Mineral Resources at Jharkhand
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Jharkhand is endowed with vast natural resources specially the vast variety of minerals
ranging from Iron ore, Coal, Copper ore, Mica, Bauxite, Fire clay, Graphite, Kyanite,
Sillimanite, Lime stone, Uranium & other minerals. Jharkhand is the leading producer
of mineral wealth in the country. The total value of mineral production is amounted to
over Rs. 3000crores.
Sl.No.
|
Mineral
|
No. of Mines
|
Production
|
Unit
|
Rank in the Country
|
| 1. |
Coal |
183 |
59919 |
Thousand Tonnes |
3 |
| 2. |
Iron ore |
28 |
8659 |
Thousand Tonnes |
1 |
| 3. |
Boxite |
6 |
1029 |
Thousand Tonnes |
3 |
| 4. |
Lime Stone |
33 |
1242 |
Thousand Tonnes |
|
| 5. |
Copper Ores |
5 |
1189 |
Thousand Tonnes |
1 |
| 6. |
Manganese |
|
18718 |
Tonnes |
- |
| 7. |
Micca |
84 |
1082 |
Tonnes |
1 |
| 8. |
Kainite |
3 |
4922 |
Tonnes |
1 |
| 9. |
China Clay |
25 |
23256 |
Tonnes |
- |
| 10. |
Fire Clay |
- |
49970 |
Tonnes |
- |
| 11. |
Graphite |
- |
7276 |
Tonnes |
8 |
| 12. |
Silver |
- |
13648 |
K.G. |
- |
| 13. |
Gold |
- |
254 |
K.G. |
6 |
| 14. |
Uranium |
- |
- |
- |
1 |
| 15. |
Cromite |
- |
- |
- |
2 |
| 16. |
Asbestus |
- |
- |
- |
1 |
| 17. |
Thorium |
- |
- |
- |
3 |
| 18. |
Isemenite |
- |
- |
- |
2 |
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