Mineral resources of India

Concepts to cover

1. Metallic (ferrous, non-ferrous), non-metallic and energy minerals; the three mineral belts (north-eastern plateau, south-western plateau, north-western)
2. Iron ore (Odisha, Jharkhand, Chhattisgarh, Karnataka, Goa, Rajasthan) and manganese (Madhya Pradesh, Maharashtra, Odisha)
3. Bauxite (Odisha, Jharkhand, Gujarat), copper (Khetri, Balaghat, Singhbhum), gold (Kolar, Hutti, Ramagiri), chromite (Sukinda)
4. Non-metallic minerals: mica (Koderma, Nellore, Rajasthan), limestone, kyanite and sillimanite, bentonite, gypsum
5. Coastal placers: monazite (thorium, rare earths; Kerala, Tamil Nadu, Odisha, Andhra), ilmenite and rutile (titanium); uranium at Jaduguda and Tummalapalle; processing restricted to government bodies
6. Major and minor minerals under the MMDR Act; state auction powers for non-coal mines
7. Mineral conservation and the Dharwar and Gondwana associations