The mineral industry in India is an important contributor to the Countrys GDP and foreign trade and also a significant source of employment generation. The industry is distributed almost all across the country and has operations in some of the remotest areas, where it also serves as a sole source of infrastructure development. Indias major mineral resources lie under its richest forests and in the watersheds of its key rivers- these lands are also the homes of Indias poorest people, its tribals. Geological evidence suggests that India is richly endowed with mineral resources. Explorations have established over 20,000 known mineral deposits. India produces 89 minerals, out of which 4 are fuels, 11 metallic, 52 non-metallic, 3 atomic and 23 minor minerals. The mining leases occupy about 0.7 million hectares, which is 0.21% of the total land mass of the country. The Indian economy depends to a great extent on the value of the minerals produced, as these represent a major portion of raw materials for the nations industrial activities. India is the third largest producer of coal in the world and one of the worlds leading producers of bauxite, iron ore and zinc ore.(Annual report, Ministry of Mines, Government of India,2017). CITATION:Singh, G, 2019. Sustainable mining practices in some mining regions of India, in Proceedings 9th International Conference on Sustainable Development in the Minerals Industry, pp 104105 (The Australasian Institute of Mining and Metallurgy: Melbourne).