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GOVERNMENT OF INDIA
MINISTRY OF MINES
INDIAN BUREAU OF MINES
October 2012
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Table 1 : Reserves/Resources of Graphite as on 1.4.2010
(By Grades/States)
(In tonnes)
All India : Total 3685172 2266174 2080518 8031864 102173 1409511 3078665 224859 6603670 19736371 135662532 166817781 174849645
By Grades
+ 40% F.C. 58050 88770 67950 214770 7811 48157 604891 - 951 237190 - 899000 1113770
10-40% F.C. 3621687 598758 1988468 6208913 86237 477760 2361072 178703 2226024 10512356 636497 16478649 22687562
Others 5435 - 23452 28887 7500 18750 - - 3300501 3297811 - 6624562 6653449
Unclassified - 1549549 648 1550197 - 860223 112702 6320 5882 4467502 62107720 67560349 69110546
Not-known - 29097 - 29097 625 4621 - 39836 1070312 1221512 72918315 75255221 75284318
By States
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Andhra Pradesh - - - - - - 1135 - 124759 301306 - 427200 427200
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Orissa Manganese & Minerals Jharkhand Palamau Sunandan Pradhan, Odisha Rayagada
(P) Ltd, Pradhan Industries,
2/1 A, Sarat Bose Road, Telanga Bazar, Cuttack -9,
Kolkata, Odisha.
West Bengal
Suresh Kumar Bajaj, Jharkhand Palamau
Pramod Kumar Agrawal, Odisha Nuapara
Opp. Shivajee maidan,
Shantikunj, Farm Road,
Sambalpur, Daltonganj, Palamau,
Odisha. Jharkhand.
(Contd.)
2009-10 2010-11(P)
State/District
No. of Quantity Value No. of Quantity Value
mines mines
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Table - 7 : Reported Consumption of Graphite World production of graphite was 2.1 million
2008-09 to 2010-11 tonnes in 2010. China continued to be
(By Industries) the leading producer, having a share of about
(In tonnes) 86%, followed by India (5%) and Brazil (4%)
Industry 2008-09 2009-10(R) 2010-11(P)
(Table-9).
Excludes consumption of graphite for beneficiation World : Total 2400 2200 2100
purposes estimated at 140,000 tonnes
Brazil @ 81 59 84
a p p roximately. (e) (e)
Canada 20 7 20
(e)++Based on the information supplied by The All India (e)
China # 1800 1800 1800
Graphite Crucible Manufacturers Association, (e)
Rajahmundry (Andhra Pradesh) and field survey India * 118 109 99
to Samalkot/Rajahmundry area by Mineral Korea, Dem. 30 30 30
Economics Division, IBM, in March, 2007 and data P. R. of
received through non-statutory returns.
Mexico 7 5 7
Russia 14 14 14
WORLD REVIEW Ukraine
(e)
8 8 8
The world inferred resources of graphite are Zimbabwe 5 2 1
believed to exceed 800 million tonnes of recoverable Other countries 317 166 37
Source: World Mineral Production, 2006-2010
reserves. However, world reserves of graphite have @ Including beneficiated and directly shipped material.
been placed at 77 million tonnes of which China # Including flake graphite.
* Crude. India's production of graphite in 2008-09,
alone holds 55 million tonnes; i.e., over 71%, followed 2009-10 and 2010-11 was 118 thousand tonnes,
by India (14%) and Mexico (4%) (Table-8). 125 thousand tonnes and 115 thousand tonnes,
respectively.
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All Countries 288 2470 190 4 11 9 All Countries 6903 377106 8811 434517
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Japan 254 87222 355 90258 Table 19 : Imports of Silicon Carbide Crucibles
(By Countries)
Norway 1762 79674 1871 89105
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organised sector was in the range of 14,000 Carbon-composite materials are used in very high
tonnes during the last three years. Out of the technology areas, such as aerospace and these
total consumption, the refractory (45%) and advanced materials are produced in Hyderabad in
crucible industries (30%) accounted for 75% and a pilot plant. On world scenario, a potential large-
foundry industry for 7%. The apperent domestic volume end-use for natural graphite has emerged
demand of graphite run of mine is estimated at in heat sinks, also called spreader shield, which is
135,000 tonnes by 2011-12 and at 208,000 tonnes
a graphite foil material conducting heat only in
by 2016-17 at 9% growth rate by the Working
two directions. It has thermal conductivity above
Group for the 12th Plan, Planning Commission of
aluminium and almost equal to copper. These are
India.
used for carrying away heat in laptop computers,
Some important higher applications have flat-panel displays, wireless phones, digital video
emerged in exfoliated graphite which are for cameras, etc. The silicon carbide crucible industry
making sealings, gaskets, braids and brushes. should be encouraged to increase the exports of
New products of synthetic graphite are graphite its products for increased margin of profits.
fibres/ropes and graphite insulation blankets.
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