MINERAL RESOURCES IN INDIA

METALLIC MINERALS
IRON:
Distribution:
 Jharkhand: Singhbhum (Noamundi, Sindurpur, Kiriburu)
 Orissa – Mayurbhanj( Gurumahisani., Badampahar, Sulaiput), Keonjhar
 Madhya Pradesh – Jabalpur, Balaghat
 Chhatisgarh – Durg (Dalli Rajara), Bastar (Bailadila)
 Andhra Pradesh – Guntur, Kurnool
 Tamil Nadu – Salem, Tiruchirapalli
 Maharashtra – Surajgarh, Lohra-Piplagaon Ratnagir.
 Kerala – Kozhikode
BAUXITE:
Distribution:
 Orissa – Kalahandi, Koraput
 Jharkhand – Palamanu, Ranchi
 Madhya Pradesh – Katni, Amarkantak, Maikata Range.
 Chhattisgarh – Sarguja, Raigarh and Bilaspur
 Tamil Nadu – Salem, Nilgiri, Coimbature and Madurai.
 Gujarat – Sabarkanha, Jamnagar, Surat.
 Maharashtra – Kalaba, Ratnagiri, Kolhapur.
 Karnataka – Belgaum.
COPPER
Distribution:
 Rajasthan – Jhunjhunu, Khetri, Alwar, Bhilenara and Udaipur
 Jharkhand – Hazaribagh, Singhbhum.
 Madhya Pradesh – Balaghat (Malanjkhand belt)
 Andhra Pradesh – Khammam, Guntur and Kurnool
 Maharashtra – Chandrapur
 Karnataka – Chitradurga, Hassan.
LEAD AND ZINC:
Distribution:
 Rajasthan- Zawar(Udaipur) Aguncha – Rampura (Bhilwara)
 Sikkim, Meghalaya, Andhra Pradesh (Cuddapah)
 Gujarat _ Banaskantha, Panchmaha, Vadodra, Surat

NON METALLIC MINERALS

MICA:
(Abhrak) valuable mineral in electrical and electronic industry.
Distribution:
  Jharkhand –Hazaribagh, (Largest mica producing state of India)
 Andhra Pradesh – Nellore.
 Bihar – Gaya
 Rajasthan – Ajmer, Bewar, Tonk, Bhilwara, Udaipur, and Banswara.
LIME STONE:
75% used in cement industry 16% in irons and steel industry. 4% in
chemical industry.
Distribution:
 Madhya Pradesh- Satna, Jabalpur, Betul, Sagar and Rewa.
 Chhattisgarh – Bilaspur, Raigarh, Raipur and Durg.
 Andhra Pradesh-Adilabad, Warangal, Nalgonda, Mohboobnagar, Guntur
 Karnataka – Bijapur, Gulbarga, Shimoga (cement grade limestone)
 Rajasthan – Jhunjhunu, Bikaner, Nagaur, Jodhpur, Pali, Sirohi, Udaipur
Chittorgarh, Ajmer, Sawai Madhopur, Bundi, Banswara.
 Gujarat – Banaskantha, Amreli Junagadh, Surat, Kachchh, Kheda and
Panchmahals.
DOLOMITE:
Distribution:
 Bihar –Rohtas
 Jharkhand – Chaibasa in Sighbhum district and Palamau district.
 Orissa (largest produces)-Sundargarh, Sambalpur, and Koraput districts
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 Karnataka – Shimoga, Chickmagalur, Hassan, Mandya and Mysore

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GYPSUM:
Mainly used in making of ammonia sulphate fertilizer in cement industry and in
making plaster of paris, etc.
Distribution:
 Rajathan – (largest producer of gypsum in India): Churu, Ganganagar,
Bikaner,Jaisalmer, Nagaur and Pali districts produce 95 percent of the
total gypsum of India.
 Jammu and Kashmir – Baramula and Doda districts.
 Tamil Nadu – Tiruchirapalli
DIAMOND:
Distribution:
 Madhya Pradesh – Panna
 Andhra Pradesh – Anantapur, Kurnool
 Karnataka – Bellary.
ATOMIC MINERALS
URANIUM:
Distribution:
 Bihar – Gaya
 Jharkhand – Jaduguda
 Andhra Pradesh - Cuddapah(Thummalapalli)
 Meghalaya – Domiasiat, Wahkyn
 Uttar Pradesh – Saharanpur
 Rajasthan – Udaipur. Rohil region
 Kerala – Uranium from monazile sand of coastal regions.

THORIUM:
 Distribution:Bihar, Tamil Nadu, Kerala and Rajasthan
OIL FIELDS
Distribution:
 Assam –Digboi, Naharkatia, Moran, and Sibsagar.
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Distribution:
 Assam – Digboi(IOC), Guwahati (IOC), Bongaigaon
 Bihar – Barauni (IOC)
 Uttar Pradesh – Mathura
 Gujarat – Koyali, Jamnagar (largest oil refineries)
 Maharashtra – Mumbai (BPCL)
 Karnataka – Mangalore(MRPL)
 Kerala – Kochi(CRI)
 West Bengal – Haldia (IOC)
 Andhra Pradesh – Vishakhapatnam (HPCL)
 Tamil Nadu – Chennai (MRI)
INDUSTRIES IN INDIA

Indian industrial segment is the back bone of the economy of India. we are here
giving a list of industries that are seen in India.

Nuclear Power Plants

Plant Location State Capacity

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Narora Atomic Power Station Narora 440 MW
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Rajasthan Atomic Power Station Rawatbhata Rajasthan 1180 MW

Tarapur Atomic Power Station Tarapur Maharashtra 1400 MW

Kakrapar Atomic Power Station Kakrapar Gujarat 440 MW

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Madras Atomic Power Station Kalpakkam Tamil Nadu 440 MW

IRON AND STEEL PLANTS OF INDIA

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State Type of Coalfield

(in million metric tonnes)

Jharkhand 80,356.20 Gondwana

Orissa 71,447.41 Gondwana

Chhattisgarh 50,846.15 Gondwana

 Coal Reservers
State Type of Coalfield
(in million metric tonnes)

West Bengal 30,615.72 Gondwana

Madhya Pradesh 24,376.26 Gondwana

Telangana 22,154.86 Gondwana

Maharashtra 10,882.09 Gondwana

Uttar Pradesh 1,061.80 Gondwana

Meghalaya 576.48 Tertiary

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Sikkim 101.23 Gondwana

Arunachal Pradesh 90.23 Tertiary

Assam 2.79 Gondwana

TOTAL 293,497.15
The top producing states are:

 Orissa - Talcher in Angul district

 Chhattisgarh
 Jharkhand
Other notable coal-mining areas include:

 Singareni collieries in Khammam district, Telangana

 Jharia mines in Dhanbad district, Jharkhand
 Nagpur & Chandrapur district, Maharashtra
 Raniganj in Bardhaman district, West Bengal
 Neyveli lignite mines in Cuddalore district, Tamil Nadu
 Singrauli Coalfield and Umaria Coalfield in Madhya Pradesh.

Railway Industry:
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6. Diesel Loco Modernisation Patiala

Works

Ship industry in India

 Alcock ashdown Gujarat limited

 Cochin Shipyard Limited
 Hindustan Shipyard Limited- Visakhapatnam
 Garden Reach Shipbuilders and Engineers- Kolkata
 Goa Shipyard Limited
 Mazagon Dock Limited-Mumbai
 Naval Dockyard (Bombay)
 Naval Dockyard (Visakhapatnam)
 Jawaharlal Nehru Port Trust
 Shalimar Works (1980) Ltd
 Hooghly Dock & Port Engineers Limited
 Central India Water Transport Company
 keppel ship yard
List of Maharatna, Navratna and Miniratna Central Public Sector
Enterprises (CPSEs)
As per available information(as on Feb, 2022)
 Maharatnas - 11
 Navaratnas - 13
 Mini Navaratnas Category I -62
 Mini Navaratnas Category II- 12
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7. NTPC Limited
8. Oil & Natural Gas Corporation Limited,
9. Power Finance Corporation
10. Power Grid Corporation of India Limited
11. Steel Authority of India Limited

Navratna CPSEs
1. Bharat Electronics Limited
2. Container Corporation of India Limited
3. Engineers India Limited
4. Hindustan Aeronautics Limited
5. Mahanagar Telephone Nigam Limited
6. National Aluminium Company Limited
7. National Buildings Construction Corporation Limited
8. Neyveli Lignite Corporation Limited
9. NMDC Limited
10. Oil India Limited
11. Rashtriya Ispat Nigam Limited
12. Rural Electrification Corporation Limited
13. Shipping Corporation of India Limited.

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