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Discover Jharkhand>>>Minerals |
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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. 3000 crores.
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Sl. No.
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Mineral
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No. of Mines
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Production
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Unit
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Rank in the
Country
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1. |
Coal |
183 |
59919 |
Thousand Tonnes |
3 |
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2. |
Iron ore |
28 |
8659 |
Thousand Tonnes |
1 |
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3. |
Boxite |
6 |
1029 |
Thousand Tonnes |
3 |
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4. |
Lime Stone |
33 |
1242 |
Thousand Tonnes |
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5. |
Copper Ores |
5 |
1189 |
Thousand Tonnes |
1 |
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6. |
Manganese |
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18718 |
Tonnes |
- |
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7. |
Micca |
84 |
1082 |
Tonnes |
1 |
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8. |
Kainite |
3 |
4922 |
Tonnes |
1 |
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9. |
China Clay |
25 |
23256 |
Tonnes |
- |
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10. |
Fire Clay |
- |
49970 |
Tonnes |
- |
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11. |
Graphite |
- |
7276 |
Tonnes |
8 |
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12. |
Silver |
- |
13648 |
K.G. |
- |
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13. |
Gold |
- |
254 |
K.G. |
6 |
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14. |
Uranium |
- |
- |
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1 |
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15. |
Cromite |
- |
- |
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2 |
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16. |
Asbestus |
- |
- |
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1 |
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17. |
Thorium |
- |
- |
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3 |
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18. |
Isemenite |
- |
- |
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2 |
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