Jharkhand: Minerals

· 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.

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/ InsulationBricks,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