MINERALS OF INDIA MANGANESE COPPER BAUXITE LIMESTONE GYPSUM MICA GOLD a) Metallic Minerals Metallic minerals are the minerals which contain one or more metallic elements in them. Metallic minerals occur in rare, naturally formed concentrations known as mineral deposits. These deposits consist of a variety of valuable metals such as iron, manganese, copper, bauxite, nickel, zinc, lead, gold etc. .
Iron ore Iron ore is the most widely distributed elements in the earth’s crust, rarely occurs in a India - Resources and Industries free state. It enters into the composition of many rocks and minerals especially from igneous and metamorphic rocks. The total recoverable reserves of iron ore in India are haematite and magnetite Jharkhand is the leading producer of iron ore with % the country’s production. Singhbhum, Hazaribagh, Dhanbad and Ranchi districts are its major producers.
Odisha with % production ranks second. Sundargarh, Mayurbhanj, Sambalpur and Keonjhar districts are its major producers. The magnetite production in Chhattisgarh is % (Rajgarh and Bilaspur are its leading districts) and the Karnataka is % (Chikmangalur, Chitradurga, Shimoga and Dharwad districts are its major producers). Andhrapradesh and Tamil Nadu produce about % each.
Kurnool, Guntur, Cuddapah and Anantapur districts in Andhra Pradesh and Salem, Namakkal, Tiruvannamalai, Tiruchirappalli, Coimbatore, Madurai and Tirunelveli districts in Tamil Nadu are notable for the production of iron ore. SAIL (Steel Authority of India Limited): The Ministry of Steel is responsible for planning and development of iron and steel industry in India. . Manganese Manganese is a silvery grey element.
It is very hard and brittle in nature. It is always available in combination with iron, laterite and other minerals. It is an important mineral used for making iron and steel and serves as basic raw material for alloying. It is the most important mineral for making iron and steel.
Nearly kg manganese is required for manufacturing one ton of steel. It is also used in the manufacturing of bleaching powder, insecticides, paints and batteries. MOIL- Manganese Ore India Limited state-owned manganese-ore mining company headquartered in Nagpur.