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DETAILED INFORMATION DOSSIER (DID)

ON IRON ORE IN INDIA

CONTENTS

PART-I: GENERAL INFORMATION ON IRON ORES -

INDIAN AND WORLD RESOURCES IN BRIEF

CHAPTER 1 GENERAL INFORMATION ON IRON ORES 1

1.1 Uses 1
1.2 Commercial Grades And Specification 1
1.3 Market Price 2
CHAPTER 2 WORLD IRON ORE RESOURCES 3
CHAPTER 3 INDIAN RESOURCES 4
3.1 Genetic type 4
3.2 Distribution and Brief Description of Deposits 7
3.3 Reserves of Iron ore in India 17
CHAPTER 4 PRODUCTION OF IRON ORE 20
4.1 World scenario 20
4.2 Indian scenario 20
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PART-II: STATEWISE DISTRIBUTION AND DETAILED

DESCRIPTION OF IRON ORE DEPOSITS OF INDIA

CHAPTER 1 ANDHRA PRADESH

1.1 General Description 23
1.2 Districtwise Description of the Deposits 24
1.2.1 Khammam and Warangal Districts 24
1.2.2 East Godavari District 27
1.2.3 Anantapur District 28
1.2.4 Adilabad District 29
1.2.5 Cuddapah District 29
1.2.6 Karimnagar District 29
1.2.7 Kurnool District 29
1.2.8 Krishna District 29
1.2.9 Nellore District 29
1.2.10 Guntur District 30
1.2.11 Prakasham District 30
1.2.12 Chittoor District 30
CHAPTER 2 ARUNACHAL PRADESH
2.1 General Description 31
CHAPTER 3 ASSAM
3.1 General Description 32
3.2 Districtwise Description of the Deposits 32
3.2.1 Goalpara District 32
3.2.2 Bongaigaon District 33
3.2.3 Kokrajhar District 33
CHAPTER 4 CHHATISGARH
4.1 General Description 34
4.2 Districtwise Distribution of the Deposits 35
4.2.1 Bastar District 35
4.2.2 Durg District 41
4.2.3 Deposits of Bordering area of Durg and Kanker Districts 43
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4.2.4 Dantewara District 45
4.2.5 Kanker District 53
4.2.6 Raigarh District 54
CHAPTER 5 GOA
5.1 General Description 55
5.2 Description of the Individual Deposit on the Basis 61
of Genetic Type
5.2.1 Bicholim-Pale Type 62
5.2.2 Sacorda-Pissurlem Type 70
5.2.3 Codli-Sigao Type 72
5.2.4 Costi-Quirlapale Type 74
5.2.5 Barazan-Viliena Type 75
5.2.6 Rivona-Columba-Canvorem Type 77
5.2.7 Netrolim-Camona Type 79
5.2.8 Betul-Nuem Type 80
5.2.9 Other Deposits 82
CHAPTER 6 HARYANA
6.1 General Description 84
6.2 Districtwise Description of the Deposits 84
6.2.1 Mahendragarh District 84
CHAPTER 7 HIMACHAL PRADESH
7.1 General Description 86
CHAPTER 8 JAMMU & KASHMIR
8.1 General Description 87
8.2 Districtwise Description of the Deposits 87
8.2.1 Poonch District 87
8.2.2 Udhampur District 87
CHAPTER 9 JHARKHAND
9.1 Introduction 89
9.2 Districtwise Description of Deposits 89
9.2.1 Singhbhum District 89
9.2.2 Palamau District 100
9.2.3 Minor Occurrence in Jharkhand 100
CHAPTER 10 KARNATAKA
10.1 General Description 104
10.2 Districtwise Description of Banded Iron 107
Formation
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10.2.1 Bellari District 107
10.2.2 Chikmagalur District 111
10.2.3 Shimoga District 116
10.2.4 Chitradurga District 118
10.2.5 North Kanara District 119
10.2.6 Tumkur District 121
10.2.7 Bijapur District 125
10.2.8 South Kanara District 126
10.2.9 Dharwar District 126
10.2.10 Hassan District 126
10.2.11 Mandya District 126
10.2.12 Mysore District 126
10.2.13 Raichur District 126
10.3 Districtwise Description of Titaniferous and 127
Vanediferous Magnetite Ore Deposits
10.3.1 Shimoga District 127
10.3.2 North Kanara District 128
10.3.3 Mandya District 130
CHAPTER 11 KERALA
11.1 Introduction 131
11.2 Districtwise Description of the Deposits 131
11.2.1 Calicut-Kojhikode Districts 131
11.2.2 Mallapuram District 137
11.2.3 Kottayam District 138
11.2.4 Palghat District 138
11.2.5 Quilon District 138
CHAPTER 12 MADHYA PRADESH
12.1 Introduction 139
12.2 Districtwise Description of Deposits 139
12.2.1 Jabalpur District 139
12.2.2. Chhatarpur District 140
12.2.3 Balaghat District 141
12.2.4 Dewas District 141
12.2.5 Dhar District 142
12.2.6. Gird District 142
12.2.7 Betul District 142
12.2.8 Jhabua District 142
12.2.9 Nimor (Khandwa) District 142
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12.2.10 Rajgarh District 142
12.2.11 Sagar District 142
12.2.12 Satna District 142
12.2.13 Sidhi District 143
12.2.14 Tikamgarh District 143
12.2.15 Gwalior District 143
12.2.16 Mandsaur District 143
12.2.17 Narsimhapur District 143
CHAPTER 13 MAHARASHTRA
13.1 Introduction 144
13.2 Districtwise Description of the Deposits 144
13.2.1 Sindhudurg District 144
13.2.2 Gadchiroli District 149
13.2.3 Chandrapur District 153
13.2.4 Bhandara District 154
13.2.5 Satara(N) District 155
CHAPTER 14 MEGHALAYA
14.1 Introduction 156
14.2 Districtwise Description of the Deposits 156
14.2.1 Jaintia Hill District 156
CHAPTER 15 NAGALAND
15.1 Introduction 157
15.2 Districtwise Description of the Deposits 157
15.2.1 Twensang District 157
CHAPTER 16 ORISSA
16.1 Introduction 159
16.2 Districtwise Description of the Deposits 161
16.2.1 Keonjhar District 161
16.2.2 Sundargarh District 167
16.2.3 Jajpur District 169
16.2.4 Nawarangpur District 170
16.2.5 Mayurbhanj District 170
16.2.6 Sambalpur District 171
CHAPTER 17 RAJASTHAN
17.1 Introduction 172
17.2 Districtwise Description of the Deposits 173
17.2.1 Jaipur District 173
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17.2.2 Jhunjhunu District 175
17.2.3 Sikar District 176
17.2.4 Udaipur District 176
17.2.5 Bundi and Bhilwara Districts 177
17.2.6 Jodhpur District 177
17.2.7 Bharatpur District 178
17.2.8 Alwar District 178
CHAPTER 18 TAMIL NADU
18.1 Introduction 179
18.2 Districtwise Description of the Deposits 179
18.2.1 Salem and Tiruchirapally Districts 179
18.2.2 Dharampuri District 186
18.2.3 South Arcot and North Arcot Districts 187
18.2.4 Niligiri District 187
CHAPTER 19 UTTAR PRADESH
19.1 Introduction 188
19.2 Districtwise Description of the Deposits 188
19.2.1 Mirzapur District 188
CHAPTER 20 WEST BENGAL
20.1 Introduction 190
20.2 Districtwise Description of the Deposits 190
20.2.1 Burdwan District 190
20.2.2 Birbhum District 190