List of Indian States in Mineral Wealth
MD Shakeel Anwar
26-SEP-2016 09:50
India's major mineral resources include Coal (4th largest reserves in the world), Iron ore, Manganese ore (7th largest reserve in the world), Mica, Bauxite (5th largest reserve in the world), Chromite, Natural gas, Diamonds, Limestone and Thorium (world's largest along coast of Kerala shores). Here, we are giving the list of Indian States in Mineral Wealth which is very useful for the preparation of competitive examinations like UPSC-prelims, SSC, State Services, NDA, CDS, and Railways etc.
Indian States in Mineral Wealth
| Mineral/ Metal/ Non Metal |
State |
| Coal |
Jharkhand |
| Bauxite (Aluminium Ore) Chromite (Chromium Ore) Iron Ore Manganese |
Odisha |
| Lead & Zinc Calcite (Source of Marble Gypsum (used in fertilizer, plaster of Paris etc.) |
Rajasthan |
| Asbestos Limestone Mica Barytes (used as weighing agents for drilling fluids in oil & gas exploration, barium is used in CT Scan) |
Andhra Pradesh |
| Diamond Copper Ore |
Madhya Pradesh |
| Gold |
Karnataka |
| Corundum (source of ruby, sapphire) |
Maharashtra |
| Rock Salt |
Himachal Pradesh |
| Crude Oil |
Gujarat |
| Natural Gas |
Assam / Nagaland |
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