IMPORTANT MINERAL RESOURCES OF INDIA:
Minerals are valuable natural resources being non-renewable and materials for many industries. The history of minored extraction in Indian dates back to Harappan civilization. India is endowed with huge resources of many metallic and non-metallic minerals. The wide availability of minerals in the form of abundant and rich reserves made it very conducive for the growth and development of the Mining sector in Indian. Mini sector is a important segment of Indian Economy. India produces as many as 89 minerals which includes 4 fuel, 10 metallic, 48 nonmetallic 3 atomic and 24 minor minerals. India is rich in iron, mica, manganese, bauxite, self-sufficient in antimony, building materials, cement materials, clay, chromite, lime, dolomite and gold, deficient in copper, lead, mercury, zinc, tin, nickel, petroleum products, sulphur and tungsten.
Important Minerals with founding state
| No. | Mineral | Found in |
|---|---|---|
| 1. | Iron | Orissa, Bihar, Chattisgarh, Andhra Pradesh, Tamil Nadu, Karnataka, Maharashtra, Goa |
| 2. | Coal | Bihar, West Bengal, Madhya Pradesh, Orissa, Maharashtra, Telangana, Assam |
| 3. | Manganese | Orissa, Madhya Pradesh, Maharashtra, Gujarat, Karnataka, Jharkhand, Andhra Pradesh |
| 4. | Mica | Jharkhand, Rajasthan, Andhra Pradesh, Tamil Nadu, Telangana |
| 5. | Bauxite | Jharkhand, Gujarat, Chattisgarh, Tamil Nadu, Karnataka, Maharashtra, Jammu and Kashmir, Orissa, Rajasthan |
| 6. | Copper | Jharkhand, Rajasthan, Andhra Pradesh, Karnataka, Madhya Pradesh, Gujarat |
| 7. | Crude Oil | Assam, Tripura, Manipur, West Bengal, Ganges Valley, Himachal Pradesh, Kutch, Andhra Pradesh, Off West Bengal, Orissa, Maharashtra and Gujarat |
| 8. | Lignite | Tamil Nadu, some deposits also found in Gujarat, Puducherry, Rajasthan, Jammu and Kashmir |
| 9. | Gold | Karnataka,in small quantities in Andhra Pradesh |
| 10. | Magnesite | Tamil Nadu, Uttarakhand, Karnataka |
| 11. | Gypsum | Rajasthan, Jammu and Kashmir, Tamil Nadu |
| 13. | Lead-Zinc | Andhra Pradesh, Gujarat, Maharashtra, Meghalaya, Tamil Nadu, Orissa, Sikkim and Rajasthan |
| 14. | Chromite | Odisha, Jharkhand, Karnataka, Tamil Nadu, Maharashtra, Andhra Pradesh and Manipur |
| 15. | Dolomite | Madhya Pradesh, Orissa, Gujarat, Telangana Maharashtra, Uttar Pradesh, West Bengal and Arunachal Pradesh |
| 16. | Diamond | Madhya Pradesh; traces are also found in Bihar, Orissa, Maharashtra and Andhra Pradesh |
| 17. | Asbestos | Rajasthan, Andhra Pradesh, Odisha |
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