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+==Mining==
+This is a chart of proven reserves of major minerals of Tamil Nadu<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.tnmine.tn.nic.in/TN-Mining.htm|title=An overview of Mineral Reserves|publisher=Government of Tamil Nada|access-date=16 August 2006 }}</ref> in 2001 by ''Department of Geology and Mining'' with figures in tonnes.
+{| class="wikitable"
+|-
+! Mineral || Reserve || National Share %
+|-
+| [[Lignite]] || 30,275,000 || 87
+|-
+| [[Vermiculite]] || 2,000,000 || 66
+|-
+| [[Garnet]] || 23,000,000 || 42
+|-
+| [[Zircon]] || 8,000,000 || 38
+|-
+| [[Graphite]] || 2,000,000 || 33
+|-
+| [[Ilmenite]] || 98,000,000 || 28
+|-
+| [[Rutile]] || 5,000,000 || 27
+|-
+| [[Monazite]] || 2,000,000 || 25
+|-
+| [[Magnesite]] || 73,000,000 || 17
+|}
+Tamil Nadu has a few mining projects based on [[Titanium]], Lignite, Magnesite, Graphite, [[Limestone]], [[Granite]] and [[Bauxite]].<ref>[http://www.tnmine.tn.nic.in/TN-Mining.htm Tamil Nadu Mining]</ref> The first one is the [[Neyveli Lignite Corporation]] that has led development of large industrial complex around [[Neyveli]] in [[Cuddalore]] district with Thermal power plants, Fertilizer, Brequetting and Carbonisation plants. Tata Iron and Steel Company (TISCO) have entered into MoU with Government of Tamil Nadu in June 2002 for establishing a titanium dioxide (TiO<sub>2</sub>) plant with a project outlay of $650 million. Magnesite mining is done at [[Salem, Tamil Nadu|Salem]] apart from which mining of Bauxite ores are carried out at Yercaud and this region is also rich in Iron Ore [[Kanjamalai]]. [[Molybdenum]] is found in [[Dharmapuri]], and is the only source in the country.