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Minerals and Leading States
A compact, tabular revision of India's major minerals, the leading producing States and the mineral belts they lie in, for CAPF Paper I geography and economy
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Cover the right columns and recall the leading State and use. CAPF tests mineral-to-State matching and the mineral belts. Production rankings shift year to year, so verify the latest for any "largest producer" claim. For soils and crops see soils of india table and crops and producing states.
| Mineral |
Leading States |
Note |
| Iron ore |
Odisha, Chhattisgarh, Karnataka, Jharkhand |
India is a major producer and exporter |
| Manganese |
Odisha, Madhya Pradesh, Maharashtra |
Used in steel-making |
| Bauxite (aluminium ore) |
Odisha, Gujarat, Jharkhand |
Smelted to aluminium |
| Copper |
Rajasthan (Khetri), Madhya Pradesh, Jharkhand |
Electrical uses |
| Gold |
Karnataka (Kolar, Hutti), Andhra Pradesh |
Kolar is historic |
| Chromite |
Odisha (Sukinda) |
Used in stainless steel |
| Lead and zinc |
Rajasthan (Zawar, Rampura Agucha) |
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| Mineral |
Leading States |
Note |
| Coal |
Jharkhand, Odisha, Chhattisgarh, West Bengal |
Mainly Gondwana coalfields (Damodar valley) |
| Petroleum (crude) |
Rajasthan, Gujarat, Assam, offshore (Mumbai High) |
Mumbai High is the largest offshore field |
| Natural gas |
Offshore basins, Assam, Gujarat |
KG basin offshore |
| Uranium |
Jharkhand (Jaduguda), Andhra Pradesh |
Nuclear fuel |
| Thorium (monazite sands) |
Kerala, Tamil Nadu coasts |
Future nuclear programme |
| Mineral |
Leading States |
Note |
| Mica |
Jharkhand, Andhra Pradesh, Rajasthan |
India was a leading mica producer |
| Limestone |
Madhya Pradesh, Rajasthan, others |
Cement and steel flux |
| Gypsum |
Rajasthan, Tamil Nadu |
Cement, plaster |
| Diamond |
Madhya Pradesh (Panna) |
Only diamond mining belt |
| Salt |
Gujarat, Rajasthan, Tamil Nadu |
Sea and lake (Sambhar) salt |
| Fact |
Answer |
| Leading iron-ore State |
Odisha (verify the latest) |
| Leading coal State |
Jharkhand / Odisha (verify the latest) |
| Largest offshore oil field |
Mumbai High |
| Copper mining town |
Khetri (Rajasthan) |
| Diamond mining belt |
Panna (Madhya Pradesh) |
| Historic gold field |
Kolar (Karnataka) |
| Main coal type and basin |
Gondwana coal, Damodar valley |