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V.V. Mineral is the only company in India with a 15km stretch of beach area under a mining lease for 40 years. This ensures a continuous deposition of placer minerals from the Gulf of Mannar. The gulf's geological characteristics, typical wave action and beach structure make it a highly valuable zone for continuous deposition of heavy minerals like Garnet, Ilmenite, Rutile and Zircon. Another 2,300 acres of heavy minerals-rich land add to our total annual output of 150,000 metric tonnes of garnet ,2,25,000 metric tonnes of ilmenite, 12000 M.Tons of Zircon and 5000 M.Tons of Rutile. |
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It is estimated that approximately half of this is available for mining and that the deposits generally contain 20-30% heavy minerals, which is considered high grade by
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Mining Areas of VV Minerals as located by GPS |
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Satellite Image showing the Mineral Deposists in Southern Peninsular India |
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| India has the largest mineral sand resources in the world. These are also among the least exploited resources and have a high potential to meet the world's immediate need for titanium dioxide. India has a resource of 278 million tons of the 460 million tons of the world's known reserves. It is estimated that approximately half of this is available for mining and that the deposits generally contain 20-30% heavy minerals, which is considered high grade by world standards. | ||
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