799

178736

70458

166931

74562

Table 18 : Production of Chalk, 2011-12& 2012-13

(By Sector/State/Districts)
(Qty in tonnes; value in `'000)
2011-12

2012-13(P)

State/District
No. of

Quantity

Value

mines

No. of

Quantity

Value

mines

India/ Private sector

128

178736

70458

111

166931

74562

Gujarat

128

178736

70458

111

166931

74562

Jamnagar

10

12767

4663

8870

3300

Junagadh

5069

1669

8210

4189

Porbandar

94

142092

57419

83

134737

60958

Rajkot

21

18808

6707

17

15114

6115

Table 19 : Mine-head Stocks of Chalk, 2012-13(P)

(By States)
(In tonnes)
State
India / Gujarat

At the beginning of the year

78916

At the end of the year

70653

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Marl
Production of marl during 2012-13 was
4.36 million tonnes as compared to 4.14 million
tonnes in the preceding year. The entire production
of marl was reported as associated mineral with
limestone in both the years. There were 7 associated
mines reporting production of Marl during 2012-13
as against 12 associated mines in the preceding year.

The entire production was reported by private sector

mines.
As regards to state-wise production, Gujarat
contributed 98% production and the remaining
2% was by Tamil Nadu (Tables - 20 to 22).
Mine-head stock at the end of 2012-13 was
1009 thousand tonnes as against 402 thousand
tonnes at the beginning of the year (Table - 23).

Table 20 : Principal Producers of Marl, 2012-13

Location of mine
Name and address of producer
State

District

*Ultratech Cement Ltd,

Second Floor,B-Wing,
Ahura Center, Mahakali Caves Road,
Andheri (E),
Mumbai 400 093.

Gujarat

Amreli

* Ambuja Cement Limited,

P.O.- Ambujanagar ,
Tah.- Kodinar,
Distt.- Junagadh 362 715,
Gujarat.

Gujarat

Junagadh

*Gujarat Sidhee Cement Ltd,

N.K.Mehta International
House,178-Backbay
Reclamation,
Mumbai-400 020.

Gujarat

Junagadh

*Saurashtra Cement Ltd,

Ranavav-2,
53,Jupitor Apartment,
Cuffe Parade,
Mumbai-400 005.

Gujarat

Porbandar

* Producing as an associated mineral with limestone.

Table 21 : Production of Marl, 2010-11 to 2012-13(P)

(By States)
(Qty in tonnes, value in `'000)
2010-11

2011-12

2012-132(P)

State

India
Gujarat
Tamil Nadu

Quantity

Value

Quantity

Value

Quantity

Value

4399379

307556

4140577

272904

4360302

266915

3738693

224314

3901296

245294

4262682

249339

660686

83242

239281

27610

97620

17576

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Table 22 : Production of Marl, 2011-12 and 2012-13(P)

(By Sector/States/Districts)
(Qty in tonnes; Value in `'000 )
2011-12

2012-13(P)

State/District
No. of
mines

Quantity

Value

No. of
mines

Quantity

Value

(12)

4140577

272904

(7)

4360302

266915

(12)

4140577

272904

(7)

4360302

266915

Gujarat

(6)

3901296

245294

(6)

4262682

249339

Amreli

(2)

2107391

164850

(2)

2039302

168256

Junagadh

(3)

1326226

72049

(3)

1116343

61247

Porbandar

(1)

467679

8395

(1)

1107037

19836

Tamil Nadu

(6)

239281

27610

(1)

97620

17576

Ariyalur

(3)

129717

19494

(1)

97620

17576

Perambalur

(1)

25864

3688

Tiruchirapalli

(2)

83700

4428

India
Private sector

Figures in parentheses indicate associated mines with limestone.

Table 23 : Mine-head Stocks of Marl, 2012-13(P)

(By States)
(In tonnes)
State

India

At the beginning
of the year

At the end
of the year

4 0 1 5 11

1009203

Gujarat

170007

790001

Tamil Nadu

231504

219202

MINING & MARKETING

In India, limestone mines are worked by
opencast method. Captive mines are mechanised
and supply feed to cement and iron & steel units.
Some mines have well laid road-cum-rail routes
and aerial ropeways. The large mines are
developed by forming benches in overburden and
limestone bed. The face length, width and height
of the benches correspond to the mining
machinery deployed and production schedule.

Heavy earth-moving machinery like 3.3 to 4 cu m

capacity hydraulic excavators in combination with
10-35 tonnes dumpers are normally used. Other
mines are mainly opencast and are worked by
semi-mechanised and manual mining methods.
In Andhra Pradesh, limestone production
from Adilabad and Kurnool districts is used in
paper mills, sugar, cement and steel plants. Tile,
mossaic, chip and polished stonemakers also use
limestone.

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Limestone produced in Bihar is supplied

mainly to cement plants, foundries and lime kiln
units.
In Raipur and Durg districts of Chhattisgarh,
the limestone produced is suitable for Iron & Steel
Industry. The Bhilai Steel Plant obtains its
requirements of limestone from Nandini mines in
Durg district. The cement grade limestone is also
produced in the region. M/s Lafarge India Ltd,
Raipur, Chhattisgarh is one of the principal
producers of cement grade limestone.
Limestone produced in Gujarat is consumed
mainly in cement and chemical industries and also
in textile, foundries and steel plants. The dolomitic
limestone in Gujarat is used for making slabs and
tiles.
Limestone in Himachal Pradesh is supplied
to cement plants, paper industry, sugar mills and
lime kilns. The production from Bilaspur district
is despatched to fertilizer unit of National
Fertilizers Ltd, (NFL) at Naya Nangal.
Limestone in Jammu & Kashmir is suitable for
cement manufacturing. Limestone bands in
Anantnag district having low, below magnesia
content 1.70 percent.
In Karnataka, limestone is supplied generally
to paper mills and cement plants. However,
limestone of Gulbarga district, commonly known
as 'Shahabad stones', is used as flag stone or
flooring stones.
Limestone from Madhya Pradesh is used in
cement, sugar, paper, steel and lime industries.
In Maharashtra, apart from cement and sugar
industries, limestone is used in Ferro-manganese
Industry as flux and also in Tanning Industry.
Limestone mined in Rajasthan is consumed
in captive cement plants on a large scale.
Limestone of Nagaur district is utilised as feed
for white cement plants as well as in steel plants
as low silica SMS grade flux and in Chemical
Industry. Crystalline limestone of Rajasthan is
widely known as a decorative ornamental stone.
The limestone worked in Bundi district and
Raghunathgarh in Jaipur district is an excellent
flagstone, for use as a paving stone.

The limestone produced in Dehradun-Garhwal

areas of Uttarakhand used to be supplied to
Sugar, Paper, Steel, Glass, Chemical and Cement
Industries in the past.
Limestone in Tamil Nadu is consumed by
various industries like Cement, Steel, Paper,
Foundry, Fertilizer and Chemicals.
Limeshell from Kerala is used mainly in
Chemical, Cement and White cement Industries.
It is also used in the manufacture of polyfibre
and in Tanning industry.

USES
Limestone used for industrial purpose falls
under 'major mineral', while the use of limestone
in lime kilns and for building purposes comes
under 'minor mineral' as per Mines and Minerals
(Development and Regulation) Act, 1957.
The threshold value of limestone has been
revised by IBM, Notification in 2009, as follows:
(i) For limestone deposits in Chhattisgarh,
Gujarat, Himachal Pradesh, Madhya Pradesh,
Maharashtra, Rajasthan, Uttarakhand & Uttar
Pradesh - CaO - 34% (min), MgO - 4% (max).
(ii) For limestone deposits of Andhra Pradesh,
Jharkhand, Karnataka, Kerala, Odisha & Tamil
Nadu - CaO - 35% (min), MgO - 4% (max), SiO 2 18% (max) & Alkalies - 0.5% (max).
The principal use of limestone is in the Cement
Industry. Other important uses are as flux in
metallurgical processes; in Glass, Ceramic, Paper,
Textile and Tanning Industries; for manufacture
of calcium carbide, alkali and bleaching powder;
for water purification and sugar refining; in
fertilizer (calcium ammonium nitrate) and as soil
conditioning agent in agriculture; crushed stone
for ballast and filler in concrete and asphalt; as
rectangular slab in lithography. The whiting (chalk
and precipitated limestone) is used as a filler in
rubber, oil cloth, paint, cosmetic, tooth paste, shoe
polish, etc. Limestone is also used in underground
mine dusting to prevent the propogation of
explosions.

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Table 24 : Broad Chemical Specifications of

Cement Grade (Run-of-Mine) Limestone
(Clause 6.1.1)

Lime is prepared by heating limestone in kilns

O

up to 1000 C. The CO 2 released is effluxed and

'quicklime' (CaO) formed remains as hard white
lumps. This when slaked with water and mixed
with sand, forms mortar or plaster. Commonly, the
commercial lime is prepared as dry hydrated lime
Ca(OH) 2 by adding to quicklime just the right

Oxide component/ Acceptable range for

Other
manufacture of
Constituents
Ordinary Portland
Cement (33, 43 & 53
Grade)
(percent)

Limiting values
taking into consideration other
types of cements,
scope of
beneficiation
and blending
(percent)

CaO

44-52

40(min)

MgO

3.5(max.)

5.0(max)

amount of water (18 parts to 56 parts of CaO). The

value of lime for most purposes depends upon its
CaO (or CaO + MgO) content.
The manufacture of metallic calcium is one of

SiO2

To satisfy LSF, silica

the latest uses of lime. Calcium is used in reducing

Al2O3

Modules and alumina

organic compounds, desulphurising petroleum,

Fe2O3

Modules

debismuthising lead production of hard lead

TiO 2

<0.5

<1.0

Mn2O 3

<0.5

<1.0

R2O (Na2O + K2O) <0.6

<1.0

Total S as SO3

<0.6

<0.8

P 2O 5

<0.6

<1.0

White cement Industries. It is also used in the

Cl

<0.015

<0.05

manufacture of polyfibre and in Tanning industry.

Free silica

<8.0

<10.0

Lime kankar is used in Cement Industry.

Source:

alloys and calcium-silicon alloys, and in the

manufacture of calcium hydride which is further
used as an efficient hydrogen carrier.
Limeshell is used mainly in Chemical and

Report on Norm for limestone deposits for cement

manufacture by National Council for Cement and
Building Materials, New Delhi, May 2001.

SPECIFICATIONS
Cement Industry

Iron & Steel Industry

Limestone containing 45% (min) CaO and

above is usually preferred in the manufacture of
cement. Magnesia, sulphur and phosphorus are
regarded as deleterious elements. Limestone
should have less than 3% magnesium oxide
(MgO), maximum tolerance being 5 percent. The
presence of P as P 2O 5 more than 1% slows down
considerably the setting time of Portland Cement.
Indian cement manufacturers prescribed that the
limestone should have CaO 42% (min), Al 2O 3 1 to
2%, Fe 2 O 3 1 to 2%, SiO 2 12 to 16% and MgO 4%
(max). The broad chemical specifications of
cement grade limestone (r.o.m.) for cement
manufacture suggested by the National Council
for Cement and Building Materials, New Delhi, are
given in Table-24.

In Iron & Steel Industry, limestone is used

both in blast furnace and steel melting shop as a
flux after calcining. It is also added as flux in
self-fluxing iron ore sinters. It has two basic
functions in steel making, first to lower the
temperature of melting and second to form calcium
silicate which comes out as a slag, as it combines
with silica in iron ore.
For use in the blast furnace, the calcium
carbonate (CaCO 3 ) content in limestone should
not be usually less than 90 percent. The combined
SiO 2 and Al 2O 3 should not exceed 6% though up
to 11.5% is allowed; MgO should be within 4%
and sulphur and phosphorus as low as possible.

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In Steel Melting Shop (SMS), insolubles in

limestone should not exceed 4 percent. Good
fluxing limestone should naturally be low in acid
constituents like silica, alumina, sulphur and
phosphorus. Limestone should be dense, massive,
preferably fine-grained, compact and non-fritting
on burning.
BIS has prescribed specifications for flux
grade limestone for use in steel plants as per IS :
10345 - 2004 (Second Revision; Reaffirmed 2009).

Glass Industry
Glass Industry requires high calcium
limestone (94.5% CaCO 3) and 97.5% of combined
CaCO 3 and MgCO 3 . Iron and other colouring
matters are regarded as objectionable and Fe 2 O 3
should be up to 0.20% (max). For colourless glass,
limestone should contain 98.5% CaCO 3 (min), iron
content as Fe 2O 3 should not be more than 0.04%;
and for bottle glass, Fe 2O 3 up to 0.05% is used.
The BIS specifications (IS : 997 - 1973; First
Amendment, (Reaffirmed Feb.2013) for limestone
for use in Glass Industry are as follows:
Silica as SiO 2

2.5%

Total iron (Fe 2O 3)

a) Calcite or marble

0.05%

b) Limestone

0.10%

c) Dolomitic limestone or dolomite 0.15%

Lime (as CaO)

53.0%

Total lime and magnesia

54.50%

less than 1.5%. Bleaching powder is prepared by

absorption of chlorine by dry hydrated lime. The
hydrated lime should not contain more than 2%
excess water. Iron and manganese oxides lead to
unsuitability of the product and iron oxides tend
to discolour the bleached material. Magnesia
renders the bleaching powder hygroscopic. Silica
and clay impede solution and settling of bleaching
powder.
BIS has prescribed specification for limestone
for use in chemical industry as per IS: 3204:1978
(First revision.Feb,2009).

Sugar Industry
In Sugar Industry, lime is used for clarification
of cane and beet juice, viz, removing the
impurities from the juice and also for precipitating
sugar from impurities. Milk of lime 1% in volume
of cane juice is added to pre-heated juice.
Limestone used in Sugar Industry must be high
in active lime (CaO 80% min), but low in iron,
alumina and silica. Magnesia should be less than
one percent. Excess silica is undesirable because
it separates as a gelatinous precipitate which
covers the sugar crystals and retards their growth
and filteration. Magnesia is objectionable because
magnesium carbonate is soluble in sugar juice.
Presence of iron tends to colour the finished
product.
The BIS specifications of limestone
for chemical industries are furnished in
Table - 25.

Fertilizer Industry

(as CaO + MgO)

Chemical Industry
The calcium carbide manufacturers generally
prefer lime containing 95% CaO (min) with
limitations of not more than 3% SiO 2 , not more
than 0.95% phosphorus and other impurities not
exceeding 2%. For the manufacture of bleaching
powder also, lime containing 95% and above CaO
is required. Total Fe 2 O 3 +Al 2 O 3+MnO 2 should be
less than 2%; MgO should be below 2% and SiO 2

Limestone is used only as carrier in the

manufacture of calcium ammonium nitrate fertilizer.
For this purpose, limestone should contain
MgCO3+CaCO3 85% (min), SiO2 5% (max) and acid
insolubles 14% (max).

Foundry Industry
The chemical requirements of limestone for
use in foundries as per BIS specification (IS : 4140
-1978); has been withdrawn.

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Table 25 : Specifications of Limestone for Chemical Industry (Bleaching Powder, Caustic Soda,
Calcium Carbide and Sugar Industries) (IS : 3204 - 1978;First Revision, Reaffirmed 2013)
Requirement in percent by mass for
Characteristics
Bleaching
powder

Caustic
soda

Calcium
carbide

Loss on ignition

46.0

46.0

46.0

44.0

SiO 2 (max)

0.75

1.0

2.0

Fe 2 O 3 (max)

0.15

0.25

CaO (min)

54.00

53.0

54.0

50.0

MgO (max)

2.00

1.0

0.8

1.0

Mn 2 O 3 (min)

0.06

42.00

42.00

42.00

41.00

S (max)

0.1

P (max)

0.01

Al 2 O 3 +Fe 2 O 3 (max)

0.50

1.5

SiO 2 +Al 2 O 3 +Fe 2 O 3 (max)

3.0

CO 2 (min)

INDUSTRY & CONSUMPTION

India was the second largest cement
producing country in the world after China. There
were 178 large cement plants having an installed
capacity of 318.94 million tonnes in 2012-13 in
addition to mini and white cement plants having
estimated capacity of around 6 million tonnes per
annum. The total installed capacity of cement in
2012-13 was thus about 324.94 million tpy against
306.21 million tpy in the preceding year. Besides,
there are three white cement plants having a total
990,000 tpy capacity. The total production of
cement reached 235.11 million tonnes in 201213compared to 230.25 million tonnes in the
preceding year.

Sugar

In 2012-13, the total cosumption of limestone

& other calcareous minerals/ materials, as reported
by different industries was 324.94 million tonnes.
Cement was the major consuming industry
accounting for 94% consumption, followed by
iron & steel (4%) and chemical (1%). The remaining
consumption was reported by sugar, paper,
f e r t i l i z e r, g l a s s , m e t a l l u rg y, f o u n d r y, e t c .
Consumption of limestone and other calcareous
materials from 2010-11 to 2012-13 is given in
Tables - 26(A), 26(B) and 26(C). Information on
consumption of limestone in Iron & Steel industry
by principal plants is given in Table - 26(D).

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Table - 26 (A) : Consumption of Limestone, 2010-11 to 2012-13

(By Industries)
(In tonnes)
Industry

2010-11

2011-12(R)

2012-13(P)

All Industries

191960000

226568100

228895000

Aluminium

225200(4)

207300(4)

207300(4)

Alloy steel

84500(9)

61600(7)

61600(7)

179935400(110)

211081400(117)

212624100(117)

Chemical

1508900(22)

3002900(23)

3002900(23)

Fertilizer

149200(5)

149900(5)

149400(5)

8200(19)

11300(20)

11300(20)

Cement

Ferro-alloys
Foundry

24800(27)

29200(26)

29200(26)

Glass

95700(27)

136200(29)

103400(29)

7251000(25)

9326900(35)

10062800(35)

Iron & Steel

Metallurgy
Paper
Sugar
Others**

41400(2)

41400(2)

41400(2)

124600(16)

121600(16)

121900(16)

671500(10)

1116700(10)

1198000(10)

1839600(36)

1281700(44)

1281700(44)

Figures rounded off.

Figures in parentheses denote the number of units in organised sector reporting* consumption.
(* includes reported companies and/or estimates, whenever required).
* * I n c l u d e a s b e s t o s p ro d u c t s , c e r a m i c , e l e c t ro d e , e x p l o s i v e , l e a d & z i n c , m i n i n g m a c h i n e r y, p a i n t , p e s t i c i d e ,
pharmaceutical, refractory, rubber, sponge iron, textile, vanaspati and zinc.

Table 26 (B) : Consumption of Other Calcareous Minerals/Materials,

2010-11 to 2012-13
(By Industries)
(In tonnes)
Industry

2010-11

2011-12(R)

2012-13(P)

25248200

28805500

30419200

25225300(107)

28782700(145)

30396300(145)

22363100(96)

26414700(134)

27911500(134)

6063000(45)

5672800(42)

5970400(42)

16041600(41)

20485600 (83)

21683100 (83)

CaCO 3 sludge / Lime sludge

258500 (10)

256300(9)

258000(9)

(ii) Other Calcareous Minerals

2862200(11)

2368000(11)

2484800(11)

13300(1)

13300(1)

13300(1)

++(1)

++(1)

++(1)

Marble

644900 (3)

654400 (3)

642400 (3)

Marl

2204000(6)

1700300(6)

1829100(6)

13400 (1)

13400 (1)

13400 (1)

9500 (3)

9100 (3)

9100 (3)

++(1)

300(1)

400(1)

All Industries (A+B+C+D)

( A ) Cement
(i)

{(i) + (ii)}

Other Calcareous Material

B F Slag
Fly ash/blue dust

Limeshell
Calcareous sea sand

(B) Paper/Limeshell
(C) Glass/ B F Slag
( D ) Fertilizer/Limeshell

Figures rounded off.

Figures in parentheses denote the number of units in organised sector reporting* consumption.
(* includes reported companies and/or estimates, whenever required).

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Table 26 (C) : Consumption of Limestone & Other Calcareous Minerals/Materials,

2010-11 to 2012-13
(By Industries)
(In tonnes)
Industry

2010-11

2011-12(R)

2012-13(P)

All Industries

246623200

255373200

259313700

Aluminium

213600(4)

207300(4)

207300(4)

Alloy steel

84500(9)

61600(7)

Cement

231829000(123)

61600(7)

239864100(123)

243020400(123)

Chemical

2906500(23)

Fertilizer

149800(5)

149900(5)

149400(5)

8600(20)

11300(20)

11300(20)

Ferro-alloys
Foundry

24800(27)

29200(26)

29200(26)

136200(29)

103400(29)

8451400(28)

9326900(35)

10062800(35)

Metallurgy

41300(2)

41300(2)

41300(2)

138000(17)

135000(17)

135300(17)

815200(10)

1116700(10)

1198000(10)

1848200(43)

1290800(47)

1290800(47)

Paper
Sugar
Others**

3002900(23)

112300(28)

Glass
Iron & Steel

3002900(23)

Figures rounded off.

Figures in parentheses denote the number of units in organised sector reporting* consumption.
(* includes reported companies and/or estimates, whenever required).
* * Include asbestos pro d u c t s , c e r a m i c , e l e c t ro d e , e x p l o s i v e , l e a d & z i n c , m i n i n g m a c h i n e r y, paint, pesticide,
pharmaceutical, refractory, rubber, sponge iron, textile, vanaspati and zinc.

Table 26 (D) : Consumption of Limestone in Iron & Steel Industry, 2010-11 to 2012-13
(By Principal Plants)
(In tonnes)
Plant

2010-11

Bhilai Steel Plant

1189162

NA

NA

825376

502281

561325

Durgapur Steel Plant

56000

553828

576075

IISCO Steel Plant

36000

33019

11047

473784

515557

NA

Bokaro Steel Plant

Rourkela Steel Plant

Visvesvaraya Iron & Steel Plant

2011-12 (R)

2012-13 (P)

31608

44439

NA

Visakhapatnam Steel Plant

966730

967000

968000

JSW Steel Ltd

76242*

66479*

47108*

1386375

NA

2706219

2807

2807

8551

Tata Metallics

38431

40608

24949

Kirloskar Ferrous Industry Ltd

42046

41305

43073

KIOCL Ltd

65460

57857

41059

4439

NA

NA

Neelachal Ispat Nigam Ltd

79737

74060

NA

Jayaswal Neco Industries Ltd

69651

80569

103974

Sunflag Iron & Steel Co.Ltd

25667

12696

NA

Tata Steel Ltd

IDCOL, Kalinga Iron Works Ltd

VISA Steel Plant

* Salem Plant

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Table 27 : Exports of Limestone

(By Countries)

FOREIGN TRADE
Exports
As per the foreign trade policy 2009-14 the
export of limestone, lime kankar, lime shell and
chalk are free. Exports of limestone increased
drastically four times to 10.80 million tonnes in
2012-13 from 2.69 million tonnes in the previous
year. Limestone in bulk was exported mainly to
neighbouring countries, viz, Bangladesh (99%)
Nepal, UK, Belgium and Bhutan nominally & other
countries. During the same period, exports of chalk
decreased marginally to 679 tonnes from 759
tonnes in the previous year. Chalk was exported
mainly to Nepal (43%) & Bangladesh (32%).

2011-12

2012-13

Country
Qty
(t)

Value
(` '000)

All Countries 2691026

Bangladesh

2450813

2537858 10798168

2693494

1894744 10647230

2055947

19593

149009

20365

163627

Bhutan

15128

64108

23998

85407

Ireland

3465

16759

59893

74870

123840

77714

10287

43545

11615

77224

5045

36456

Netherlands

4253

33319

3213

26262

USA

2568

27240

2329

24532

Sudan

1779

35574

1522

22225

Italy

2400

22526

2375

21691

Other countries 55572

139641

21911

138932

Belgium

In 2012-13, about 1,758 tonnes of calcium

carbide was exported as against 1266 tonnes
in the previous year mainly to UAE (28%) and
Bangladesh (24%) (Tables - 27 to 30).

Table 28 : Exports of Chalk

(By Countries)

Imports

2011-12

As per the foreign trade policy 2009-14, the

import of limestone, lime kankar, lime shell and
chalk are free. Imports of limestone increased
drastically to 10.62 million tonnes in 2012-13 from
8.56 million tonnes in the previous year. Imports
of chalk in 2012-13 were 6,003 tonnes as against
1,884 tonnes in the previous year. Limestone was
imported mainly from UAE (69%) and Oman (19%),
while chalk was imported mainly from Vietnam
Soc. Rep. (96%) & Malaysia (2%) besides other
countries.

Value
(` '000)

UK

Nepal

Exports of bleaching powder were 11,137

tonnes in 2012-13 as compared to 10,515 tonnes
in the previous year. Bleaching powder was
exported mainly to Bangladesh (24%), Algeria
(21%), Sri Lanka (8%) ,UAE (6%), Iran & Peru
(4% each) besides other countries.

Qty
(t)

2012-13

Country
Qty
(t)

Value
(` '000)

Qty
(t)

Value
(` '000)

759

3432

679

4199

626

2854

295

1746

217

962

22

93

28

453

Uganda

24

322

Egypt

75

15

151

24

123

35

99

UAE

13

86

Oman

40

++

61

Canada

++

57

Georgia

51

70

234

55

211

All Countries

Imports of calcium carbide increased slightly

to 57,864 tonnes in 2012-13 from 56,500 tonnes in
the previous year. Calcium carbide was imported
mainly from China (59%) and Bhutan (32%). In
2012-13, imports of bleaching powder decreased
drastically to 11 tonnes only as against 108
tonnes in the previous year (Tables - 31 to 34).
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Nepal
Bangladesh
Malaysia

Ethiopia

Other countries

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Table 29 : Exports of Bleaching Powder

(By Countries)
2011-12

2012-13

Country
Qty
(t)

Value
(` '000)

Qty
(t)

Value
(` '000)

10515

541756

111 3 7

555441

Algeria

942

47699

2330

137043

Bangladesh

621

13165

2650

53792

UAE

227

13250

664

47557

Ivory Coast/Cote-D' Ivoire

674

47882

377

33376

Iran

267

13965

411

31303

Peru

323

19825

406

29859

Sri Lanka

969

22948

836

29303

South Africa

334

17240

304

18446

Madagascar

315

17360

237

17424

Dominican Rep.

332

22939

196

15148

Other countries

5511

305483

2726

142190

All Countries

Table 30 : Exports of Calcium Carbide

(By Countries)
2011-12

2012-13

Country
Qty
(t)

Value
(` '000)

1266

59224

1758

85334

722

31559

494

25678

Bangladesh

25

1475

430

12918

Oman

51

2771

261

12843

146

6897

204

9905

Kuwait

196

9424

Bhutan

23

7563

39

1837

100

4636

Tanzania Rep.

24

1175

Jordan

24

1116

Kenya

64

283

14685

12

All Countries
UAE

Saudi Arabia

Bahrain

Other countries

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Qty
(t)

Value
(` '000)

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Table 31 : Imports of Limestone

(By Countries)
2011-12

2012-13

Country
Qty
(t)

Value
(`'000)

8557181

11 8 9 0 5 3 1

10615650

15966289

UAE

5470751

6698764

7296759

9333333

Oman

1663032

1855431

2014116

2574993

260059

850742

347825

1337542

96424

490660

174810

1001570

Thailand

222755

501857

321904

724514

Philippines

126912

151757

149000

225726

China

192178

363923

36872

149292

Egypt

47649

173838

26415

100957

Australia

112804

146078

69201

86510

Indonesia

8489

24685

36593

44245

356128

632796

142155

387607

All Countries

Malaysia
Vietnam, Soc. Rep.

Other countries

Qty
(t)

Value
(`'000)

Table 32 : Imports of Chalk

(By Countries)
2011-12

2012-13

Country
Qty
(t)

Value
(`'000)

Qty
(t)

Value
(`'000)

1884
-

15919
-

6003
5753

36136
31494

146

2615

73

1905

1200

6930

102

724

68

2448

20

486

China

300

2469

21

470

Japan

12

262

17

419

259

359

114

601

106

UK

97

91

Belgium

36

38

238

46

All Countries
Vietnam,Soc. Rep.
France
Malaysia
Korea,Rep.of

Italy
Germany

Other countries

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Table 33 : Imports of Calcium Carbide

(By Countries)
2011-12

2012-13

Country
Qty
(t)
All Countries

Value
(`'000)

Qty
(t)

Value
(`'000)

56500

2150700

57864

2473443

China

31975

1165076

34096

1318698

Bhutan

20467

839473

18388

931146

South Africa

813

28886

3108

139460

Korea, Rep.of

423

15929

393

15046

USA

314

11585

380

14858

Germany

267

9491

270

10504

44

1430

220

8181

202

8007

180

7100

88

2822

178

6090

314

11167

112

4082

1593

56834

539

18278

Chinese Taipei/Taiwan
Cameroon
Saudi Arabia
Japan
Other countries

Table 34 : Imports of Bleaching Powder

(By Countries)
2011-12

2012-13

Country
Qty
(t)
All Countries

Value
(`'000)

Qty
(t)

Value
(`'000)

108

4450

11

185

Bangladesh

11

141

Germany

++

44

108

4450

Other countries

FUTURE OUTLOOK
India has huge resources of limestone
distributed over different parts of the country.
India is comfortably placed in terms of annual
capacity and production of cement. Cement-grade
limestone occurs in all the limestone-bearing
areas, while SMS, BF and chemical-grade
limestones occur in selective areas. Concerted
efforts to locate SMS and BF grade limestone along

with cement- grade limestone are imperative to

meet the growing demand.
As per the Report of the Working Group, Planning
Commission of India, the total limestone requirement
during 12th Plan (2012-2017) with growth scenario of
cement @ 10%, 11% and 12% for the respective GDP
growth of 8%, 9% and 10% is projected at 3,163
million tonnes, 3,253 million tonnes and
3,385 million tonnes, respectively.

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