TABLE 2
INDIA:  STRUCTURE OF THE MINERAL INDUSTRY IN 2003
(Thousand metric tons unless otherwise specified)
 
  Annual
Commodity   Major operating companies and major equity owners   Location of main facilities   capacitye
Alumina Indian Aluminium Co. Ltd.  [Indian interests, 60.4%; Alcan Belgaum Refinery, Karnataka 280
  Aluminium Ltd. (Canada), 39.6%]
    Do.     National Aluminium Co. Ltd. (Indian Government, 100%)   Dhamanjodi Refinery, Orissa   1,050  
    Do.     Bharat Aluminium Co. Ltd. (Indian Government, 49%; Sterlite Korba Refinery, Chhattisgarh   200  
           Industries Ltd., 51%)          
    Do. Utkal Alumina International Ltd.  [Norsk Hydro A/S (Norway), Koraput Refinery, Orissa 1,000 1
   45%; Alcan Aluminium Ltd. (Canada), 35%; Hindalco
           Industries Ltd., 20%]          
    Do. Madras Aluminium Co. Ltd.  [Alumix SpA (Italian Government), Mettur Refinery, Tamil Nadu 60
    27%; R. Prabhu and Associates, 24%; Tamil Nadu
            Industrial Investment Corp., 11%; others, 38%]          
    Do. Indian Aluminium Co. Ltd.  [Indian interests, 60.4%; Alcan Muri Refinery, Jharkhand 88
          Aluminium Ltd. (Canada), 39.6%]          
    Do. Hindalco Aluminium Co. Ltd.  (Birla Group, 33%; foreign investors, Renukoot Refinery, Uttar Pradesh 450
           26%; private Indian investors, 23%; financial institutions, 18%)      
Aluminum Indian Aluminium Co. Ltd.  [Indian interests, 60.4%; Alcan Alupuram Smelter, Kerala 20
  Aluminium Ltd. (Canada), 39.6%]
    Do.     National Aluminium Co. Ltd. (Indian Government, 100%)   Angul Smelter, Orissa   230  
    Do. Indian Aluminium Co. Ltd.  [Indian interests, 60.4%; Alcan Belgaum Smelter, Karnataka 70
  Aluminium Ltd. (Canada), 39.6%]
    Do.         do.   Hirakud Smelter, Orissa   30  
    Do.     Bharat Aluminium Co. Ltd. (Indian Government, 49%; Sterlite Korba Smelter, Chhattisgarh   100  
           Industries Ltd., 51%)          
    Do. Madras Aluminium Co. Ltd.  [Alumix SpA (Italian Government), Mettur Smelter, Tamil Nadu 25
    27%; R. Prabhu and Associates, 24%; Tamil Nadu Industrial
            Investment Corp., 11%; others, 38%]          
    Do. Hindalco Aluminium Co. Ltd.  (Birla Group, 33%; foreign investors, Renukoot Smelter, Uttar Pradesh 275
   26%; private Indian investors, 23%; financial institutions, 18%)
Bauxite      Bharat Aluminium Co. Ltd. (Indian Government, 49%; Sterlite Amarkantak Mine, Madhya Pradesh 200  
           Industries Ltd., 51%)          
     Do.       Indian Aluminium Co. Ltd.  [Indian interests, 60.4%; Alcan Kolhapur District mines, Maharashtra 600
          Aluminium Ltd. (Canada), 39.6%]          
     Do. Gujarat Mineral Development Corp. (Gujarat State Government, Kutch and Saurashtra Mines, Gujarat 500
           100%)          
     Do. Hindalco Aluminium Co. Ltd.  (Birla Group, 33%; foreign investors, Lohardarga District mines, Jharkland 750
           26%; private Indian investors, 23%; financial institutions, 18%)      
     Do. Indian Aluminium Co. Ltd.  [Indian interests, 60.4%; Alcan     do. 200
          Aluminium Ltd. (Canada), 39.6%]          
     Do. National Aluminium Co. Ltd. (Indian Government, 100%) Panchpatmali Hills, Koraput District mines, 2,400
              Orissa      
     Do.       Minerals & Minerals Ltd. (Indian Government, 100%) Richuguta, Palamau District mines, 200
              Jharkland      
Barite Andhra Pradesh Mineral Development Corp. Ltd.  (Andhra Cuddapah District mines, Andhra Pradesh 350
   Pradesh State Government, 100%)
     Do.     Associated Mineral Corp.       do.   75  
     Do.     Pragathi Minerals       do.   50  
     Do.     Shri C. M. Ram nath Reddy       do.   75  
     Do.     Vijaylaxmi Minerals Trading Co.       do.   50  
Borax     Borax Morarji Ltd.   Ambernath, Maharashtra   17  
Cement     Larsen and Toubro Ltd.   Awarpur Plant, Maharashtra   2,300  
     Do. Century Cement  (Century Textiles and Industries Ltd., a Baikunth Plant, Madhya Pradesh 1,120
           subsidiary of the Birla Group, 100%)          
     Do. Coromandel Fertilizers Ltd.  [Chevron Chemical Co. (United Chilamkur Plant, Andhra Pradesh 1,000
    States), 23.55%; International Minerals and Chemical Co.,
    20.89%; Parry and Co., 10.64%; E.I.D. Parry (India) Ltd.,
            6.65%; others, 38.27%]          
See footnotes at end of table.
TABLE 2--Continued
INDIA:  STRUCTURE OF THE MINERAL INDUSTRY IN 2003
(Thousand metric tons unless otherwise specified)
 
  Annual
Commodity   Major operating companies and major equity owners   Location of main facilities   capacitye
Cement--Continued: The Associated Cement Cos. Ltd.  (Indian Government, 34.86%; Gagal Plant, Himachal Pradesh 1,830
           private shareholders, 65.14%)          
     Do. Raymond Cement Works (a division of Raymond Woolen Mills Gopalnagar Plant, Madhya Pradesh 1,250
           Ltd., J K Singhania, principal shareholder)          
     Do. Narmada Cement Co. Ltd.  (Chowgule and Co. Ltd., 34%; Jafrabad Plant, Gujarat 1,000
           Gujarat State Government, 17.33%; others, 48.67%)          
     Do. Rajashree Cement (a division of Indian Rayon and Industries Khor Plant, Karnataka 1,020
           Ltd., 100%)          
     Do. The Associated Cement Cos. Ltd.  (Indian Government, 34.86%; Kymore Plant, Madhya Pradesh 1,500
   private shareholders, 65.14%)
     Do.     Mangalam Cement Ltd.   Morak Plant, Rajasthan   1,000  
     Do. Mysore Cements Ltd.  (Government institutions and banks, Narasingarh Plant, Madhya Pradesh 1,089
            41.13%; Corporate Trust Holdings, 21.70%; others, 37.17%)      
     Do.     Cement Corp. of India Ltd. (Indian Government, 100%)   Nayagaon Plant, Madhya Pradesh   1,330  
     Do.     J K Cement Works (a division of J K Synthetics Ltd., 100%) Nimbahera Plant, Rajasthan   1,462  
     Do. The India Cement Co. Ltd.  (Indian Government, 26%; Life Sankarnagar Plant, Tamil Nadu 1,000
           Insurance Corp. of India, 24%; others, 50%)          
     Do. Maihar Cement  (Century Textiles and Industries Ltd., a subsidiary Satna Plant, Madhya Pradesh 1,800
    of the Birla Group, 100%)
     Do.     Shree Digvijay Cement Co. Ltd.   Shreeniwas Plant, Maharashtra   1,060  
     Do. Lakshmi Cement (a division of Straw Products Ltd.,  J K Singhania, Sirohi Plant, Rajasthan 1,400
           principal shareholder)          
     Do. Manikgarth Cement  (Century Textiles and Industries Ltd., a Tehsil Rajura Plant, Maharashtra 1,000
    subsidiary of the Birla Group, 100%)
     Do.     Vasavadatta Cement  (Kesoram Industries Ltd., 100%)   Vasavadatta Plant, Karnataka   1,000  
     Do. Vikram Cement  (Grasim Industries Ltd., a subsidiary of Birla Vikram Plant, Madhya Pradesh 1,000
           Group, 100%)          
     Do. Raasi Cement Ltd.  (Andhra Pradesh Government, 50%, and Vishnupuram Plant, Andhra Pradesh 1,000
          Development Co. Ltd., 50%)          
     Do. The Associated Cement Cos. Ltd.  (Indian Government, 34.86%; Wadi Plant, Karnataka 2,180
   private shareholders, 65.14%)
Chromite     Ferro Alloys Corp. Ltd.   Cuttack District, Orissa   120  
     Do.     Orissa Mining Corp. Ltd.  (Orissa Industries Ltd., 100%)       do.   300  
     Do.     Tata Iron and Steel Co. Ltd.       do.   100  
     Do.     Ferro Alloys Corp. Ltd.   Dhenkanal District, Orissa   75  
     Do.     Orissa Mining Corp. Ltd.  (Orissa Industries Ltd., 100%)       do.   200  
     Do.     Mysore Minerals Ltd.   Hassan District, Karnataka   125  
     Do.     Ferro Alloys Corp. Ltd.   Kendujhar District, Orissa   75  
     Do.     Orissa Mining Corp. Ltd.  (Orissa Industries Ltd., 100%)       do.   100  
     Do.     Ferro Alloys Corp. Ltd.   Khammam District, Andhra Pradesh 100  
Coal, bituminous million tons Bharat Coking Coal Ltd. (a subsidiary of Coal India Ltd., Indian Bihar and West Bengal 26
           Government, 100%)          
     Do. do. Central Coalfields Ltd. (a subsidiary of Coal India Ltd., Indian Bihar 27
           Government, 100%)          
     Do. do. Eastern Coalfields Ltd. (a subsidiary of Coal India Ltd., Indian Bihar and West Bengal 21
           Government, 100%)          
     Do. do. Mahanadi Coalfields Ltd. (a subsidiary of Coal India Ltd., Indian Orissa 21
           Government, 100%)          
     Do. do. North Eastern Coalfields Ltd. (a subsidiary of Coal India Ltd., Assam 640
           Indian Government, 100%)          
     Do. do. Northern Coalfields Ltd. (a subsidiary of Coal India Ltd., Indian Madhya Pradesh and Uttar Pradesh 24
           Government, 100%)          
     Do. do. Singareni Collieries Co. Ltd. (Andhra Pradesh State Government, Andhra Pradesh 18
           50%, and Indian Government, 50%)          
     Do. do. South Eastern Coalfields Ltd. (a subsidiary of Coal India Ltd., Madhya Pradesh 36
           Indian Government, 100%)          
See footnotes at end of table.
TABLE 2--Continued
INDIA:  STRUCTURE OF THE MINERAL INDUSTRY IN 2003
(Thousand metric tons unless otherwise specified)
 
  Annual
Commodity   Major operating companies and major equity owners   Location of main facilities   capacitye
Coal, bituminous-- million tons Western Coalfields Ltd. (a subsidiary of Coal India Ltd., Madhya Pradesh and Maharashtra 18
Continued:     Indian Government, 100%)
Coal, lignite do.   Neyveli Lignite Corp. Ltd. (Indian Government, 100%)   Tamil Nadu   17  
Copper, mine Hindustan Copper Co. Ltd. (Indian Government, 100%) Indian Copper Complex mines, Ghatsila 31
              District, Bihar      
     Do.     do. Khetri Copper Complex mines, Khetrinagar 15
               Rajasthan      
     Do.     do. Malanjkhand Copper Complex mines, 22
                Balaghar District, Madhya Pradesh  
Copper, metal Birla Copper Birla Copper Complex smelter, Dahej, 150
              Gujarat      
     Do. Hindustan Copper Co. Ltd. (Indian Government, 100%) Indian Copper Complex smelter-refinery, 20
              Ghatsila District, Bihar      
     Do.     do. Khetri Copper Complex smelter-refinery, 45
               Khetrinagar District, Rajasthan      
     Do.     Sterlite Industries Ltd.   Tuticorin Smelter, Tamil Nadu   150  
Ilmenite-rutile ore     Kerala Minerals and Metals Ltd. (Kerala State Government, 100%) Chavara, Kerala   100  
    Do.     Indian Rare Earths Ltd. (Indian Government, 100%)       do.   200  
    Do.         do.   Ganjam, Orissa   220  
    Do.         do.   Manavalakurichi, Tamil Nadu   65  
    Do.     VV Minerals Ltd.   Kanyakumari, Tamil Nadu   130  
Iron and steel:  
   Crude steel Visvesvaraya Iron and Steel Ltd. (Karnataka State, 60%; Steel Bhadravati steel plant, Karnataka 180
  Authority of India Ltd., Indian Government, 40%)
       Do.     Steel Authority of India Ltd. (Indian Government, 100%)   Bhilai steel plant, Madhya Pradesh 4,000  
       Do.        do.   Bokaro steel plant, Bihar   4,000  
       Do. Indian Iron and Steel Co. Ltd. (wholly owned subsidiary of Steel Burnpur steel plant, West Bengal 1,500
  Authority of India Ltd., Indian Government, 100%)
       Do.     Steel Authority of India Ltd. (Indian Government, 100%)   Durgapur steel plant, West Bengal   1,600  
       Do.     Tata Iron and Steel Co. Ltd.   Jamshedpur steel plant, Bihar   3,200  
       Do.     Steel Authority of India Ltd. (Indian Government, 100%)   Rourkela steel plant, Orissa   1,800  
       Do.     Rashtriya Ispat Nigam Ltd.   Visakhapatnam steel plant, Andhra Pradesh 3,200  
       Do.     Ministeel plants (privately owned)   About 180 plants located throughout India 4,700  
   Iron ore National Mineral Development Corp. Ltd. (Indian Government, Bailadila, Madhya Pradesh 9,000
    100%)
      Do.     Steel Authority of India Ltd. (Indian Government, 100%)   Bastar and Durg District, Madhya Pradesh 7,000  
      Do.     Kudremukh Iron Ore Co. Ltd. (Indian Government, 100%)   Kudremukh, Chikmagalur District, Karnataka 10,300  
      Do. National Mineral Development Corp. Ltd. (Indian Government, Donimalai, Karnataka 9,000
    100%)
      Do.     Chowgule and Co. Ltd.   Goa   2,500  
      Do.     Dempo Mining Corp. Ltd.   Goa   2,500  
      Do.     V.M. Salgaocar & Bros. Pvt. Ltd.   Goa   2,500  
      Do.     Sesa Goa Ltd.   Codli and Sonshi, Goa   NA  
      Do.     Steel Authority of India Ltd. (Indian Government, 100%)   Kendujhar District, Orissa   3,000  
      Do.     Tata Iron and Steel Co. Ltd.       do.   2,000  
      Do. Indian Iron and Steel Co. Ltd. (wholly owned subsidiary of Steel Singhbhum District, Bihar 2,500
  Authority of India Ltd., Indian Government, 100%)
      Do.     Steel Authority of India Ltd. (Indian Government, 100%)       do.   3,500  
      Do.     Tata Iron and Steel Co. Ltd.       do.   3,500  
Kyanite     Associated Mining Co.   Bhandara District, Maharashtra   10  
     Do.     Maharashtra Mineral Corp. Ltd.       do.   10  
     Do. Bihar State Mineral Development Corp. Ltd. (Bihar State Singhbhum District, Bihar 10
  Government, 100%)
     Do.     Hindustan Copper Co. Ltd. (Indian Government, 100%)       do.   22  
Lead ore     Hindustan Zinc Ltd. (Indian Government, 100%)   Agnigundala Mine, Andhra Pradesh 72  
    Do.         do.   Sargipalli Mine, Orissa   150  
See footnotes at end of table.
TABLE 2--Continued
INDIA:  STRUCTURE OF THE MINERAL INDUSTRY IN 2003
(Thousand metric tons unless otherwise specified)
 
  Annual
Commodity   Major operating companies and major equity owners   Location of main facilities   capacitye
Lead:                
Primary     Hindustan Zinc Ltd. (Indian Government, 100%)   Chanderiya Smelter, Rajasthan   35  
    Do.         do.   Tundoo Smelter, Bihar   8  
    Do.     do. Chanderiya Smelter, Rajasthan 35
Secondary     Indian Lead Co.   Thane Refinery, Mumbai, Maharashtra 25  
    Do.         do.   Wada, Mumbai, Maharashtra   40  
Lead-zinc ore         do.   Rampura-Agucha Mine, Rajasthan   1,300  
    Do.         do.   Zawar mine group, Rajasthan   1,200  
Magnesite     Burn Standard Co. Ltd. (Indian Government, 100%)   Salem, Tamil Nadu   150  
      Do.     Dalmia Magnesite Corp.       do.   150  
      Do. Tamil Nadu Magnesite Ltd. (Tamil Nadu State Government,     do. 150
   100%)
Manganese ore2     Manganese Ore India Ltd. (Indian Government, 100%)   Adilabad, Andhra Pradesh   NA  
      Do.     Falechand Marsingdas   Andhra Pradesh   NA  
      Do.     Manganese Ore India Ltd. (Indian Government, 100%)   Balaghat, Madhya Pradesh   NA  
      Do.     J.A. Trivedi Bros.       do.   NA  
      Do.     Sandur Manganese and Iron Ores Ltd.   Bellary, Karnataka   NA  
      Do.     Manganese Ore India Ltd. (Indian Government, 100%)   Bhandara, Maharashtra   NA  
      Do.     Eastern Mining Co.   North Kanara, Karnataka   NA  
      Do.     Mysore Minerals Ltd.       do.   NA  
      Do.     Manganese Ore India Ltd. (Indian Government, 100%)   Keonjhar, Orissa   NA  
      Do.     Mangilah, Rungta (Pvt.) Ltd.       do.   NA  
      Do.     Orissa Mining Corp. Ltd.       do.   NA  
      Do.     Rungta Mines (Pvt.) Ltd.       do.   NA  
      Do.     Serajuddin & Co.       do.   NA  
      Do.     S. Lall & Co.       do.   NA  
      Do.     Tata Iron and Steel Co. Ltd.       do.   NA  
      Do.     Orissa Mineral Development Co. Ltd.   Koraput, Orissa   NA  
      Do.     Orissa Mining Corp. Ltd.       do.   NA  
      Do.     Mysore Minerals Ltd.   Shimoga, Karnataka   NA  
      Do.     Aryan Mining & Trading Corp.   Sundargarh, Orissa   NA  
      Do.     Orissa Manganese & Minerals (Pvt.) Ltd.       do.   NA  
      Do.     Tata Iron and Steel Co. Ltd.       do.   NA  
      Do.     R.B.S. Shreeram Durga Prasad and Falechand Marsingdas   Vizianagaram, Andhra Pradesh   NA  
Petroleum, refined products Cochin Refineries Ltd. (a subsidiary of Oil and Natural Gas Corp., Ambalamugal Refinery, Kerala 93,000
    thousand 42-gallon barrels per day      Indian Government, 55%; private interests, 45%)          
      Do. Indian Oil Corp. (a subsidiary of Oil and Natural Gas Corp., Indian Barauni Refinery, Bihar 66,000
          Government, 91%; private interests, 9%)          
      Do. Bongaigaon Refinery and Petrochemicals Ltd. (a subsidiary of Bongaigaon Refinery, Assam 27,000
           Oil and Natural Gas Corp., Indian Government, 100%)          
      Do. Indian Oil Corp. (a subsidiary of Oil and Natural Gas Corp., Indian Digboi Refinery, Assam 12,000
  Government, 91%; private interests, 9%)
      Do.         do.   Guwahati Refinery, Assam   20,000  
      Do.         do.   Haldai Refinery, West Bengal   61,000  
      Do.         do.   Koyali Refinery, Gujarat   #####  
      Do. Madras Refineries Ltd. (a subsidiary of Oil and Natural Gas Corp., Madras Refinery, Tamil Nadu #####
            Indian Government, 52%; private interests, 48%)          
      Do. Bharat Petroleum Corp. Ltd. (a subsidiary of Oil and Natural Gas Mahul Refinery, Mumbai, Maharashtra #####
           Corp., Indian Government, 67%; private interests, 33%)          
      Do. Industan Petroleum Corp. Ltd. (a subsidiary of Oil and Natural Gas     do. #####
  Corp., Indian Government, 51%; private interests, 49%)
      Do.         do.   Visakhapatnam Refinery, Andhra Pradesh 90,000  
      Do. Indian Oil Corp. (a subsidiary of Oil and Natural Gas Corp., Indian Mathura Refinery, Uttar Pradesh #####
  Government, 91%; private interests, 9%)
      Do.         do.   Panipat Refinery, Haryana   #####  
See footnotes at end of table.
TABLE 2--Continued
INDIA:  STRUCTURE OF THE MINERAL INDUSTRY IN 2003
(Thousand metric tons unless otherwise specified)
 
  Annual
Commodity   Major operating companies and major equity owners   Location of main facilities   capacitye
Phosphate rock3 Rajasthan State Mineral Development Corp. Ltd. (Rajasthan Badgaon, Dakankotra, Kanpur, Kharbaria- NA
           State Government, 100%)      ka-Guda, and Sallopat Mines, Rajasthan  
     Do. Pyrites Phosphates and Chemicals Ltd. Durmala and Maldeota underground NA
               mines, Uttar Pradesh      
     Do. Madhya Pradesh State Mining Corp. Ltd. (Pradesh State Hirapur and Khatamba Mines, Madhya NA
            Government, 100%)      Pradesh      
     Do. Rajasthan State Mines and Minerals Ltd. (Rajasthan State Jhamarkotra Mine, Rajasthan NA
   Government, 100%)
     Do.     Hindustan Zinc Ltd. (Indian Government, 100%)   Maton Mine, Rajasthan   NA  
Zinc     Binani Zinc Ltd.   Binanipuram Smelter, Kerala   38  
    Do.     Hindustan Zinc Ltd. (Indian Government, 100%)   Chanderiya Smelter, Rajasthan   70  
    Do.         do.   Debari Smelter, Rajasthan   59  
    Do.     do. Visakhapatnam (Vizag) Smelter, 40
              Andhra Pradesh      
eEstimated.  NA Not available.
1Scheduled for startup in 2005.
2Capacity of clusters of surface mines varies extremely, depending on demand.  Estimated total capacity is 1.5 million metric tons per year.
3Estimated total phosphate rock capacity is 800,000 metric tons per year.