Abstract:
The various Ceramic minerals as quarried from mines are naturally available in the form of hard rocks or lumps. These minerals cannot be used directly in the various user industries like Refractories, Sanitary wares, Tiles and Glass industries and are mainly required in the form of dry ground powders or various grades and most sizes. The minerals like quart, feldspar, China clay, Ball day, Calcite, Limestone, Dolomite, Marble etc. are available. Mostly in West Bengal, Bihar, Rajasthan, Gujarat, Tamilnadu as also in other states in lesser quantity. The ground minerals as envisaged as a product in the present report are used as raw materials in the various other major glass and ceramic industries. Thus, mineral grinding unit plays an important role in the industrial sector.
