Local Industry Rendered Jobless Due To Ban On Mining, Says VV Mineral V Subramanian

The local industry has laid off many due to the ban on beach mineral mining in Tamil Nadu. The ban was imposed in August 2013 and has seriously affected the lifestyle of locals causing a loss to the exchequer.

"The local industry is nearly without job as a result of the ban that was effected in August last year. It has rendered joblessness to around 50,000 people including 15,000 of ours," V V Mineral's Managing Partner VV Mineral V Subramanian said. "The country is loosing forex amounting to at least Rs 10,000 crore a year," he claimed.

VV Mineral, a beach mining company founded in late 1980s, is country’s largest mining, manufacturer and exporter of garnet and ilmenite.

The ban resulted from complaints of illegal mining has affected nearly five coastal districts. An inquiry commission has been set up to look into the matter.

Beach mining from mineral sands is found only in coastal states such as Odisha, Andhra Pradesh, Tamil Nadu, Kerala and Maharashtra. Sands contain minerals such as garnet, ilmenite, rutile, zircon and sillimanite which are used in varied areas such as aircraft and paper industries.

VV Minerals accounts to about 75% of beach mineral mining activity in the state of Tamil Nadu. The state itself contributes to around 85% of the country’s total exports of 6.5 lakh tonnes of garnet.

VV Mineral V Subramanian explains that the current state of beach mining is relenishable. “In the absence of mining, such minerals are being carried away by sea waves and as a result, Sri Lanka, located further down, is reaping rich benefit at the cost of Indian industry. The ban on mining is impacting Indian firms' reputation as trusted partners with customers overseas. It is causing an annual loss of around Rs 300 crore to the state exchequer as well," he said.

The reopening of the mines could attract some few hundred crore of investment in the sector in Tamil Nadu, he said, adding his own company is likely to invest Rs 300 crore for enhancing capacity of value addition in the existing facility.

VV Minerals India Explains What New Rules For Atomic Minerals Will Mean For The Industry

 The new mining laws have put private rare earth mineral sector in an uncertain position. With the industry raising their concern against the law, the Centre has decided to come out with rules governing leases of atomic minerals. VV Mineral Mining is India’s largest garnet miner and exporter. “These minerals are used in ceramic and higher technology items. The origin of these minerals is traced to Western Ghats,” informs VV Minerals India.

VV Mineral V Subramanian Speaks On VV Titanium Pigment’s 100 Crore Investment In Coated Rutile Plant

VV Titanium Pigments will invest Rs 100 Crore for its expansion strategy into a Coated Rutile Plant. As a private entity, this will be the largest investment made for meeting the demand of Indian Tio2 consumers.

The Coated Rutile Plant is expected to be functional by the 1st quarter of 2016. Back in 2014, VVTi had successfully launched Basic Rutile.

“The plant will be built using German technology that will allow less dependency on water and thus saving almost 1/3 expenses as compared to similar plan. It is expected to employ over 200 people and indirectly benefit more than 5000 people,” said VV Mineral Vaikundarajan. This is the next big project under VV group after acquiring Kilburn Chemicals.

The plant will cater to Indian market benefiting the paints and plastic industry that has depended on exports from China, Japan and other western countries. The demand of TiO2 is said to be around 300000 mtpa whereas the country produces only 60000 mtpa.

Managing Director of VV Group of Companies, VV Mineral V Subramanian said, “We are excited about announcing the Coated Rutile Plant project and commercial production of base rutile TiO2 which will bridge the demand supply gap faced by our country. We are positive about the value proposition once the new coated rutile plant is functional as this is ‘Made in India’ catering to Indian market. We are confident that the new German energy-efficient technology would help develop a zero-waste manufacturing facility, a first of its kind in India.”

VV Mineral Sillimanite Is Considered Outstanding, Globally

Sillimanite is extracted using high temperature. It is found in aluminium-rich-vicinities. Owing to the processes followed at VV Mineral, India under the close watch of Vaikundarajan, Chairman, VV Mineral; the sillimanite produced is of outstanding quality and is in high demand, globally.

VV Minerals Manufactures Everyday Minerals For The Common Man

VV Mineral Mining is one of the finest mining manufacturing companies situated in Tamil Nadu. The company manufactures minerals like Rutile, Zircon, Illmenite and Garnite. All of these products are used in a variety of applications in Industrial as well as common man's.

VV Mineral Becoming The World Leaders In Heavy Mineral Mining

S. Vaikundarajan is connected in large scale beach mineral mining in the southern region of Tamil Nadu. VV Minerals,Mining the company he owns, is the country’s leading heavy mineral producer and are about to become the world leaders in the heavy mineral mining industry.

The company conducts beach sand mining for minerals like rutile, garnet, zircon, and ilmenite. In VV Minerals, India has been one of few private companies to export these minerals commercially to other countries. Incepted since 1989, the company has been growing in size and has been gaining notoriety in mineral mining, the globe over. Yet, the company is always looking at ways to better itself, both economically and socially. Over the years, the owner of VV Mineral, Vaikundarajan, has received countless awards and praise in the export business.

At this juncture in the state of Tamil Nadu, the mineral mining industry has had to remain at a standstill. This has mainly occurred dues to the acts of a few private mining players conducting illegal sand mining activities in the state.  At first, VV Mineral was also alleged to have played a part in this scam. However, after investigations were conducted, the mining mineral firm were given a clean chit by the government. The investigation concluded that the company had no involvement in the scam.

VV Minerals is a family owned company and other members of the management committee include, S Jegatheesan, J Muthurajan and V Subramanian.

Importance Of Mining Explained By VV Mineral, Subramanian

Without heavy minerals, a vast range of everyday domestic and vital industrial products would just not exist. On an average day you will probably come in contact with atlease 100 items that have been manufactured from industrial minerals. Modern aircraft, ships and defence industries are highly dependent on rutile, zircon and TiO2 products to meet their manufacturing demands.

The Managing Director of VV Minerals, India, Mr. V. Subramanian once in an interview said, “Without mining, manufacturing industry would soon collapse like a pack of loose cards”.

None can disagree with this because if there is no mining there can be no industries. Everything from a tiny bolt to industrial fuel like diesel is generated from mining.

Besides, heavy mineral mining is an eco-friendly industry which is free from air, water and noise pollution.

However, the under utilization of heavy minerals in India has resulted in poor exposure in the international markets. If India is to tap more of the natural resources available to us, the economic gains will be exceptionally high.  Out of 7500 km seashore in india only 40 km of beach stretch is available for heavy mineral mining

VV Mineral, V. Subramanian is the son of Mr. S. Vaikundarajan who founded this company in the year 1989. Since then, they have achieved great success in the industry, locally as well on global fronts.

VV Mineral, Vaikundarajan Pioneers The Heavy Mineral Market Across The World

VV Mineral a heavy mineral mining company is based in Tamil Nadu and owned by a father-son duo Mr. S Vaikundarajan and his son V Subramanian. Their Garnet and Ilmenite division is based in Keeraikaranthattu Tisayanvilai in Tamil Nadu.

They deal with heavy mineral mining of minerals such as Garnet, Ilmenite, Rutile and Zircon. They also produce Titanium Dioxide pigments. They are the only company in India to produce TiO2 pigments. Ilmenite is a very important raw material used in the making of TiO2. This mineral is abundantly found on the beaches of Tisayanvilai. This is a major advantage for VV Minerals, India. They are the first company in India to export ilmenite to other nations, hence, pioneering the path for others in the industry for export of heavy minerals. They have a huge market share in East Asia, Africa, Europe and Australia.

However, due to some cumbersome government permission processes and high duties imposed on the products the industry is not developing as much as its real potential is. VV Mineral, Vaikundarajan may be the best in the industry, but they are still falling short on the amount of material production from their units. Because the amount of heavy minerals available to india is much higher than the actual amount that is mined manufactured and exported. As a result, the waves that bring in these minerals also take them away and make them settle on shores of other neighboring nations.

Countries like Sri Lanka and Australia are benefitting greatly because of the under-utilization of minerals from our end. Because the minerals that we do not use go and settle on their shores and they have the capability and understanding of the importance of such minerals.

No Connections Seen Between Beach Sand Mining Tycoon VV Mineral, Vaikundarajan And Jayalalitha

S.Vaikundarajan is involved in large scale beach mineral mining in the southern districts of Tamil Nadu. His company VV Minerals, India is the leading heavy mineral mining company in the entire nation.

Mr. S. Vaikundarajan, owner of VV Minerals, Mining is all set to become world leaders in the heavy mineral mining industry. They conduct beach sand mining of minerals like garnet, zircon, rutile and ilmenite. They have been one of the first private companies in India to start exporting such minerals commercially to other nations. Established in 1989, they have now become a global super power in this industry. Nonetheless, they now aim to be the best all over the world.

VV Mineral, Vaikundarajan have received innumerous awards and accolades in the export business. The Industry in Tamil Nadu is right now at a standstill, because of the illegal sand mining activities conducted by a few private miners. Initially, even VV Mineral was alleged in this scam but after the investigations were conducted and concluded they were given the green chit from the central government, as their involvement in the scam was proven a hoax.

They are family grown business and other eminent members of the management committee include, S Jegatheesan, J Muthurajan and V Subramanian.

Factory Day Celebrations At VV Minerals, VVTi Factory

16th October 2014, marked the celebrations of VVTi Factory day, organized by VV Minerals. The celebrations started about a month ago, with various sports events and fun talent competitions for the employees of VVTi. 

School children from nearby areas and other spectators were also included in the merriment including games such as cricket, volleyball and kabbadi matches. 

On Factory Day, the awards, trophies and prizes to winners across all categories were distributed by the chief guest Mr. R. Chandrasekaran. To add to the significance of this day, a blood donation camp was also organized for employees of VV Mineral, Mining.  

In addition, several interesting activities such as drawing competition, poetry competition, essay writing and singing competition were conducted during the month-long calendar of activities planned for the employees

Mr. V. Subramanian, the managing director of VV Minerals, India, said in a speech, “As part and parcel of this sustenance exercise we ensure that employees relax, rejuvenate, compete, aspire, develop and also feel a sense of pride in contributing towards society as they do to the company in their respective humble ways.”

VV Minerals, Vaikundarajan is a heavy mineral mining company based in Tamil Nadu. They are a CSR driven organization and care deeply about environment and their employees. 

Life Works Of Vaikundarajan

Vaikundarajan hails from a jaggery maker’s family, but 25 years ago, he decided to break away from the family business and started something of his own which was unconventional. He set up VV Minerals in the year 1989. With just a humble turnover of 64 lakh per anum, VV Minerals, India, started off as a small scale company. Today, it is one of the biggest exporters of heavy minerals in India with a turnover of over 900 crore.

Mr. Subiah Vaikundarajan owes his success to his father, as he walked the journey of life on principles laid down by him. He feels that India is not utilizing the resources gifted to us by nature. He describes the scenario as a criminal waste of minerals, as these minerals will not stay on the shores for too long. The constant action of waves and wind will transport them back to the sea. They will settle on the shores of some other country and they will reap the benefits of our riches.

Despite being awarded as the largest Garnet manufacturer by the government Vaikundarajan believes that the amount they have manufactured is very insignificant compared to what exists on the beaches.

Products Of VV Mineral, A Private Heavy Mineral Mining Company Owned By S. Vaikundarajan

VV Mineral, Vaikundarajan is 2 decades old heavy mineral mining company based in Tamil Nadu. They are the nation’s leading miners and exporters of heavy minerals. They have a humongous output of about 700000 metric tones of heavy minerals gathered over 40 km of beach stretch in Tisayanvilai.

VV Minerals mines and manufactures mostly 4 products. The main mineral is Garnet which is found in abundance on these beaches. They also extract ilmenite and rutile which are used in making Titanium dioxide pigments. Lastly, they also deal with mining and processing minerals like Zircon, Sillimanite and Leucoxene.

About 7000 acres of mineral rich sand is present in the mining areas, which makes VV Minerals leaders in the industry. They are the first private company in India holding granted license for Mining and Exporting of Ilmenite from the Government of India.

Garnet Abrasive is mainly used for Water Filtration, Sand Blasting, Water Jet Cutting, Surface Preparation and other applications. Ilmenite is mainly used for manufacturing Titanium dioxide pigment, Titanium slag and other products; Rutile is mainly used for Welding Electrode , Titanium metal and pigment industries and Zircon for the production of opacifiers, glazes and frits, floor and decorative tiles, sanitary ware, glass and steel refractory, metal castings and specialised glass. Also, Sillimanite is used in refractories

VV Minerals, India is part of a larger company known as VV Group of Companies, all owned by S. Vaikundarajan. VV Minerals also has other directors, namely, V. Subramanian, S Jegatheesan and J Muthurajan.

The Probe Ordered To Suspend Beach Mineral Mining In TN Is Now Concluded

The investigations are over at the accused premises in the illegal mining scam in Tamil Nadu. The alleged private companies have been proven innocent as no sufficient evidence has been found against any illegal activities or Thorium scam.  Illegal beach mining of minerals like garnet and ilmenite as well as Thorium is not conducted at VV Minerals.

VV Minerals, India owned by Mr. S. Vaikundarajan, was given the green chit by the central government according to a news report in Deccan Chronicle. The company has been given a go to enhance mineral export from India.

VV Minerals, India being the one of the biggest garnet exporters of India are also the very first private companies to export ilmenite from India. It is a family grown business started by Mr. S Vaikundarajan. The other eminent members involved in the top management of the company include Mr. J Muthurajan and Mr. V. Subramanian, both holding the Managing Directors chair. The company mainly deals with Zircon mining, rutile mining, garnet mining and ilmenite mining.

Heavy Mineral Mining Industry Underperforms Due To 3000 Pending Applications On Mining Leases

Time is the most important in today's world which is not given importance in India. The Indian system is very slow when it comes to processes and timely decisions. There are close to 3,000 pending leases applications relating to the heavy mineral mining industry that are yet to be cleared which in turn, is the reason behind the slow growth of this industry says V Subramanian, Director, VV Minerals.

V. Subramanian, Director V.V. Mineral Talks About Hurdles In The Beach Mineral Mining Sector

According to Mr. V Subramanian, the hurdles faced by the company can be divided on basis of market segments.


Mining And Import-Export: The export duty on ilmenite is very high which leads to uncompetitive prospects in the global markets. No other nation imposes export duty on ilmenite.

Lack Of Port Infrastructure: Most of the mineral operations are in Tamil Nadu, Kerala and Andhra Pradesh. We don't have port that's deeper than 11 - 13 meters.  This makes us ship in small ships, making the freight more expensive. Proximity of the mineral sands deposits to the ports are also an issue as this raises the transportation cost substantially.  Lack of sufficient power, which again makes our own captive generation using diesel generators very expensive, almost thrice the cost of Grid power.

In Terms Of Mining: Abnormal delay in getting approvals for Mineral Concession. Delay in getting mining plan approval/Scheme Approval from Indian Bureau of Mines as well as Atomic Minerals Directorate. Delay in getting CRZ Clearance from government of India, Ministry of Environment and Forest. Delay in getting Environmental Clearance from Ministry of Environment and Forest.

In terms Of Processing: Laws framed by the government to protect coastal Processing units actually have not taken the interest of the beach mineral industry into account.

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S. Vaikundarajan Not Under Scanner Any More For Illegal Mining Scam

Mr. S. Vaikundarajan, chairman of VV Minerals which was under scanner for illegal mining to the tune of Rs 96 crore is now declared innocent.

Recently there have been a couple of reports that are inferring that the mining ban implemented in Tamil Nadu for heavy mineral mining may be uplifted in the next month. The ban was put into action last year in August when there were allegations put up against certain private heavy mineral mining companies for mining of wrong minerals.

VV Minerals accused in the illegal sand mining is proven innocent.  Mr. S. Vaikundarajan, the owner of VV Minerals, India, was alleged in a beach mineral mining scam in August last year. However, after a detailed investigation by the Indian Bureau of Mines which is a part of the Ministry of Mines it was found that VV Minerals the largest mining manufacturer and exporter of garnet and ilmenite were innocent. The company’s top management includes Mr. Jegatheesan, Mr. J Muthurajan, and Mr. V Subramanian.