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Why India 5th Largest bentonite Production

skc July 13, 2019 0 Comments
Bentonite is essentially a highly plastic clay containing not less than 85% clay mineral, montmorillonite. It gets its name from the place where its presence and usages were first discovered – Fort Benton, America. Bentonite’s commercial importance is due to its inherent bleaching properties similar to that of fuller’s earth, hence, it is also known as bleaching clay. There are two types of bentonites, namely, swelling-type or sodium bentonite and non- swelling-type or calcium bentonite

RESOURCES

The total resources of bentonite in the country as per UNFC system as on 1.4.2010 are about 568 million tonnes out of which 25 million tonnes are categorised as reserves. The bulk of the resources, i.e. 424 million tonnes (75%) are in Rajasthan, 134 million tonnes (24%) in Gujarat and the remaining in Tamil Nadu, Jharkhand and Jammu & Kashmir.

PRODUCTION

The value of bentonite produced in India in 2013-14 at L82 crore decreased by about 10% as compared to the previous year.

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MINING & PROCESSING

Bentonite is exploited mainly from manual mines. The bentonite deposit is very close to the surface and mined to a depth of 25 metres. A few mine owners in Kachchh and Bhavnagar districts of Gujarat.

WORLD REVIEW

The global production of bentonite in 2014 was around 16.2 million tonnes. The USA was the largest producer with an estimated output of around 4.66 million tonnes followed by China with 3.5 million tonnes. Other major producers were India, Greece, Mexico, Turkey, Iran, Russia, Brazil, Japan and Germany.

During the year under review Gujarat contributed 97% to the total value of production of bentonite while remaining 3% was accounted by Rajasthan.

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