There are a huge quantity of mineral resources are found in the Vindhya mountain range of Uttar Pradesh. Uttar Pradesh has many resources like limestone, Magnesite, Copper, Gypsum. In this article, Jagran josh is publishing the list of the minerals found in this state. There are lot of questions are asked in the different exams based on these minerals. So students need to pay full attention while reading this article.
| SN | Minerals | District Name |
| 1. | Diamond | Banda, Mirzapur |
| 2. | Gold | In the range of Sharda and Ramganga, Parishi area (Sonbhadra), Berwar (Lalitpur) |
| 3. | Uranium | Lalitpur |
| 4. | Line stone | Guruma-Kanaach-Basahari (Mirzapur), Kajrahat (Sonbhadra) |
| 5. | Bauxite | Banda, Varanasi, Lalitpur |
| 6. | Potash salts | Allahabad, Chandauli, Banda, Jhansi, Sonbhadra |
| 7. | Dolomite | Bari (Sonbhadra), Banda |
| 8. | Glass sand | Shankargarh, Lohargarh (Allahabad), Bargarh (Banda), Aligarh, Chitrakoot |
| 9. | Andalusite | Sonbhadra, Mirzapur |
| 10. | Soapstone | Hamirpur, Jhansi |
| 11. | Pyrites | Sonbhadra |
| 12. | Rock phosphate | Lalitpur |
| 13. | Ocher | Banda |
| 14. | Silimineite | Sonbhadra |
| 15. | China clay | Sonbhadra, Banda |
| 16. | Calcite | Mirzapur |
| 17. | Iron ore | Lalitpur |
| 18. | Granite | Banda, Hamirpur, Lalitpur, Mahoba |
| 19. | Diaspore | Jhansi, Mahoba, Lalitpur, Hamirpur |
| 20. | Sand stone | Mirzapur |
| 21. | Gypsum | Jhansi, Hamirpur |
| 22. | Asbestos | Mirzapur, Jhansi |
| 23. | Marble | Mirzapur, Sonbhadra |
| 24. | Feldspar | Jhansi |
If we compare minerals found in the whole of Uttar Pradesh to the minerals found in the entire country, then this state has only 2% of the total value of the resources found the country. Minerals in this state are found mainly in the southern plateau parts of the state.
There is not much minerals in this region because of Alluvial deposits in its geologic structure, which often lacks minerals.
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