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Mineral Resources of West Bengal Major Mineral Resources: The state of West Bengal has an important position in mineral production of the country. In terms of value, the state accounts for 3.8% of mineral production in India and occupies the seventh position. Various metallic and non-metallic mineral deposits have been located both in the … Read more
Minerals in Meghalaya Meghalaya is endowed with sizeable deposits of a number of valuable minerals. Coal, limestone, uranium, granite, kaolin, clay and glass sand are the principal minerals. A brief account of mineral Resources is as follows: Limestone An extensive bed of limestone occurs in the Southern part of the State from Jaintia Hills in … Read more
Relief and structure of Meghalaya Meghalaya is an upland area formed by a detached block of the Deccan plateau. Its summits vary in elevation from 4,000 to 6,000 feet (1,220 to 1,830 metres). The Garo Hills in the west rise abruptly from the Brahmaputra River valley to about 1,000 feet (300 metres) and then merge … Read more
Minerals in Nagaland According to the base document of the 8th CGPB committee on geology and mineral Resources, Ministry of Mines, Nagaland has her biggest limestone deposit at Nimi in Tuensang district. The thickness of limestone varies from 9 m to 120m. The geology and mining department of Nagaland has established a reserve of 111.07 … Read more
Characteristic and Power assets of Odisha Characteristic Resources of Odisha: Assets in Odishacan be separated into following four classes: a) Minerals, b) Forest, c) Water and d) Land Resources Odisha has a lot of a wide range of common assets like minerals, backwoods, water and land. We will talk about all … Read more
Minerals of Odisha Odisha topped among all the states as it contributed above 10% to total mineral production in the country. The value of principal minerals produced remained at Rs. 22567.67 crore, an increase of 31.64% over the previous year period. The value of minor minerals remained Rs. 85.68 crores. Coal, bauxite, chromite, iron & … Read more
Mineral Resources of Tamil Nadu Tamil Nadu is the leading holder of country’s resources of vermiculite, magnetite, dunite, rutile, garnet, molybdenum and ilmenite. The State accounts for the country’s 81% lignite,75% vermiculite, 69% dunite, 59% garnet, 52% molybdenum and 30% titanium Minerals resources. Important minerals that are found to occur in the State are … Read more
Relief and Structure of Goa Goa is almost entirely covered by rocks of the Goa Group belonging to the Dharwar Super Group of the ArchaeanlProterozoic age, except for a narrow strip at the north-eastern corner occupied by Deccan Trap of the Upper Cretaceous-Lower Eocene age. The Goa Group consisting of green ‘schist species of metamorphic … Read more
Natural and power Resources of Haryana Energy is a vital for the development and for sustained economic Growth. In addition to its widely recognized role in development of different sectors of the economy, it makes a direct and significant contribution to economy in term of revenue generation, increasing EMPLOYMENT opportunity and enhancing the Quality Of … Read more
Minerals of Haryana A host of mineral occurrences have enriched the state of Haryana. The minerals occurring in this state are primarily china clay, limestone, dolomite, quartz/ silica sand, quartzite, slate. Other minerals, such as, barytes, calcite, feldspar, marble, copper, tin and tungsten are noteworthy. Among building stones, granite, slate, marble, quartzite and sandstone are … Read more