Industry in India

MINERALS QUANTITY AREAS
Bauxite 3,290 mt

(Million tones)

Odisha, Andhra Pradesh, Gujarat, Chhattisgarh, Madhya Pradesh, Jharkhand and Maharashtra
Chromite 213 mt 95% resources are located in Odisha, mostly in the Sukinda valley in Cuttack and Jaipur districts. Remaining in Manipur, Karnataka Jharkhand, Maharashtra, Tamil Nadu & Andhra Pradesh.
Copper 1.39 bt

(Billion tones)

Rajasthan (largest producer), Madhya Pradesh and Jharkhand
Gold 390 mt Kolar & Hutti Gold Field in Raichur district (both in Karnataka). Ramgiri Gold Field in Anantpur district (Andhra Pradesh).

The resources include place-type gold ore in Kerala estimated at 26.12 million tonnes.

Largest resources of gold ore (primary) are located in Bihar followed by Karnataka, Rajashtan, West Bangal, Andhra Pradesh, Madhya Pradesh, etc.

While in terms of metal content Karnataka remained on the top followed by Rajasthan, West Bengal, Bihar and Andhra Pradesh.

Iron Ore 25,249 mt Jharkhand, Orissa, Chhattisgarh, Karnataka and Goa. Resources of very high grade ore are limited and restricted mainly in Bailadila sector of Chhattisgarh
Lead-Zinc 522 mt Rajasthan, Bihar, Maharashtra, Madhya Pradesh, Andhra Pradesh, Gujarat, Uttarakhand, West Bengal, Orissa, Sikkim, Tamil Nadu and Meghalaya.
Manganese 3.79 mt Orissa, Karnataka, MP, Maharashtra, Goa, Andhra Pradesh
Nickel 189 mt Orissa, Jharkhand, Nagaland, Karnataka
Tungsten 87 mt Degana (Rajasthan), Karnataka, Andhra Pradesh, Maharashtra
Barytes 74 mt The Mangamper deposit in Andhra Pradesh is the single largest barytes deposit in the world.

Rajasthan, West Bengal, MP, Tamil Nadu, HP, Maharashtra.

Diamond 4582

Thousand Carats

Panna belt in Madhya Pradesh, Munimadugu-Banganapalle in Kurnool district, Wajrakarur in Anantpur district and the gravels of Krishna river basin in Andhra Pradesh.
Dolomite 7533 mt MP,AP, Chattisgarh, Odisha, KN, Gujarat etc.
Fireclay 705 mt Jharia and Raniganj coalfields in Jharkhand and West Bengal, Korba coalfield in Chhattisgarh and Neyveli Lignite field in Tamil Nadu.
Fluorspar 20 mt Gujarat, Rajasthan, Chattisgarh
Gypsum 1237 mt Rajasthan, J&K, Tamil Nadu and Gujarat.
Graphite 168 mt AP, JK, Jharkhand, TN.

In term of reserves, Tamil Nadu has major share of about 37%.

Ilmenite 461 mt Occurs mainly in beach sand deposits right from Ratnagiri (Maharashtra) to coast in Kerala, Tamil Nadu and Odisha.
Kaolin 2596 mt Also known as China Clay. Found in Kerla, WB, Rajasthan, Odisha, KN etc.
Limestone 175345 mt Karnataka is the leading state followed by Andhra Pradesh, Gujarat, Rajasthan, Meghalaya, Chhattisgarh.
Mica 393855 tones Rajasthan accounts for about 51% resources, followed by Andhra Pradesh Maharashtra and Bihar.
Magnetite 338 mt Uttarakhand, Rajasthan, TN
Kyanite & Sillimanite 103mt &

74 mt

Kyanite found in Maharashtra, KN, Jharkhand, Rajasthan.

Sillimanite are located in Odisha, TN, UP, Kerala, AP, Assam.

Phosphates 26 mt MP, Rajasthan, Uttarakhand, Jharkhand, UP and Gujarat.
 OTHER MINERALS
Bentonite Rajasthan, Gujarat, TN, Jharkhand
Corundum Karnataka, AP, Rajasthan, Tamil Nadu
Calcite AP, Rajasthan, MP, Tamil Nadu
Fullers earth Rajasthan, AP, Arunachal Pradesh, Assam.
Garnet TN, Odisha, AP
Pyrites Bihar, Rajasthan, Karnataka, Himachal Pradesh
Steatite Rajasthan, Uttarakhand, Kerala
Wollastonite Rajasthan, Gujarat
Zircon Beach sand of Kerala, Tamil Nadu, AP and Odisha
Slate MP, AP
Granite Tamil Nadu, Karnataka, Andhra Pradesh
Sandstone Rajasthan
Marble Rajasthan

 

India produces as many as 86 minerals which include 4 fuel, 10 metallic, 46 non- metallic, 3 atomic minerals and 23 minor minerals (including building and other materials).