APMDC produces three sets of barytes grades: "A Grade" (4.2 SG), "B Grade" (4.1), and "C+D+Waste Grade". It is the latter grades which require beneficiation for upgrading, the objective of the APMDC/ONGC joint venture. Aside from APMDC, India's main producer, there are about 13 privately owned small-scale mines, according to the ...