(10), laterite (6), red ochre & rock phosphate (4 each), china clay (3), garnet (abrasive), iron ore, limestone (cement grade), semi-precious stone, talc/soapstone/steatite & siliceous earth (2 each) and calcite, diamond, mica & silica sand (1 each). Forty-seven PLs were granted in respect of group of minerals. Limestone accounted for an area ofWeb