ABOUT DMG

The Department of Mines and Geology (DMG) of Rajasthan State, headquartered at Udaipur, by virtue of consistent and result driven approach has earned a reputation for being amongst the best organized DMGs in the Country. The department has a core team of experienced 146 Mining Engineers, 114 Geo-Scientists It runs a Chemical Laboratory being manned by 9 Scientists and a Drilling division having a team of dedicated drilling engineers with rich field experience.. This extensive technical prowess combined with State of the art equipment and modern & latest techniques for new mineral discoveries, mineral exploration, along with  Remote Sensing and Geophysical Surveys, Chemical, Ceramic and Ore Dressing Laboratories offer variety of services under one umbrella.

The State of Rajasthan is very rich in Mineral Resources in terms of variety, quality and quantum. The Department of Mines and Geology (DMG) has been formed with the purpose of discovery, development and administration of these mineral resources in the State and has been focusing on multiple core functions:

·         Survey and prospecting for new mineral deposits and their conformity evaluation by Geological, Geophysical, Geochemical and Drilling techniques to make them ready for exploitation.

·         Mineral administration including grant of mineral concessions, collection of royalty &dead rent, systematic and scientific mining, environment restoration & development, promoting and ensuring mining and mineral movement as per set rules &procedures and to check & stop illegal mining.

·         Extend facilities of its well-equipped laboratory to the stake holders of exploration, prospecting and exploitation of minerals.

·         Promote public and private sectors to enhance mineral availability in the state to encourage mineral based Industrialization.

IMPORTANT MINERAL DISCOVERIES AT A GLANCE:

The Mineral Resources of the State need to be explored and exploited on regular basis for usage of mineral for industrial and other usage, employment and revenue generation so the Department of Mines & Geology initiated systematic Mineral Survey and Prospecting activities in the year 1967. They are being continued and cover about 57% (2,00,000 sq.km.) area of Rajasthan under Regional Mineral Survey (RMS);22,000 sq.km. under Regional Geological Mapping (RGM); 4,500 sq.km. under Detailed Geological Mapping (DGM) and about 5,30,000 meterage of drilling. The planned efforts by the Department resulted in discovering a number of mineral deposits like:-

·         Lead zinc deposit of Rampura-Agucha, Bhilwara district, with 58.8 million tonnes of reserves containing 1.9% Pb and 13.4% Zn. This is country’s richest and largest single deposit of lead, zinc and silver and worked by open cast mining and now switched over to underground mining.

·         Base metal deposit of Deri, Sirohi district, having 1 million tonnes resources containing 1.98% Cu, 5.4% Pb and 7.52% Zn.

·         Base metal deposit of Basantgarh, Goliya, Sirohi district, with 3.5 million tonnes of resources containing 1.22-2.6% Cu and 3.6% Zn.

·         Base metal deposit of Pipela, Sirohi district, with 1.2 million tonnes resources containing 1.2-2.2% Cu and 1.3-2.3 Zn.

·         Copper deposit of Anjani, Udaipur district, with 1.0 million tonnes resources containing 1.19% Cu.

·         Iron ore deposit of Chomu, Morija, Jaipur district, with 54.2 million tonnes resources containing 60%Fe.

·         Iron ore deposit of Nathara-Ki-Pal, Udaipur district, with 14.2 million tonnes resources containing 50%Fe.

·         Barytes deposit of Jagat-Relpatliya, Udaipur district, with 0.10 million tonnes resources.

·         Fluorite deposit of Chowkri-Chapoli, Sikar district, with 70 million tonnes resources containing 15% CaF₂.

·         Fluorite deposit of Kahila, Dungarpur district, with 0.3 million tonnes resources containing 15.20% CaF₂.

·         Magnesite deposit of Sarupa-Gafa, Ajmer district, with 0.15 million tonnes resources.

·         Rock phosphate deposits of Jhamarkotra, Udaipur district, with 74 million tonnes of resources having 16 to 38% P₂O₅.

·         SMS grade Limestone deposits in Jaisalmer district, have been proved having resources of more than 1750 million tonnes.

·         Cement grade limestone deposits in Jaisalmer, Nagaur, Pali, Banswara, Bundi, Bhilwara, Jhalawar, Udaipur, Chittaurgarh, Jhunjhunu, Sirohi, Pali, Kota, Ajmer districts etc. were having more than 10,000 million tonnesresources.

·         Manganese deposit in Banswara district.

·         Copper deposit in Dungarpur district.

·         Minor mineral deposits like marble, granite, sandstone, quartz, feldspar, silicasand, siliceous earth, clays, soapstone etc. in various districts.

Close, systematic and professional cooperation with Geological Survey of India and Mineral Exploration Corporation Ltd. resulted significantly in lignite exploration in Rajasthan. Lignite mineral resources of the order of 5720 million tones established at 78 localities in various districts of the state like Bikaner, Barmer, Nagaur, Jaisalmer and Jalore Details of depositin each district has been consolidated and compiled.

VISION FOR THE FUTURE OF MINING IN RAJASTHAN

The Department of Mines and Geology (DMG) has a mission & vision to continue to contribute in mineral development of the State and focused to:

·         To achieve highest level of transparency in mineral concession and mining activities.

·         e-auction of major mineral blocks and minor mineral plots.

·         To introduce new technology for mineral conservation, zero tolerance against illegal mining.

·         To work for the interest and benefit of person and areas affected by mining operations by creating new infrastructure.

·         Customization of regulatory framework to make it user friendly and to suit local conditions for fulfillment of "Minimum Government, Maximum Governance" motto;

·         Increase  revenue of the State by promoting scientific and sustained mining;

·         To make State economy stronger by increasing contribution of Mineral sector.

·         Introduced e-portal to facilitate on - line filing of different applications, mining returns on line generation of rawanna together with weighment of mineral on real time basis and payment of royalty and other statutory payments.

·         Increase "land under mining" from the current 0.54% to 1.5%;

·         Increase the number of minerals under mining from 57 to 79 in short span of time;

·         To make and grow mineral sector as reliable source of gainful employment especially in the rural and tribal areas where alternate/additional source of income is a necessity.

·         Promote and motivate prospective stake holders for safe, systematic and efficient mining by adopting modern methods of mining which in turn shall also improve mineral conservation.

·         Introduce modern technology in exploration to facilitate growth in the sector; and

·         Ensure ecological balance through systematic scientific and eco- friendly mining

·         Implementation of environment management tools and techniques for sustainable mining and extended social responsibility to protect the environment.

The State Department of Mines & Geology provides all necessary support and information to lessees and potential investors. All queries regarding mineral potentiality, mineral legislation and procedures for grant of mineral concessions are attended quickly. For further information, please contact:

Director,
Department of Mines & Geology,
Shastri Circle, Udaipur (Raj) - 313001
E-mail: adghq.mg@rajasthan.gov.in, admhq.mg@rajasthan.gov.in