Mineral Resources of India

Mineral Resources of India

Mineral Resources Places Coal West Bengal (Raniganj, Burdwan, Bankura, Purulia, Birbhum, Jalpaigudi, Darjeeling), Jharkhand (Jharia, Giridih, Kharhawadi, Bokaro, Hazaribagh, Karnapura, Rampur, Palamau), Orisa ( Rampur, Hindgir, Talcher, Sambhal), Madhya Pradesh and Chhatisgarh (Rewa, Pench valley, Umaria, Korba, Sohagpur, Mand river area, Kanha valley, Betul), etc. Power sector is the largest consumer of coal in India followed by steel industry, cement industry, etc Manganese Orissa, Maharashtra ( Nagpur, Bhandara, Ratnagiri), Madhya Pradesh (Balaghat, Chhindawara), karnataka (Keonjhar, Bonal Kalahandi), Andhra Pradesh (kadur Garibadi) Copper Madhya Pradesh (Balaghat), Rajasthan (khetri), Jharkhand (Singhbhum, Masobani, Surda), karnataka (Chitradurg, Hassan) Mica Jharkhand (Hazaribagh, Giridih, Kodarma), Bihar ( Gaya, Bhagalpur), Andhra Pradesh ( Guntur, Vizag, Kumool), Rajasthan (Bhilwara, Udaipur, Jaipur) Petroleum Assam (Digboi, Naharkatiya, Badarpur, Masinpur and Pallharia), Gujarat (Ankleshwar, Khambat, Kalol), Mumbai High, Bassein (south of Mumbai High), etc. Recently oil has been discovered in Cauvery basin, Krishna and Godawari basin, Khambat basin, etc. Oil Refineries There are 18 refineries in India, 16 in public sector, one in joint sector and one in private sector. Public sector refineries are located at Digboi, Guwahati, Mumbai (2), Panipat, Narimanam, Mumanigarh and Tatipaka, Joint sector refinery is at Mangalore. The private sector refinery of Reliance Limited is at Jamnagar. Iron India possesses Haematite, a very high-grade iron ore. In Madhya Pradesh (Bailadila, Jabalpur), Goa ( North Goa), karnataka (Bababudan hills, Chikmagalur, hospet), Jharkhand (Singhbhum, Naomundi), Andhra Pradesh, Orisa. India is the fifth largest exporter of iron ore I the world. Japan id the biggest buyer accounting for about 3/4 of India’s total Exports. Major ports handling iron ore export are Vishakhapatnam, Paradip, Marmagao and Mangalore. Bauxite Chief ore for producing aluminium. In Orissa (Kalahandi, Koraput, Sandargarh Bolangir, Sambalpur), Jharkhand (Lohardaga. Gumla), Madhya Pradesh ( Jabalpur, Mandla, Shahol, Katni, Balaghat), Maharashtra, Andhra Pradesh, Gujarat, Tamil Nadu. Gold Karnataka (Kolar, Hutti, Raichur), Andhra Pradesh (Ramgiri and Yeppamanna goldfields in Chittor and Anantapur distrists) Silver, Zinc and Lead Rajasthan (Zawar mines near Udaipur), Andhra Pradesh ( Mysore, Chitradurg), Karnataka (Kolar mines) Uranium Jharkhand (Jaduguda), Rajasthan ( Ajmer), Andhra Pradesh ( Nellore, Nalgonda), Karnataka ( Gulbarga) Thorium Kerala coast (from Monazite sand), rocks of Aravallis in Rajasthan.