March 31, 2019
Mining in India
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Geological Survey of India (GSI)
- Founded in 1851
- It’s the main Govt. office to search coal and mineral resources of the country
- GSI, headquartered at Kolkata
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Indian Bureau of Mines (IBM)
- Indian Bureau of Mines (IBM) is a subordinate office under the Ministry of Mines.
- It promotes scientific development of mineral resources of the country, conservation of minerals, protection of environment in mines
- Its headquarters at Nagpur
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Metal Ore
Ore
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States & Mine Location
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Production
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Deposit
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Iron
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Magnetite – 75%
Hematite 60-70%
Limonite 40-60%
Siderite 40%
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Orissa
Karnataka – Magnetite
Jharkhand
Chhattisgarh – Highest Deposit
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Brazil
China
India
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Australia
Brazil
Russia
China
India
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Manganese
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Pyrolusite – 65%
Braunite – 55%
Psilomelane
Hausmannite
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Maharashtra
Madhya Pradesh
Orissa
Karnataka
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S. Africa
China
Australia
Gabon
Brazil
India
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Bauxite
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Orissa
Chhattisgarh
Gujrat
Madhya Pradesh
Jharkhand
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Australia
China
Brazil
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Chromite
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Orissa
Karnataka
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South Africa
India
Russia
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Copper
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Madhya Pradesh
Rajasthan
Jharkhand
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Chile
China
Peru
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Gold
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Karnataka
Jharkhand
Andhra Pradesh
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China
Australia
Russia
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Australia
South Africa
Russia
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Lead
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Rajasthan
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Zinc
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Rajasthan
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Silver
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Rajasthan
Karnataka
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Mexico
Peru
China
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Tin
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Chhattisgarh
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China
Indonesia
Peru
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Nickel
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Orissa
Jharkhand
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Philippines
Russia
Canada
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Cobalt
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Jharkhand
Orissa
Nagaland
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Congo
China
Canada
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Non-Metal Ore
Ore
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States & Mine Location
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Production
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Deposit
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Coal
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Anthracite – 85%
Bituminous – 70%
Lignite – 40%
Pit coal – 25%
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Chhattisgarh
Orissa
Jharkhand – Highest Deposit
Tamil Nadu
West Bengal
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China
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Petroleum
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Maharashtra
Rajsthan
Gujrat
Assam
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Russia
Saudi Arabia
USA
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Venezuela
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Natural Gas
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Off–shore
Assam
Tripura
Rajasthan
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Diamond
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Madhya Pradesh
Andhra Pradesh
Karnataka
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Russia
Botswana
Australia
Congo
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Mica
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Andhra Pradesh
Rajasthan
Jharkhand
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Phosphorite
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Rajasthan
Madhya Pradesh
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Asbestos
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Rajasthan
Andhra Pradesh
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Russia
China
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Graphite
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Jharkhand
Orissa
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Garnet
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Andhra Pradesh
Orissa
Rajasthan
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Kyanite
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Maharashtra
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USA
China
Japan
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Limestone
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Rajasthan
Madhya Pradesh
Chhattisgarh
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China
India
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Sulphur
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Orissa
Kerala
Haryana
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Gypsum
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Rajasthan
Tamil Nadu
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Dolomite
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Andhra Pradesh
Orissa
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Atomic Ore
Ore
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States & Mine Location
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Production
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Deposit
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Thorium
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Kerala – monazite sand
Reserve
Andhra Pradesh
Tamil Nadu
West Bengal
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India
USA
Australia
Canada
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Uranium
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Jharkhand
Kashmir
Andhra Pradesh
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Kazakhstan
Canada
Australia
India produce 2%
Imports from
Russia
Kazakhstan
France
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Australia
Kazakhstan
Canada
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Beryllium
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Rajasthan
Andhra Pradesh
Karnataka
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Zirconium
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Kerala
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