The FIMI Mineral Industries Yearbook, 2000 is available only against advance payment.  The payment [cost of the book is Rs.750/- including postage charges] may kindly be sent by demand draft in favour of FEDERATION OF INDIAN MINERAL INDUSTRIES payable at New Delhi.

Following are the contents of the FIMI Mineral Industries Yearbook

CONTENTS

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PART - I

MINERALS

A.            Minerals

                  Agate .....................................................................................……...1

Apatite and phosphorite .........................................................……...2

Asbestos .................................................................................……...3

Ball clay ..........................................................................…..………7

Barytes .................................................................................……….8

Bauxite .................................................................................……...11

Calcareous sand ........................................................................…..14

Calcite ..................................................................................……...15

Chalk .................................................................…...............……..15

Chromite ...............................................................................……..16

Clay (others) .........................................................................……..19

Copper ore ................................................................................…..19

Corundum, ruby and sapphires ............................................……...22

Diamond ...............................................................................……..25

Diaspore ...............................................................................……...34

Dolomite ...............................................................................……..34

Dunite ...................................................................................……..35

Emerald ...............................................................................……...35

Fluorite .................................................................................……..38

Felspar and flourspar ............................................................……..38

Felsite ..................................................................................……...44

Firecaly .................................................................................……..44

Fuchsite quartzite .................................................................……..44

Garnet ...................................................................................……..45

Gold ......................................................................................……..46

Graphite .................................................................................…….53

Gypsum ................................................................................……..56

Iron ore and concentrates .....................................................……...63

Jasper ...................................................................................……...68

Kaolin ..................................................................................……...68

Kyanite ................................................................................……...72

Laterite .................................................................................……...73

Lead and zinc concentrates ...................................................……..74

Lime Kankar .........................................................................……..80

Limeshell ..............................................................................……..80

Limestone .............................................................................……..80

Magnesite .............................................................................……..81

Manganese ore ......................................................................……..87

Mica ......................................................................................……..89

Ochre ....................................................................................……..94

Perlite ...................................................................................……...95

Pyrites and sulphur ................................................................…….95

Pyrophyllite ..........................................................................…….106

Quartz ...............................................................................…...….106

Quartzite ...........................................................................…...….107

Salt (rock) .........................................................................…...….108

Sand (others) .....................................................................…...….109

Shale .................................................................................…...….111

Silica sand ........................................................................…....….111

Sillimanite ........................................................................…....…112

Silver ..............................................................................……..…115

Slate .............................................................................……....….116

Steatite ............................................................................…......…118

Tin concentrates ...........................................................…........…120

Tungsten concentrates .............................................................….121

Vermiculite ....................................................................…...........123

                  Wollastonite .......................................................................…..…125

B.        Fuel Minerals

                  Coal .................................................................................….....…128

Lignite .............................................................................…....….128

C.        Atomic minerals

Ilmenite ........................................................................…........….140

Rutile ............................................................................……....…140

Uranium .......................................................................…….....…141

Zirconium......................................................................……....…142

D.        Minor minerals

                  Bentonite ....................................................................….........….146

Fullers earth ..........................................................…..…........….146

Granite ........................................................................…….....….153

Marble ........................................................................…........…..158

PART - 2

METALS

                  Aluminium ....................................................................…......…..167

Copper ..........................................................................….......….178

Ferro alloys ..................................................................…........….190

Iron and steel ..............................................................….........….190

Lead and zinc ....................................................................…...….225

PART - 3

MINERAL-BASED PRODUCTS

                  Cement .........................................................................…......…...251

Fertilisers ......................................................................…......…..251

Refractories .................................................................…......…...251

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