Sno.

Mineral

IRON

Ore

Ore Description
Best Quality,
72% Pure Iron
- Dharwar & Cuddapah (TN)
- Karnatka, AP, Kerala

Magnetite
2nd Best Quality,
60% - 70 % Pure Iron.
- Jharkhand , Odisha, Chattisgarh
Karnatka

Haematite
40% - 60 % Pure Iron
- Raniganj Coal field (West Bengal)
- Kangra valley, Garhwal

'- Chattisgarh - Bastar Distt

(Bailadila)
Durg Distt
(Dalli , Rajhara)
'- Karnatka - Baba Budan Hills,
Kudremukh
( Chickmangloor Region)
Chitradurg & Shimoga distts
'- Odisha - Gurumahisani, Sulaipet,
Badampahar (Mayurbhaj),
Kiruburu (Kendujhar) and
Bonai (Sundergarh).
'- Maharashtra - Districts of Chadrapur, Bhandara
& ratnagiri

Limonite
Inferior Quality
Siderite

Distribution
- Jharkhand - Singhbhum Distt
(Noamundi, Gua, jamda,
Manoharpur)

'- Goa - Mandvi & Huari River Valleys

Other Facts
- 95% of total reserves of iron ore is located in
the States of Orissa,
Jharkhand,Chhattisgarh,Karnataka,Goa,
Andhra Pradesh and Tamil Nadu.
- Largest Reserves in Asia
- Karnataka has largest reserves of Magnetite

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Mineral
Manganese

Ore
Manganese Ore

Ore Description
Important raw material for
smelting of iron ore and also used for
manufacturing ferro alloys.

Distribution
- Odisha - Bonai, Kendujhar, Sundergarh,
Gangpur, Koraput, Kalahandi and Bolangir
'- Karnataka - Dharwar, Bellary,
Belgaum, North Canara, Chikmagalur,
Shimoga, Chitradurg and Tumkur
'- Maharashtra - Nagpur, Bhandara and Ratnagiri
districts.
'- MP - belt in Balaghat-Chhindwara-Nimar-Mandla
and Jhabua districts.

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Aluminium

Bauxite

Bauxite is found mainly in tertiary

deposits and is associated
with laterite rocks occurring extensively
either on the plateau or hill ranges of
peninsular India and also in the coastal
tracts of the country.

Orissa happens to be the largest producer

of Bauxite. Kalahandi and Sambalpur are the
leading producers. Bolangir and Koraput.
The patlands of Jharkhand in Lohardaga have rich
deposits.
Bhavanagar, Jamnagar in Gujarat have the major
deposits.
Chhattisgarh has bauxite deposits in
Amarkantak plateau while
Katni-Jabalpur area and Balaghat in M.P. have
important deposits of
bauxite.
Kolaba, Thane, Ratnagiri, Satara, Pune
and Kolhapur in Maharashtra.

Other Facts
India is 3rd Largest producer in world

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Mineral
Copper

Ore
In form of
Sulphide &
Cuprite

Ore Description
Copper is an indispensable metal in the
electrical industry for making wires,
electric motors, transformers and
generators.

Distribution
The Copper deposits mainly occur in
Singhbhum district in Jharkhand,
Balaghat district in Madhya Pradesh and

Other Facts
Minor producers of Copper are Agnigundala
in Guntur District (Andhra Pradesh), Chitradurg
and Hasan districts (Karnataka) and South Arcot
district (Tamil Nadu).

It is alloyable, malleable and ductile. It Jhunjhunu and Alwar districts in Rajasthan.

is also mixed with gold to provide
strength to jewellery.

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Chromite

Oxide of Iron & Chromium widely used for Metallurgical & Largest Producer is ODISHA .
chemical Industries
Followed by karnatka.

Japan is principle buyer.

Tugsten

Wolfram

-Rajasthan - Degana

Tugsten is used in mfr of steel.

'- WB - Chandpathar
Jharkhand ( Giridih & Hazaribagh)

India is LARGEST PRODUCER of the WORLD.

Andhra Pradesh ( Nellore) and

Koderma is Largest market of Mica

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MICA

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GOLD

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LIMEstone

Found in Veins of Quartz rocks & in sands of rivers

Rajasthan (Jaipur to Bhilwara and around Udaipur. Alleppey in Kerala, Ratnagiri in

Maharashtra, Purulia and Bankura in West
Tamil Nadu - Coimbatore, Tiruchirapalli, Madurai Bengal.
and Kanniyakumari.
Mica is mainly used in the electrical and
Karnataka - Mysore & Hasan
electronic industries. It can be split into very
thin sheets which are tough and flexible.
Karnataka - Kolar Gold Mines & Hunti region.

Andhra Pradesh - chigragunta & Ramgiri

It is found in association with rocks composed of calcium Rajasthan - Nagaur,Rajsamand,Jaisalmer,Ajmer.
carbonates or calcium and magnesium carbonates. It is
found in sedimentary rocks of most geological formations MP - Jabalpur, Baital,Siwani,Chhindwara
Andhra Pradesh - Vishakahapatnam

Limestone is the basic raw material for the

cement industry and essential for smelting iron
ore in the blast furnace