BHUBANESWAR: Minister for Steel and Mines Raghunath Mohanty today said more than 1.42 crore tonne iron ore was exported during 200910 from the State. In a written reply to a question from Santosh Singh Saluja (Cong), Mohanty said besides the exported quantity, over 4.8 crore tonne iron ore was dispatched from different mines to some parts of the State as well as outside. Besides, 4.85 lakh tonne chromite and 8,518 tonne mineral sand was exported from the State during the year, he said. Mohanty said 7.12 crore tonne coal was dispatched to places within the State and outside during the year but there was no export. Though there was no export of bauxite last year, 59.74 lakh tonne was used during the year while 15 lakh tonne of dolomite was also dispatched to different places inside the country. Other minerals from the State used in the country include china clay, fire clay, graphite, manganese ore, pyrophilite, pyroxenite, quartz, quartzite, serpentinite, silica sand and gemstone. However, there was no export of these minerals, he said. In a written reply to a question from Ashok Panda (BJD), Minister for Revenue and Disaster Management Surjya Narayan Patro said so far 91286.164 acres land has been acquired in different districts for establishment of industries in the State. Out of which, 84646.171 acres have been utilised. The Minister said 21,052.68 acres, highest in a district, were acquired in Sundargarh district out of which 16,545.39 acres have been utilised. He said 4507.29 acres have been returned to their owners.