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- Barytes, Felspar, Mica and Quartz have been classified as Major Minerals.
- Barytes, Felspar, Mica and Quartz have been shifted from the list of minor minerals to the category of major minerals.
- Quartz, Felspar and Mica are found in pegmatite rocks, which are important sources of many critical minerals.
- These minerals are vital for new technologies mainly in energy transition, spacecraft industries, healthcare sector, etc.
- Baryte has various industrial applications which is used for oil and gas drilling, electronics, TV screens, rubber, glass, etc.
- Baryte is used to make high density concrete to block x-ray emissions in hospitals, power plants, and laboratories.
- The reclassification of Barytes, Felspar, Mica and Quartz will not adversely affect the lease period of the existing leases.
- These mines will gradually register with the Indian Bureau of Mines and will be regulated as major minerals.
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