Indian Mineral Reserves

Mineral Distribution Remarks

Coal Two Types: Gondwana(98%)- Found in sedimentary rock Systems Damodar valley (Bihar-WB), Son(MP), Mahanadi(Orissa), Godavari(AP), Wardha(Maharashtra) Tertiary(2%)- Extra peninsular regions (J&K, Sikkim, Assam, Nagaland, Meghalaya, ArP, Rajasthan(Palana))

Bulk of Indian coal is of poor quality Gondwana coal is mainly Bituminous Bihar (Dhanbad(Jharia,Chandrapur), Hazaribagh,Palamau) Raniganj(WB)-> oldest & largest field (35%)

Petroleum In Anticlines and Fault traps. In India it is found in the Sedimentary rock formation Assam Belt -> Digboi, Naharkatiya,Sibsagar,Rudrasagar Gujrat-Cambay Belt -> Vadodara, Baroch,Kheda,Mehsana & Surat

Oil Refinaries: Digboi(Assam),Mumbai(2),Vishakhapatnam(AP),Guwahati(Assam), Barauni(Bihar),Koyali(Guj.)Bongaigaon(Assam), Mathura(UP), Panipat(Haryana),Kochi(Kerela), Mangalore(Karnataka), Chennai(TN)

Uranium Igneous regions of the Bihar(Jaduguda in Singhbhum), Rajasthan, AP(Nellore) & parts of Himalaya Mozanite sands of the Kerela Coast

Thorium Kerala(Palghat,Quilon), AP(Vishakhapatnam)

Iron Orissa+Bihar(50%) Orissa-> Sundarghar,Mayurbhanj, Keonijhar Jharkhand-> Singhbhum MP(20-25%)-> Bailadila range Karnataka-> Sandur-Hospet(Bellary Distt.), Babuadan(Chikmangalur Distt), Simoga, Chitradurg

Goas entire production is exported through Marmagaon Port to Japan Chattisghar is the heighest producing Types: Haematite: 68%, Red Magnetite: 60%, Dark brown and Blackish Limonite: 35-50%, Yellow

Manganese Orissa(37%), MP, Maharashtra, Karnataka,AP(8%) Nagpur & Bhandara(Maharashtra) Balghat & Chindwara(MP) Belt -> 78%

India 3rd largest producer after Russia and SA

Bauxite Jharkhand: ranchi, Palamau Gujrat: Kheda MP: Sarguja, Shahdole, Durg, Balghat Maharashtra: Kalaba, Thane, Ratnanagri Karnataka: balegaon, Babarudan Hills TN: Palni, javdi, ShevaroyHills

Ore of Alluminium Also used in the manufacture of white cement and certain chemicals Production: Orissa(37%)>Gujrat(19%)>Jharkhand(16%)>Maharashtra(12%)>Chattisghar(8%)