MINERAL RESOURCES IN INDIA WITH

SPECIAL REFERENCE TO JHARKHAND

PRESENTED BY RAHUL KUMAR (26/13)

RAJ KUMAR YADAV (25/13)

HARISH CHANDRA (30/13)

Mineral Resource is defined as a occurrence of natural, solid, inorganic or fossilized organic material in or on the Earth’s crust in such form and quantity and of such a grade or quality that it has reasonable prospects for economic extraction.

Mineral Resource

National Mineral Scenario • India produces as many as 87 minerals, which includes 4 fuel, 10 metallic, 47 non-metallic, 3 atomic

and 23 minor minerals.

• India possesses a large variety of mineral-ores in fairly huge quantities.

• India is rich in coal, manganese, iron, chromites and mica. It is deficient in the gold, silver, nickel etc.

Distribution of Mineral Resources in India

Iron

Iron : Orissa, Bihar,

Madhya Pradesh, Jharkhand, Chhattisgarh, Tamil Nadu, Karnataka, Andhra Pradesh, Kerala, Goa .

Copper

Copper : Jharkhand, Andhra Pradesh, Gujarat, Karnataka, Rajasthan, Madhya Pradesh, Uttar Pradesh, Sikkim.

Coal

 Coal : Bihar-Bengal- Jharkhand coal belt, Madhya Pradesh, Chhattisgarh, Orissa, Maharashtra, Andhra Pradesh.

Zinc & Lead

  Lead and Zinc: Rajasthan, Jharkhand, Gujarat, West Bengal, Andhra Pradesh, Meghalaya, Sikkim.

Nickel

 Nickel : Orissa, Jharkhand .

Manganese

Manganese : Maharashtra, Madhya Pradesh, Goa, Orissa, Karnataka, Rajasthan.

Chromium

 Chromite : Orissa, Maharashtra, Jharkhand, Karnataka, Tamil Nadu, Madhya Pradesh, Chhattisgarh, Manipur .

Tungsten

  Tungsten :

Rajasthan, Maharashtra, Haryana, West Bengal, Andhra Pradesh.

Gold

Gold :Karnataka, Andhra Pradesh.

Some other minerals are:

Mica

MICA:-Jharkhand,Rajsthan,A.P

Aluminium

Bauxite:-Bihar,Gujarat,M.P

Silver

• Silver: Bihar,Rajsthan, Karnataka

Uranium

• Uranium: Bihar,Jharkhand, Rajasthan,Kerala

Tin

• Bihar

Sulphur

• Tamil Nadu

Gypsum

• A.P, Rajasthan

Talc

• Rajasthan

Mineral Resource In JHARKHAND

1.IRON ORE

The total reserve of hametite in Jharkhand region is over 3000 million tones with 28 mines.

Out of this total reserve 2000 mollion tones occures in chiria(singbhum district) is one of the largest single deposite of the world.

The average quality of Chiria deposite is 62-63% Fe.

2.COAL

• The total mines of coal in Jharkhand is 183 which over Jharia,Bokaro,Rajmahal,Hazaribag & chatra area.

• The availablity of prime cooking coal in india is quite meager.the Jharia coal field is the only resources of prime coal in country

3.LIME STONE• There are 33 mines of limestone in Jharkhand

having total reserve of 563 million tones in Palamau,Hazaribagh,singbhum & Ranchi district.

4.GRAPHITE

• The graphite reserve of jharkhand are mainly located in Palamau district located at Sokra Satbarba & Barwadih where both flaky & amorphous graphite occures in lumpy form.

• A reserve of 0.6 million tones with 50-60% carban content has been estimated at Sokra.

5.GRANITE & ORNAMENTAL STONE

• Extensive deposite of granite & ornamental stones such as dolomites,gabber,peridolite, banded hematite jasper & migmatites etc are available in Jharkhand.

6.MICA

• Jharkhand which is having 46% of the mica reserve contains 84 mines,is leading producer of mica in the country.

7.COPPER ORE

• Rich deposite of copper ore occures in East Singbhum region & 4 copper mines in Jharkhand

Rank of Jharkhand in India On The Basis Of Minerals

Sl.No. MINERAL RANK IN COUNTRY

1. IRON ORE 1

2. COPPER ORE 1

3. MICA 1

4. KAINITE 1

5. URANIUM 1

6. ASBESTUS 1

7. CROMITE 2

8. COAL 3

9. BAUXITE 3

10. THORIUM 3

11. GOLD 6

12. GRAPHITE 8

REFERENCEEngineering & General Geology by Parbin

Singh.www.jharkhand.nic.in/../minerals.htmen.wikipedia.org/wiki/mineral_resouce

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