First Ranked States in Mineral Wealth (INDIA)

First Ranked States in Mineral Wealth (INDIA):

 

1. Coal-----Jharkhand

2. Bauxite (Aluminium Ore)-----Orissa

3. Chromite (Chromium ore)-----Orissa

4. Iron Ore-----Orissa

5. Manganese-----Orissa

6. Lead & Zinc-----Rajasthan

7. Calcite (source of marble)-----Rajasthan

8. Gypsum (used in fertiliser, plaster of paris etc.)-----Rajasthan

9. Quartz-----Rajasthan

10. Asbestos-----Andhra Pradesh

11. Limestone-----Andhra Pradesh

12. Mica -----Andhra Pradesh

13. Barytes (used as weighting agent for drilling fluids in oil & gas exploration, barium is used in CT Scan)-----Andhra Pradesh

14. Diamond-----Madhya Pradesh

15. Copper Ore-----Madhya Pradesh

16. Gold-----Karnataka

17. Corundum (source of ruby, sapphire)-----Maharashtra

18. Rock Salt-----Himachal Pradesh

19. Crude Oil-----Gujarat

20. Natural Gas-----Assam/Nagaland

India's Global Position in Mineral Wealth:

1. Mica---First

2. Chromite---Second

3. Barytes---Second

4. Talc/Steatite/Pyrophllite---Second

5. Coal and Lignite---Third

6. Bauxite---Third

7. Iron Ore---Fourth

8. Steel---Fourth

9. Zinc---Seventh

10. Copper---Eighth