Rajasthan is located in the north western part of India. It is the largest State in the country
with an area of 342,239 sq. km., encompassing about 11% of the total geographical area of
the country. The State is bounded between Latitude 23°03'-30°12' N and Longitude 69°29'-
78°17'E. There are 33 districts in the State.
Rajasthan's geographical area is marked with diversity of land type and is characterized by sand dunes, fertile plains, rocky undulating land and some forested regions. The Aravalli range is considered as the oldest in the world and runs diagonally across the State. Almost two-third State is enveloped by the Thar Desert with arid and semi arid climatic conditions.
The population of Rajasthan is about 7.23 crore. The State covers an area of 342,239 sq km., out of which forest area covers 32,744.4 sq. km. (i.e. 9.57% of total land), markedly the area under mining leases/licences is approximately 1,846 sq km which is only 0.54 % of total land cover of the State.
The Department of Mines and Geology (DMG), Rajasthan, and the Department of Petroleum are the principal agencies for mineral exploration and mineral administration in the State. Every facet of Rajasthan is unique and fascinating. So is its geology. In terms of age, its rocks range from one of the oldest (more than 3,500 million years) to recent, displaying a wide diversity of mineral deposits. Mining and smelting of base metal deposits are also amongest the oldest in world dating back to more than 2,500 years (about 500 BC). The Zinc-Lead-Silver mines in Rajasthan date back to ancient time, exploiting both, shallow oxidised ores and sulphides. Trench, shallow mining, opencast and deep mining extending to over 250 m depth, had been identified, and use of metal tools and extensive fire setting, were prevalent in those days. Metallic Zinc was extracted at an industrial scale from the early 13th to the late 18th century. Metallurgical waste found included Lead slags, litharge from Silver refining and Copper slags. Today Rajasthan is considered as a museum of minerals, both metallic and non-metallic including renowned building stones. It has a vantage position in having significant resources of Radioactive minerals, Lignite, Petroleum and Natural Gas.
RAJASTHAN MINERAL POLICY 2015
Rajasthan's geographical area is marked with diversity of land type and is characterized by sand dunes, fertile plains, rocky undulating land and some forested regions. The Aravalli range is considered as the oldest in the world and runs diagonally across the State. Almost two-third State is enveloped by the Thar Desert with arid and semi arid climatic conditions.
The population of Rajasthan is about 7.23 crore. The State covers an area of 342,239 sq km., out of which forest area covers 32,744.4 sq. km. (i.e. 9.57% of total land), markedly the area under mining leases/licences is approximately 1,846 sq km which is only 0.54 % of total land cover of the State.
The Department of Mines and Geology (DMG), Rajasthan, and the Department of Petroleum are the principal agencies for mineral exploration and mineral administration in the State. Every facet of Rajasthan is unique and fascinating. So is its geology. In terms of age, its rocks range from one of the oldest (more than 3,500 million years) to recent, displaying a wide diversity of mineral deposits. Mining and smelting of base metal deposits are also amongest the oldest in world dating back to more than 2,500 years (about 500 BC). The Zinc-Lead-Silver mines in Rajasthan date back to ancient time, exploiting both, shallow oxidised ores and sulphides. Trench, shallow mining, opencast and deep mining extending to over 250 m depth, had been identified, and use of metal tools and extensive fire setting, were prevalent in those days. Metallic Zinc was extracted at an industrial scale from the early 13th to the late 18th century. Metallurgical waste found included Lead slags, litharge from Silver refining and Copper slags. Today Rajasthan is considered as a museum of minerals, both metallic and non-metallic including renowned building stones. It has a vantage position in having significant resources of Radioactive minerals, Lignite, Petroleum and Natural Gas.
RAJASTHAN MINERAL POLICY 2015
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