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Mineral Resources of Rajasthan: Types, Distribution, Industrial Uses

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Item Detail Year/Reference
Total mineral types in Rajasthan 81 types (58 actively mined) Economic Review 2025-26
Sole producer minerals Lead-Zinc ore, Selenite, Wollastonite Economic Review 2025-26
National #1 minerals Silver, Calcite, Gypsum, Ball Clay, Phosphorite, Ochre, Steatite, Feldspar, Garnet Economic Review 2025-26
Mines & Geology revenue target 2024-25 ₹9,500 crore (₹6,340.85 crore collected up to Dec 2024) Economic Review 2025-26
Major mineral mining leases 145 Economic Review 2025-26
Minor mineral mining leases 16,962 Economic Review 2025-26
Quarry licenses 17,185 Economic Review 2025-26
RSMML gross revenue (Apr-Dec 2024) ₹2,125.46 crore (unaudited) Economic Review 2025-26, Table 5.5
RSMML profit before tax ₹762.63 crore (unaudited, Apr-Dec 2024) Economic Review 2025-26
Jhamarkotra rock phosphate reserves ~200 million tonnes Grounding data
Jhamarkotra operator RSMML (Udaipur, SBU Rock Phosphate) Economic Review 2025-26
SBU Rock Phosphate revenue ₹719.32 crore (Apr-Dec 2024) Economic Review 2025-26, Table 5.5
Zawar mines Lead-Zinc, Udaipur district — India's only primary Pb-Zn mines
Agucha mine Zinc (Bhilwara) — one of world's largest zinc mines Grounding data
Sindesar Khurd India's largest primary silver mine (Rajsamand) Grounding data
Zinc smelters Chanderiya (Chittorgarh), Debari (Udaipur), Dariba (Rajsamand) — HZL
Khetri Copper Complex Jhunjhunu — HCL (PSU); India's 2nd largest copper reserve state
Degana Tungsten Pali/Nagaur — India's only economic tungsten deposit; critical mineral
Garnet production share ~90-95% of India's output; Tonk, Ajmer, Bhilwara belt Grounding data
Makrana marble Nagaur district; dolomitic white marble (used in Taj Mahal)
Kota stone Fine-grained limestone, Kota district; bluish-green flooring tiles
Kishangarh Asia's largest marble processing hub; Ajmer district
Rajasthan Mineral Policy 2024 Target: 70 minerals mined by 2047; 1 crore jobs; 50 block auctions Economic Review 2025-26
DMFT total sanctioned ₹7,952.74 crore (19,289 works); ₹5,085.90 crore spent Economic Review 2025-26, Table 5.6
Illegal mining cases (2024-25) 6,956 cases, 588 FIRs, 5,446 seized vehicles, ₹50.20 crore penalty Economic Review 2025-26, Table 5.8
Industry & Minerals budget outlay 2024-25 ₹2,199.79 crore Economic Review 2025-26
M-Sand Policy 2024 M-Sand target: 50% of government projects by 2028-29; 50% royalty waiver Economic Review 2025-26
Governing law Mines and Minerals (Development and Regulation) Act, 1957 (MMDR Act) Parliament of India
MMDR Amendment (DMF creation) MMDR Amendment Act, 2015 — created District Mineral Foundation Parliament of India
India's zinc ranking globally 4th largest zinc producer; 100% from Rajasthan (HZL)