MINERAL BASED INDUSTRIES
Key Highlights
- 1st in in production of Barytes, Limestone, Mica and Silica Sand in India
- 93% share of India’s Barytes reserves
- 30% share of India’s Heavy Mineral Beach Sand reserves
- 18% share of India’s Bauxite reserves
- Over 1,700 mineral-based industries in State
- Leading granite producing state, with 132.5 MT granite resources
- 2nd largest producer of cement with over 19.6 MT of limestone resources
- Potential to develop glass and ceramic industry due to Abundant availability of
Quartz, Quartzite, Silica Sand and clay resources
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Key Initiatives
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Transparency in mineral allocation
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Release of Policy on Value Addition of Minerals in Andhra Pradesh benchmarked with leading mining and mineral based economies
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Preferential grant of mineral concessions to entrepreneurs willing to set-up mineral based industry on a priority basis
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Increased focus on mineral exploration
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Development of Mineral Atlas for promoting mineral based industry
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Human resource capacity building for effective mineral administration
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IT enablement for efficient mineral administration
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Major Clusters / Parks
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Abundance of Quartz, Quartzite and Silica sand augurs in Anantapur, Guntur, Kurnool, Prakasam and Nellore districts
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Clay in East Godavari and Srikakulam districts. Additionally, Ball Clay project already present in Dwaraka Tirumala in West Godavari
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Major granite resources in Anantapur, Guntur, Kurnool, Prakasam and Nellore districts. Granite projects present in Prakasam and Srikakulam already
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Barytes project in Mangampet, Kadapa District
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Existing Partners
Upcoming projects
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