Indian Minerals

Yearbook 2011
(Part- I)

50th Edition
(ADVANCE RELEASE)

STATE REVIEWS
(Bihar)

GOVERNMENT OF INDIA
MINISTRY OF MINES
INDIAN BUREAU OF MINES

Indira Bhavan, Civil Lines,

NAGPUR 440 001

PHONE/FAX NO. +91712 - 2565471

PBX : +91712 - 2562649, 2560544, 2560648
E-MAIL : cme@ibm.gov.in
Website: www.ibm.gov.in

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BIHAR
Mineral Resources
Bihar is the pricipal holder of country's pyrite
resources and possesses 95% of resources. The
important mineral occurrences in Bihar are limestone
in Kaimur (Bhabhua), Monghyr and Rohtas districts;
mica in Nawada district; quartz/silica sand in
Bhagalpur, Jamui, Monghyr and Nalanda districts;
quartzite in Lakhisarai, Monghyr and Nalanda
districts; talc/soapstone/steatite in Monghyr district.
Besides, occurrences of bauxite in Monghyr and
Rohtas districts; china clay in Bhagalpur and
Monghyr districts; felspar in Gaya, Jamui and
Monghyr districts; fireclay in Bhagalpur and Purnea
districts; gold in Jamui district; granite in Bhagalpur,
Gaya, Jahanabad and Jamui districts; iron ore
(hematite) in Bhagalpur district; iron ore (magnetite)
in Gaya and Jamui districts; lead-zinc in Banka and
Rohtas districts and pyrites in Rohtas district are
reported (Tables - 1 and 2).
Exploration & Development
GSI carried out exploration for gold and silver
near Monghyr-Rajgir, district Nalanda. Details of
exploration activities conducted by GSI during
2010-11 are furnished in Table-3.
Table 2 : Reserves/Resources of Coal as on 1.4.2011 : Bihar
Coalfield Proved
Total/Rajmahal - -
Source: Coal Directory of India, 2010-11
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In 2010-11, ONGC conducted geo-physical
survey under which an expanse of 357
(2D-GLKMK) was covered.
Production
The value of mineral production in Bihar at
` 291 crore in 2010-11 increased by about 3% over
the previous year. Minor minerals pre-dominate the
value of mineral production contributing 90% of the
total value of mineral production in the state followed
by limestone with 9% and a nominal contribution by
quartzite and steatite. With an increase of 12% in
output, the state contributed 54% of the total
production of quartzite. An increase of 54% was also
reportedin limestone as compared to that of the
previous year. The production of 8,353 tonnes of
sulphur was reported from the state (Table - 4).
The value of minor mineral production was
estimated at ` 261 crore for the year 2010-11.
The number of reporting mines in Bihar in
2010-11 was 9 as against 6 in the previous year.
The index of mineral production in Bihar (base
1993-94=100) was 163.73 in 2010-11 as against 107.45
in the previous year.
(In million tonnes)
Indicated Inferred To t a l
160.0 160.0
 Table 1: Reserves/Resources of Minerals* as on 1.4.2010 : Bihar

Reserves Remaining resources

Total
Mineral Unit Proved Probable Total Feasibility Pre-feasibility Measured Indicated Inferred Reconnaissance Total resources
STD111 (A) STD211 STD331 STD332 STD333 STD334 (B) (A+B)
STD121 STD122 STD221 STD222

Bauxite 000 tonnes - - - - - - - - - 4114 - 4114 4114

China clay 000 tonnes - - - - - - - 104 39 1296 - 1438 1438
Felspar tonne - - 35147 35147 - - - - 4195 4871499 - 4875694 4910841
Fireclay 000 tonnes - - - - - - - - - 44 - 44 44
Gold -
Ore
(primary) tonne - - - - - - - - - 128884860 94000000 222884860 222884860
Metal

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(primary) tonne - - - - - - - - - 21.6 16 37.6 37.6
Granite
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(Dimen. stone) 000 cu m - - - - - - - - 179000 698612 - 877612 877612

Iron ore
(Hematite) 000 tonnes - - - - - - - - - 55 - 55 55
Iron ore
(Magnetite) 000 tonnes - - - - - - - - - 2659 - 2659 2659
Lead-zinc - - -
Ore 000 tonnes - - - - - - - - 435 11000 - 11435 11435
Lead metal 000 tonnes - - - - - - - - - 24 - 24 24
Zinc metal 000 tonnes - - - - - - - - 14.75 24 - 38.75 38.75
Limestone 000 tonnes 7822 - 795 8617 - 6123 6689 86379 38210 709522 - 846923 855540
Mica kg - - 74233 74233 - - - - - 12992434 7700 13000134 13074367
Pyrite 000 tonnes - - - - 13462 - 9680 - 51419 1500000 - 1574561 1574561
Quartzite 000 tonnes - 32 - 32 146 461 20054 5287 22822 227531 - 276302 276334
Quartz-
silica sand 000 tonnes - - 2121 2121 - - - - - 24652 - 24652 26773
Talc-
steatite-
soapstone 000 tonnes - - 149 149 - - - - - 3 - 3 152

Figures rounded off.

* Resources of zircon as per Department of Atomic Energy are provided in the respective Review.
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Table 3 : Details of Exploration Activities in Bihar, 2010-11

Agency/ Location Mapping Drilling Sampling Remarks

Mineral/ Scale Area No. of Meterage Reserves/Resources estimated
District (sq km) boreholes

GSI Bathani - - - - -
Gold Reconnaissance stage investigation
Gaya and ( G-4) was taken up during FS 2010-12
Nalanda in Munger-Rajgir Group of rocks to
assess the gold mineralization
associated with Bathani volcano
sedimentary sequence and Munger
Rajgir metasediments. The mapped
area comprises of phyllitic tuff, BIF,
brecciated BIF which suffered
deformation resulting in fault gauge
and slickenside. Phyllite quartzite
association is dominant in Rajgir
metasediments. An old working has
been noticed at the contact of BIF and
phyllitic tuff to the NE of Majhauli
village. Presence of yellow weathered
ochre is noticed near Majhauli.
Extensive carbonatisation of host rock
at places has been noticed. Manganese
stains and presence of botroidal
psilomelane within quartzite along with
perfectly developed hexagonal quartz
crystals were noticed to the south of
Village Saren . The work is in progress.

- do - Gosari- Prospecting stage investigation (G-3)

Jamui Ghutwe block - - - - -
was taken up during FS 2010-12 in
Sukhnar basin in Gosari-Ghutwe block
of Sono area to assess the gold
potentiality. The borehole GOS-1 has
intersected schistose amphibolite
between 2. m and 20.75 m depth and is
underlained by mica gneiss upto 30.29
m depth. Samplings have been
completed. The trench situated east of
borehole no.-1 is located in soil
covered area. It has exposed a few
lenses of f erruginous quartzite having
specks of sulphide minerals, especially
arsenopyrite, within schistose
amphibolites. The work is in progress.

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Table 4 : Mineral Production in Bihar, 2008-09 to 2010-11

(Excluding Atomic Minerals)
(Value in ` '000)

2008-09 2009-10 2010-11 (P)

Mineral Unit
No. of Quantity Value No. of Quantity Value No. of Quantity Value
mines mines mines
All Minerals 5 1343423 6 2838436 9 2912029

Limestone '000t 2 533 156594 2 567 203330 5 873 277837

Mica (waste & scrap) t - - - - - - - - -

Pyrites t - - - - - - - - -

Quartzite t 2 33760 13027 3 56394 20855 3 63350 19785

Steatite t 1 1410 179 1 2235 380 1 2948 536

Sulphur t - 10186 - - 8681 - - 8353 -

Minor Minerals@ - - 1173623 - - 2613871 - - 2613871

Note: The number of mines excludes minor minerals.
@ Figures for earlier years have been repeated as estimates, wherever necessary, because of non-receipt of data.

Mineral-based Industry State with their total installed capacities are given
The existing large and medium-scale mineral- in Table - 5.
based industries in the organised sector in the

Table 5 : Principal Mineral-based

Industries in Bihar

Industry/plant Capacity ('000 tpy)

Cement
Kalyanpur Cements Ltd, Banjari, Dist. Rohtas 1000
Nirman Cement Ltd, Behtta, Dist. Patna 66
Rohtas Industries Ltd, Dalmianagar, Dist. Rohtas 45

Fertilizer
Harabhara Fertilizer, Dhanukagra 9.8 (NPK)

Foundry
Bharat Vagon & Eng. Co. Ltd, NA
Mujaffarpur

Petroleum Refinery
Indian Oil Corporation, Barauni 6000

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