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 | States & Mine Location | Production | Deposit |
Iron  Magnetite – 75% Hematite 60-70% Limonite 40-60% Siderite 40% | Orissa
Karnataka – Magnetite
Jharkhand
Chhattisgarh – Highest Deposit
| Australia Brazil China India | Australia Brazil Russia China India |
Manganese  Pyrolusite – 65% Braunite – 55% Psilomelane Hausmannite   | Maharashtra
Madhya Pradesh
Orissa
Karnataka
| S. Africa China Australia Gabon Brazil India | Â |
Bauxite | Orissa
Chhattisgarh
Gujrat
Madhya Pradesh
Jharkhand
| Australia China Brazil | Â |
Chromite | Orissa
Karnataka
| South Africa India Russia | Â |
Copper | Madhya Pradesh
Rajasthan
Jharkhand
| Chile China Peru | Â |
Gold | Karnataka
Jharkhand
Andhra Pradesh
| China Australia Russia  | Australia South Africa Russia |
Lead | Rajasthan | Â | Â |
Zinc | Rajasthan
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Silver | Rajasthan
Karnataka
| Mexico Peru China | Â |
Tin | Chhattisgarh | China Indonesia Peru | Â |
Nickel | Orissa
Jharkhand
| Philippines Russia Canada | Â |
Cobalt | Jharkhand
Orissa
Nagaland
| Congo China Canada | Â |
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Non-Metal Ore
Ore | States & Mine Location | Production | Deposit |
Coal  Anthracite – 85% Bituminous – 70% Lignite – 40% Pit coal – 25%   | Chhattisgarh
Orissa
Jharkhand – Highest Deposit
Tamil Nadu
West Bengal
| China  |  |
Petroleum | Maharashtra
Rajsthan Gujrat
Assam
| Russia Saudi Arabia USA | Venezuela  |
Natural Gas  | Off–shore Assam Tripura Rajasthan |  |  |
Diamond | Madhya Pradesh
Andhra Pradesh
Karnataka
| Russia Botswana Australia Congo | Â |
Mica | Andhra Pradesh
Rajasthan
Jharkhand
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Phosphorite | Rajasthan Madhya Pradesh | Â | Â |
Asbestos | Rajasthan
Andhra Pradesh
| Russia China | Â |
Graphite | Jharkhand Orissa | Â | Â |
Garnet | Andhra Pradesh Orissa Rajasthan | Â | Â |
Kyanite | Maharashtra
| USA China Japan | Â |
Limestone | Rajasthan Madhya Pradesh
Chhattisgarh | China India | Â |
Sulphur | Orissa Kerala Haryana | Â | Â |
Gypsum | Rajasthan
Tamil Nadu | Â | Â |
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Dolomite | Andhra Pradesh
Orissa
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Atomic Ore
Ore | States & Mine Location | Production | Deposit |
Thorium | Kerala – monazite sand Reserve Andhra Pradesh Tamil Nadu West Bengal | Â | India USA Australia Canada |
Uranium | Jharkhand
Kashmir
Andhra Pradesh
| Kazakhstan Canada Australia India produce 2% Imports from Russia Kazakhstan France | Australia Kazakhstan Canada |
Beryllium | Rajasthan Andhra Pradesh Karnataka | Â | Â |
Zirconium | Kerala
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