 Carbon (Diamond) |
| Historically, diamonds were known to be found only in alluvial deposits in southern India. India led the world in diamond
production from the time of their discovery in approximately the 9th century BCE to the mid-18th century AD, but the commercial
potential of these sources had been exhausted by the late 18th century and at that time India was eclipsed by Brazil where
the first non-Indian diamonds were found in 1725.
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| Silicon |
| India produced 36000 tons of silicon in 2006. World production of silicon in 2006 was 5.1 million tons. |
| Sulfur |
| In 2006, India produced 1.170 million tonnes of sulfur. Total world production was 65.7 million tonnes. |
| Calcium |
| In 2006, India produced 2203 tonnes of fluorspar (CaF2). World production was around 5.5 million tonnes.
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| India's production of gypsum (CaSO4.2H2O) in 2006 was 2.647 million tonnes. World production of gypsum in 2006 was 142.5 millions tonnes.
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| Titanium |
| In 2006, India produced approx. 690000 tonnes of ilmenite (FeTiO3), and 20000 tonnes of rutile (TiO2), the only two commercially important titanium ores.
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| Chromium |
| In 2006, India produced 3.957 million tonnes of chromium ores and concentrates. Total worldwide production in 2006 was 19.2
million tonnes.
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| Manganese |
| India has important mangansed deposits. |
| Iron |
| India's production of iron ore in 2006 was 173.976 million tonnes. Total world production of iron ore in 2006 was 1.81 billion
tonnes.
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| Production of pig iron in India in 2006 was 43.098 million tonnes. Total world production of pig iron in 2006 was 925.8 million
tonnes.
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| Cobalt |
| In 2006, India produced 1184 tonnes of cobalt metal. Total world production of cobalt metal, in 2006, was 53400 tonnes. |
| Copper |
| In 2006, India's production of copper by mining was approx. 31000 tonnes, total world production was 15.1 million tonnes. |
| In 2006, India produced approx. 509000 tonnes of refined copper, total production of refined copper was 17.2 million tonnes. |
| Zinc |
| In 2006, India produced around 510000 tonnes of zinc, around 5% of the world total. |
| Bromine |
| In 2006, India was the sixth largest producer, 2130 tonnes, world wide production was 481 thousand tonnes. |
| Zirconium |
| In 2006, India produced around 22000 tonnes of zircon (ZrSiO4), the main commercial source of zirconium.
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| Cadmium |
| In 2006, India produced approx. 480 tonnes of cadmium, world production was around 21100 tonnes. |
| Barium |
| In 2006, India produced 1.4759 million tonnes of barytes (BaSO4), the main source of barium. World production of barytes in 2006 was 8.8 million tonnes.
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| Rare Earths |
| It is estimated that in 2006, India produced 2700 tons of rare earth oxides. |
| India is estimated to have produced 5000 tons of monazite in 2006. Monazite is an important ore for thorium, lanthanum, and cerium.
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| Gold |
| In 2006, India's mine production of gold was 2.362 tonnes. Total amount of gold mined in 2006 was 2310 tonnes. |
| Lead |
| In 2006, India produced 69000 tonnes of lead from mining. The total amount of lead mined in 2006 was 3.5 million tonnes. |
| In 2006, India's production of refined lead was approx. 100000 tonnes. Total world production of refined lead in 2006 was
8 million tonnes.
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| Thorium |
| It's believed that India has reserves of around 300 tonnes of monazite, the primary thorium mineral. |
