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Mineral Production in India State Wise
As many defence exams are approaching, candidates are searching for all the important information available on the internet. here we are providing you the complete list of First Ranked States in Mineral Production. Static General Knowledge plays important role in AFCAT, CDS, NDA General Knowledge Section. Hence revising this section is very important.
List of Mineral Production in India State Wise
Mineral/Metal |
State |
Coal |
Jharkhand |
Bauxite (Aluminium Ore) |
Odisha |
Chromite (Chromium ore) |
Odisha |
Iron Ore |
Odisha |
Manganese |
Odisha |
Lead & Zinc |
Rajasthan |
Calcite (source of marble) |
Rajasthan |
Gypsum (used in fertiliser, plaster of paris etc.) |
Rajasthan |
Quartz |
Rajasthan |
Asbestos |
Andhra Pradesh |
Limestone |
Andhra Pradesh |
Mica |
Andhra Pradesh |
Barytes |
Andhra Pradesh |
Diamond |
Madhya Pradesh |
Copper Ore |
Madhya Pradesh |
Gold |
Karnataka |
Corundum (source of ruby, sapphire) |
Maharashtra |
Rock Salt |
Himachal Pradesh |
Crude Oil |
Rajasthan |
Natural Gas |
Assam |
Barytes are used as a weighting agent for drilling fluids in oil & gas exploration, barium is used in CT Scan |