MINING AT A GLANCE 
Rajasthan has a glorious heritage in the field of mines and minerals. The State is geologically so endowed that it has become a veritable depository of minerals. Important minerals with which the name of this State is intimately associated are that of non- ferrous metals (lead, zinc and copper) and ferrous minerals such as tungsten and a number of industrial minerals. Presently, the State is the sole producer of jasper and wollastonite and a leading producer of cement and steel grade lime stone, soapstone, ball clay, calcite, felspar, natural gypsum, kaolin, rock phosphate building stones besides, tungsten, lead-zinc concentrates, and copper metal.

CEMENT GRADE LIMESTONE
Rajasthan in endowed with vast resources of limestone with estimated reserves of abut 7000 million tonnes. The important limestone bearing areas within the State are located in the districts of Chittorgarh, Bundi, Bhilwara, Kota, Nagaur, Pali, jaisalmer, Jodhpur, Jaipur, Banswara etc.

GRANITE
In Rajasthan, a number of workable deposits of granite have been located in Jalore, Barmer, Sirohi, Pali, Ajmer, Jaipur, Sikar, Jhunjhunu, Dausa, Alwar, Tonk, Bhilwara, Rajsamand, Udaipur, Dungarpur, Banswara, Chittorgarh and Sawai Madhopur Districts.

MARBLE
Rajasthan with the total estimated reserves of about 1000 million tonnes, contributes about 90% of the country's production of this decorative stone. Important deposits of marble occur in Nagaur (Makrana), Rajsamand, Banswara, Dungarpur, Udaipur, Sirohi, Jaipur, Alwar, Ajmer and Chittorgarh districts.

BASE METALS
A number of small base metal deposits occur in Udaipur, Sirohi, Bhilwara, Chittorgarh and Jhunjhunu districts in the State. Which may now be made available for grant of mining leases to private entrepreneurs.