First Ranked States in Mineral Wealth (INDIA)

1. Coal-----Jharkhand
2. Bauxite (Aluminium Ore)-----Orissa
3. Chromite (Chromium ore)-----Orissa
4. Iron Ore-----Orissa
5. Manganese-----Orissa
6. Lead & Zinc-----Rajasthan
7. Calcite (source of marble)-----Rajasthan
8. Gypsum (used in fertiliser, plaster of paris etc.)-----Rajasthan
9. Quartz-----Rajasthan
10. Asbestos-----Andhra Pradesh
11. Limestone-----Andhra Pradesh
12. Mica -----Andhra Pradesh
13. Barytes (used as weighting agent for drilling fluids in oil & gas exploration,
barium is used in CT Scan)-----Andhra Pradesh
14. Diamond-----Madhya Pradesh
15. Copper Ore-----Madhya Pradesh
16. Gold-----Karnataka
17. Corundum (source of ruby, sapphire)-----Maharashtra
18. Rock Salt-----Himachal Pradesh
19. Crude Oil-----Gujarat
20. Natural Gas-----Assam/Nagaland
India's Global Position in Mineral Wealth
1. Mica---First
2. Chromite---Second
3. Barytes---Second
4. Talc/Steatite/Pyrophllite---Second
5. Coal and Lignite---Third
6. Bauxite---Third
7. Iron Ore---Fourth
8. Steel---Fourth
9. Zinc---Seventh
10. Copper---Eighth