MINOR MINERAL INFORMATION
From the year 2003, the Department of Mining and Geology is carrying out minor mineral quarry mapping as per the suggestion of Public Accounts Committee. So far, the survey and digitization of data has been completed in 9 districts of the State namely, Thiruvananthapuram, Kollam, Pathanamthitta, Ernakulam, Idukki, Thrissur, Palakkad, Kannur and Malappuram district and in other districts the work is in progress. During the survey, data (both spatial and non-spatial) was collected by visiting each and every quarry (including abandoned, not working, seasonal, water logged, working etc.) and the data thus collected was fed into Mineral Information System software which is developed in-house. In the year 2006, the Department setup a GIS Laboratory as a part of GIS Project (Development of a Depository of Resource Planning and Management Capacity Building Spatial and Non Spatial Digital Data) sponsored by Kerala State Council for Science, Technology and Environment and in this project thrust was given for generation of spatial data of minor mineral quarries. It may be noted that in some district only mapping of the granite (building stone) quarries alone were carried out. In those districts, location of other minor mineral quarries has not been shown. As mentioned earlier, in some districts the mapping had been done many years back and hence the data found in the maps given below may not match with the present scenario. The Department is planning to update the data soon. It may be also noted that there are some gaps in data pertaining to Thrissur district.
The map as well as the list of quarries provided in this website include all quarries irrespective of their status ( working, seasonal, temporarily stopped, abandoned, abandoned and water filled etc.) at the time of visit. The data on owner of land, quarry operator etc. were collected by local enquiry and for those quarries which are abandoned in nature, the data were not cross checked /verified with Revenue Authorities as there were no further follow up action for such quarries.
All maps are given as PDF files which can be zoomed to get finer details.
KERALA STATE
| Kerala State |
Minor Mineral Quarry Map (8 districts) |
THIRUVANANATHAPURAM DISTRICT
| Thiruvananthapuram District | Location Map | List of Quarries | List of Crushers | |
| Thiruvananthapuram Taluk | Minor Mineral Quarry Map | Quarry Details I | Crusher Location Map | |
| Nedumangad Taluk | Minor Mineral Quarry Map | Quarry Details I , Quarry Details II | Crusher Location Map | |
| Chirayinkeezhu Taluk | Minor Mineral Quarry Map | Quarry Details I , Quarry Details II | Crusher Location Map | |
| Neyyatinkara Taluk | Minor Mineral Quarry Map | Quarry details I, Quarry Details II, Quarry Details III | Crusher Location Map |
KOLLAM DISTRICT
| Kollam District | Location map | List of quarries | List of crushers | |
| Karunagapalli Taluk |
Minor Mineral Quarry Map | Quarry details I , Quarry details ii | Crusher Location Map | |
| Kunnathur Taluk | Minor Mineral Quarry Map | Quarry details I , Quarry details II | Crusher Location Map | |
| Kottarakara Taluk | Minor Mineral Quarry Map | Quarry details I, Quarry details II , Quarry details III | Crusher Location Map | |
| Pathanapuram Taluk | Minor Mineral Quarry Map | Quarry details I | Crusher Location Map | |
| Kollam Taluk | Minor Mineral Quarry Map | Quarry details I | Crusher Location Map |
PATHANAMTHITTA DISTRICT
| Pathanamthitta District | Location Map | List of quarries | List of Crushers | |
| Thiruvalla Taluk |
Minor Mineral Quarry Map | Quarry details I | Crusher Location Map | |
| Mallapally Taluk | Minor Mineral Quarry Map | Quarry details I | Crusher Location Map | |
| Ranni Taluk | Minor Mineral Quarry Map | Quarry details I | Crusher Location Map | |
| Kozhenchery Taluk | Minor Mineral Quarry Map | Quarry details I , Quarry details II | Crusher Location Map | |
| Adoor Taluk | Minor Mineral Quarry Map | Quarry details I | Crusher Location Map |
IDUKKI DISTRICT
| Idukki District | Location Map | List of quarries | List of Crushers | |
| Devikulam Taluk | Minor Mineral Quarry Map | Quarry details I | Crusher Location Map | |
| Udumbanchola Taluk | Minor Mineral Quarry Map | Quarry details I | Crusher Location Map | |
| Peermade Taluk | Minor Mineral Quarry Map | Quarry details I | Crusher Location Map | |
| Thodupuzha Taluk | Minor Mineral Quarry Map | Quarry details I | Crusher Location Map |
ERNAKULAM DISTRICT
| Ernakulam district | Location Map | List of quarries | List of Crushers | |
| Kochi Taluk |
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| Paravur Taluk | Crusher Location Map | |||
| Aluva Taluk | Minor Mineral Quarry Map | Quarry details I , Quarry details II | Crusher Location Map | |
| Kothamangalam Taluk | Minor Mineral Quarry Map | Quarry details I | Crusher Location Map | |
| Moovatupuzha Taluk | Minor Mineral Quarry Map | Quarry details I , Quarry details II | Crusher Location Map | |
| Kayannur Taluk | Minor Mineral Quarry Map | Quarry details I | Crusher Location Map | |
| Kunnathunadu Taluk | Minor Mineral Quarry Map | Quarry details I, Quarry details II, Quarry details III | Crusher Location Map |
THRISSUR DISTRICT
| Thrissur District | Location Map | List of quarries | List of Crushers | |
| Chavakad Taluk |
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| Thalapally Taluk | Minor Mineral Quarry Map | Quarry details I | Crusher Location Map | |
| Thrissur Taluk | Minor Mineral Quarry Map | Quarry details I | ||
| Mukundapuram Taluk | Minor Mineral Quarry Map | Quarry details I, Quarry details II, Quarry details III | Crusher Location Map | |
| Kodungallur Taluk |
PALAKKAD DISTRICT
| Palakkad District | Location Map | List of quarries | List of Crushers | |
| Ottappalam Taluk |
Minor Mineral Quarry Map | Quarry details I, Quarry details II, Quarry details III | Crusher Location Map | |
| Mannarkad Taluk | Minor Mineral Quarry Map | Quarry details I | ||
| Palakkad Taluk | Minor Mineral Quarry Map | Quarry details I | Crusher Location Map | |
| Chittur Taluk | Minor Mineral Quarry Map | Quarry details I | Crusher Location Map | |
| Alathur Taluk | Minor Mineral Quarry Map | Quarry details I | Crusher Location Map |
KANNUR DISTRICT
| Kannur District | Location Map | List of quarries | List of Crushers | |
| Thaliparamba Taluk | Minor Mineral Quarry Map | Quarry details I, Quarry details II, Quarry details III | Crusher Location Map | |
| Thalassery Taluk |
Minor Mineral Quarry Map | Quarry details I, Quarry details II, Quarry details III | Crusher Location Map | |
| Kannur Taluk | Minor Mineral Quarry Map | Quarry details I | Crusher Location Map |
MALAPPURAM DISTRICT
| Malappuram District | Location Map | List of quarries | ||
| Eranad Taluk | Minor Mineral Quarry Map | Quarry details I | ||
| Nilambur Taluk | Minor Mineral Quarry Map | Quarry details I | ||
| Perinthalmanna Taluk | Minor Mineral Quarry Map | Quarry details I | ||
| Ponnani Taluk | Minor Mineral Quarry Map | Quarry details I | ||
| Tirur Taluk | Minor Mineral Quarry Map | Quarry details I | ||
| Tirurnangadi Taluk | Minor Mineral Quarry Map | Quarry details I |