===================================== First Ranked States in Mineral Wealth (INDIA) ===================================== 1. Coal—–Jharkhand 2. Bauxite (Aluminium Ore)—–Orissa 3. Chromite (Chromium ore)—–Orissa 4. Iron Ore—–Orissa 5. Manganese—–Orissa 6. Lead & Zinc—–Rajasthan 7. Calcite (source of marble)—–Rajasthan 8. Gypsum (used in fertiliser, plaster of paris etc.)—–Rajasthan 9. Quartz—–Rajasthan 10. Asbestos—–Andhra Pradesh 11. Limestone—–Andhra Pradesh 12. Mica —–Andhra Pradesh 13. Barytes (used as weighting agent for drilling fluids in oil & gas exploration, barium is used in CT Scan)—–Andhra Pradesh 14. Diamond—–Madhya Pradesh 15. Copper Ore—–Madhya Pradesh 16. Gold—–Karnataka 17. Corundum (source of ruby, sapphire)—–Maharashtra 18. Rock Salt—–Himachal Pradesh 19. Crude Oil—–Gujarat 20. Natural Gas—–Assam/Nagaland =================================== India’s Global Position in Mineral Wealth : =================================== 1. Mica—First 2. Chromite—Second 3. Barytes—Second 4. Talc/Steatite/Pyrophllite—Second 5. Coal and Lignite—Third 6. Bauxite—Third 7. Iron Ore—Fourth 8. Steel—Fourth 9. Zinc—Seventh 10. Copper—Eighth
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