AVAILABILITY OF MINERALS IN JHARKHAND

• Jharkhand has large deposits of minerals.
• 40% of the total minerals of the country are available in the state.
• The state is the sole producer of cooking coal, Uranium and Pyrite.
• It ranks first in the production of coal, mica, Kyanite and copper in India.
• The geological exploration and exploitation of gold, silver, base metals precious stones etc. are the potential areas of futures.

Large reserves of numerous other minerals like ...

Mineral Reserves - Quantum, Location & Uses

Minerals Quantum ('000t) Location/ Uses Apatite 3070 Singhbhum/ Mineral Fertilizers, Gem stones Asbestos 40 Roroburu, Singhbhum/ Pipes, Sheets, Gloves, Ropes Barytes 15 Singhbhum/ Hydrated Alumina Bauxite 68135 Palamu,Ranchi,Gumla,Lohardaga/ Alum,Aluminium,Refractory industry,Imery China clay 45930 Lohardaga,Ranchi,Dumka,sahibganj, Singhbhum/ Crockery,glass Chromite 334 Singhbhum/ Chrome magnesite refractory Coal 6208485 Jharia,Bokaro,Karanpura,Hutur,Auranga, Daltonganj,Deoghar,Rajmahal Coal Fields Cobalt(m.t) 9.00 Singhbhum/ Extraction of Cobalt Oxide Copper Ore 108690 Singhbhum,Giridih/ Copper Dolomite 29864 Palamu,Garhwa/ Cements,Magnesia, Building Stone Felspar 5152 Dumka,Hazaribagh,Deoghar/ Crockery Wares,Glazed Tiles,Refractories Fireclay 50462 Dhanbad,Hazaribagh,Palamu,Bokaro,Giridh, Ramgarh/ Firebricks,Stoneware crockeries Garnet 72 Hazaribagh/ Beads,as gemstone Gold Ore 7.20 Ranchi,Singhbhum/ Gold Granite('000cm.m) 19105 Dumka,Godda,Deoghar,Ranchi, DAltonganj/ Granite Tiles Graphite 389678 Palamu/ Graphite powder,pencils,crucibles Iron Ore 308326 Singhbhum,Palamu/ Iron Kyanite 90 Singhbhum/ High Alumina Refractories Limestone 964917 Hazaribag,Santhal Pragana,Palamu, Singhbhum,Ranchi/ Lime,Fertilizer,Cement Manganese Ore 2363 Singhbhum/ Manganese Mica 13554 Koderma,Giridh,Hazaribagh/ Insulation Bricks,Mica Powder Nickel Ore 9.00 Singhbhum/ Nickel Quartz(silica sand) 136429 Singhbhum,Dumka,Hazaribag,Deogarh, Palamu,Sahidganj/ Glass,Crokery Ware, Glaze,Acid Resistant Bricks and Tiles Quarzite 219842 Singhbhum/ Same and Gemstone Talc/ Stealite/ Soapstone 289 Singhbhum,Giridh/ Talcom Powder, Wall Tile,Electrical Insulators,Cookware Vermiculate(t) 15024 Singhbhum/ Insulation Brick

VERMICULITE QUARTZ MICA PYRITE MAGNETITE HEMATITE