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