MINERAL RESOURCES OF INDIA
Iron:
It is very useful metal. It is used to manufacture all kinds of vehicles, machinery, and many household articles like knives, scissors, pots and pans. It is also used in building houses, dams, bridges and factories.
India has rich stores of iron ore. It is found in large quantities in Jharkhand, odisha, Madhya Pradesh, Karnataka and Goa. We have big iron and steel plants at Bokaro, Bhilai, Durgapur, Rourkela and Jamshedpur.
Coal:
It is a very useful mineral. It is also known as black diamond. It is used to produce heat and energy. In many houses, it is used for cooking food. It is used to run factories and trains. It is also used for producing electricity. Jharkhand, odisha, West Bengal, Telangana and Andhara Pradesh have large coal mines. Maharashtra, Madhya Pradesh and chhattisgarh also have coal mines.
Petroleum:
It is a kind of mineral oil found deep under the ground or the sea. It is a great source of energy. Area where oil is found is known as oilfields. Oil that is found under the ground or the sea is not refined. It is called crude oil. It has to be refined before use. We have big oil refineries in Mumbai, Chennai, Visakhapatnam, Kochi, Baroda, Mathura, Barauni, Haldia and Guwahati.
Natural Gas:
It is a type of gas that occurs naturally under the ground. It is usually found in oilfields.
Manganese:
It is used in the making of steel, chemicals and glass. We have large deposits of this mineral in odisha.
Mica:
It is used to manufacture medicines and electrical goods. India is the largest producer of mica in the world. Jharkhand is the leading producer of mica in India.
Atomic Minerals:
India has considerable deposits of atomic minerals. Uranium is found mainly in Jharkhand and Rajasthan. The atomic power plants in the country are at Tarapur(Maharashtra), Kalpakkam(Tamil Nadu),Kota and Rawatbhata in Rajasthan and Narora in Uttar Pradesh.
Iron:
It is very useful metal. It is used to manufacture all kinds of vehicles, machinery, and many household articles like knives, scissors, pots and pans. It is also used in building houses, dams, bridges and factories.
India has rich stores of iron ore. It is found in large quantities in Jharkhand, odisha, Madhya Pradesh, Karnataka and Goa. We have big iron and steel plants at Bokaro, Bhilai, Durgapur, Rourkela and Jamshedpur.
Coal:
It is a very useful mineral. It is also known as black diamond. It is used to produce heat and energy. In many houses, it is used for cooking food. It is used to run factories and trains. It is also used for producing electricity. Jharkhand, odisha, West Bengal, Telangana and Andhara Pradesh have large coal mines. Maharashtra, Madhya Pradesh and chhattisgarh also have coal mines.
Petroleum:
It is a kind of mineral oil found deep under the ground or the sea. It is a great source of energy. Area where oil is found is known as oilfields. Oil that is found under the ground or the sea is not refined. It is called crude oil. It has to be refined before use. We have big oil refineries in Mumbai, Chennai, Visakhapatnam, Kochi, Baroda, Mathura, Barauni, Haldia and Guwahati.
Natural Gas:
It is a type of gas that occurs naturally under the ground. It is usually found in oilfields.
Manganese:
It is used in the making of steel, chemicals and glass. We have large deposits of this mineral in odisha.
Mica:
It is used to manufacture medicines and electrical goods. India is the largest producer of mica in the world. Jharkhand is the leading producer of mica in India.
Atomic Minerals:
India has considerable deposits of atomic minerals. Uranium is found mainly in Jharkhand and Rajasthan. The atomic power plants in the country are at Tarapur(Maharashtra), Kalpakkam(Tamil Nadu),Kota and Rawatbhata in Rajasthan and Narora in Uttar Pradesh.
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