Meghalaya Mineral Reserves

Production

(unfortunately rather old data)

Production and Value of Minerals in Meghalaya since 1990-91 to 1997-98
	Coal		Limestone
Year	Production (in thousand tonnes)	Value (in lakhs)	Production (in thousand tonnes)	Value (in lakhs)
1990-91	2241.3	N.A.	273.1	206.21
1991-92	3464.3	N.A.	234.6	177.14
1992-93	3486.7	N.A.	188	150.36
1993-94	2543.5	N.A.	359.2	488.94
1994-95	3266.2	N.A.	410.2	668.68
1995-96	3247.5	N.A.	439.8	747.66
1996-97	3239.3	N.A.	540.9	973.6
1997-98	3234.2	N.A.	396	N.A.

(Department of Statistics, Government of Meghalaya)

Reserves

Limestone

Inferred Reserves: 4000 million tonnes
Proven Reserves: 500 million tonnes

Coal

Inferred Reserves: 570 million tonnes
Proven Reserves: 68 million tonnes

Also granite, clay, silimanite, phospherite, quartz, feldspar, gold, iron ore and uranium.

(Meghalaya Industrial Policy, http://megindustry.nic.in)