The significant minerals occurring in Maharashtra are Iron ore, Coal, Manganese, Bauxite, Limestone, Dolomite, Kyanite, Silica sand and Sillimanite. Other minerals occurring are Ilmenite, Barytes, Clay, Copper, Feldspar, Chromite, Fluorite, Graphite, Tungsten, etc.
Mineral Reserves in Maharashtra as on 31/3/2013
| Mineral | District in which mineral occurs | Total Reserves (Million Tonnes) |
| Coal | Nagpur, Chandrapur, Yavatmal Wardha Total | 1291.359 3186.58 1075.81 8.16 5561.90 |
| Limestone | Chandrapur, Gadchiroli Yavatmal Nagpur Nanded Total | 750.325 172.000 413.900 31.700 3.500 1371.425 |
| Manganese Ore | Nagpur Bhandara Total | 9.389 11.464 20.853 |
| Iron Ore | Gadchiroli Chandrapur Bhandara Sindhudurg Total | 178.61 2.18 4.65 75.384 260.824 |
| Kyanite – Sillimanite | Bhandara Total | 2.618 2.618 |
| Pyrophyllite | Bhandara Chandrapur Total | 0.995 3.12 4.115 |
| Bauxite | Kolhapur Raigad Satara Ratnagiri Thane Sangli Total | 83.530 12.394 30.145 4.684 2.30 0.058 133.111 |
| Mineral | Name of District in which mineral occurs | Total Reserves (Million Tonnes) |
| Silica sand & Sea sand | Sindhudurg, Ratnagiri | 50.757 7.450 |
| Clay | Nagpur Amravati Chandrapur Sindhudurg Thane Total | 3.555 1.500 1.100 1.349 0.065 7.569 |
| Baryte | Chandrapur Gadchiroli Total | 0.1361 0.0004 0.1365 |
| Graphite | Sindhudurg | 3.78 |
| Ilmenite | Ratnagiri | 4.00 |
| Fluorite | Chandrapur | 0.10 |
| Copper Ore | Chandrapur Nagpur Total | 6.40 1.308 7.708 |
| Chromite | Nagpur Bhandara Sindhudurg Chandrapur Total | 0.056 0.480 0.115 0.010 0.661 |
| Dolomite | Nagpur Yavatmal Gadchiroli Total | 28.740 29.810 2.750 61.300 |
| Vanadium Ore | Gondia | 4.65 |
| Tungstone Ore | Nagpur | 19.98 |
| Zinc Ore | Nagpur | 8.27 |
| Feldspar | Sindhudurg | 0.940 |
| Quartz | Gadchiroli Bhandara Gondia Nanded Total | 0.690 2.073 0.050 0.337 3.150 |
| Soapstone (Talc) | Sindhudurg | 3.00 |
| Agate (Semiprecious Stones) | Aurgangabad Jalna Jalgaon Buldhana
| Not estimated
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| Grand Total | 7496.90 | |
| Mineral | District | Total Reserves (M.Cubic Mtrs) |
| Granite | Nagpur Chandrapur Gadchiroli Bhandara Nanded Sindhudurg Tahane Total | 4.880 Colured 24.000 Black 1.066 Coloured 178.000 Coloured 40.000 Coloured 1.000 Black 3.874 Black 7.8242 Coloured 0.750 Coloured 0.0005 Black 261.3947 |
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