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The status of mining of Limestone and Dolomite in the State is indicated in the following statement.
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Lime stone
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Dolomite
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Lime stone & Dolomite
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No. of Leases
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11
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2
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38
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No. of Leases in operation
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10
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2
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20
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Current annual production(In Million Tonnes)
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2.15
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1.45
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-
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The major producers are the following:
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( In Million Tonnes )
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Limestone
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Dolomite
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BSL & Co. (Biramitrapur)
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0.11
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0.60
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TISCO (Gomardih)
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-
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0.34
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SAIL (Purunapari)
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0.27
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-
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OCL (Lanjiberana)
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0.78
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-
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IDCOL Cement (Dungri)
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0.63
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-
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All the mines being worked are opencast, semi-mechanized /mechanized.
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