Geography of India – Part 3
A M K RESOURCE WORLD GENERAL KNOWLEDGE www.amkresourceinfo.com Geography of India – Part 3 INDIAN MINERAL RESOURCES Coal Resources in India West Bengal ( Raniganj, Burdwan, Bankura, Purulio, Birbhum, Jalpaigudi, Darjeeling ), Jharkhand ( Jharia, Giridih, Kharhawadi, Bokaro, Hazaribagh, Kamapura, Rampur, Palamau ), Orissa ( Rampur, Hindgir, Talcher, Sambal ), Madbyo Pradesh and Chhatisgarh ( Rewa, Pench valley, Umaria, Korba, Sohagpur, Mand river area, Kanha valley, Betul ), etc. Power sector is the largest consumer of coal in India followed by steel industry, cement industry, etc. Manganese Orissa, Maharashtra ( Nagpur, Bhandara, Ratnagiri ), Madhya Pradesh ( Balaghat, Chhindawara ), Karnataka ( Keonjhar, Bonai, Kalahandi ), Andhra Pradesh ( Kadur, Garibadi ). Copper Minerals Madhya Pradesh ( Balaghat ), Rajasthan ( Khetri ), Jharkhand ( Singhbhum, Masobani, Surda ), Karnataka ( Chitradurg, Hassan ). Mica Minerals Jharkhand ( Hazaribagh, Giridih, Kodarma ), Bihar ( Goya, Bhagalpur ), Andhra Pradesh ( Guntur, Vizag, Kurnool ), Rajasthan ( Bhilwara, Udaipur, Jaipur ). 1 www.amkresourceinfo.com A M K RESOURCE WORLD GENERAL KNOWLEDGE Petroleum Resources in India Assam ( Digboi, Naharkatiya, Badarpur, Masinpur and Pallharia ), Gujarat, ( Ankleshwar, Khambat, Kalol ), Mumbai High, Bassein ( south of Mumbai High ), etc. Recently oil has been discovered in Cauvery basin, Krishna and Godavary basin, Khambat basin, etc. Iron Resources India possesses Haematite, a very high – grade iron ore. In Madhya Pradesh ( Bailadila, Jabalpur ), Goa ( North
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