Minerals - Uses and Distribution

Friends, this is the 2nd part of our post on Mineral Resources of India, which was posted for upcoming SSC CGL 2014 exam. So, before reading this post read the synopsis of mineral resources from here. In this post we shall discuss about the distribution and uses of some important minerals of India. Happy Reading :)

Manganese :

• Distribution :
• Orissa : Keonjhar, Kalhandi, talcher, Mayurbhanj, Koraput, Sundaraghar
• Bihar : Dehri
• Madhya Pradesh : Jabalpur, Balaghat, Chindwara
• Jharkhand : Singbhum
• Karnataka : Bellary, Chitradurg, Tumkur, Shimoga, Belgam, Dharwad and North Canara
• Maharashtra : Nagpur, Bhandara, Ratnagiri
• Rajasthan : Baneswar, Udayapur
• Andhra Pradesh : Srikakulam, Visakhapatnam
• Gujarat : Panchmahal
• Uses of Manganese :
• It is used in the produciton of steel and alloys.
• It is used in the produciton of bleaching powder and chemicals.
• It is used in electrical, glass, leather and photography industries.
• Important Point to Note : India is the largest producer in the world.

Iron Ore :

• Distribution :
• Bihar : Chandrapur, Jhuria
• Jharkhand : Singhhum
• Orissa : Mayurbhanj, Keonjhar, Sundaraghar
  
• Chattisgarh : Raipur, Bastar, Durg
• Karnataka : Bellary, Chikmaglur
• Andhra Pradesh : Khammam
• Maharashtra : Ratnagiri, Chand
• Tamil Nadu : Salem
• Uses of Iron Ore :
• It is used in making steel
• Defense weapons, agricultural tools are made
• for the construction of buildings, bridges, rail tracks, cars, lorries, etc
• it is the most useful ore
• it brings foreign exchange
• Industrialization depends

Copper :

• Distribution : 
• Jharkhand : Hazaribagh, Singbhum
• Rajasthan : Jaipur, Alwar, Jhunjhuri
• Andhra Pradesh : Guntur, Kurnool
• Tamil Nadu : South Arcot
• Karnataka : Hasan
• Himachal Pradesh : Kangra
• Madhya Pradesh : Balaghat
• Uses of Copper :
• Copper is used in electrical industries for making wires
• It is used in making brass coins and utensils
• Copper powder is used in some Ayurvedic medicines
• Important Point to Note : India imports copper

Mica :

• Distribution :
• Jharkhand : Hazaribagh
• Bihar : Monghyr, Gaya
• Andhra Pradesh : Nellore
• Rajasthan : Bhilwara, Udaipur and Jaipur
• Uses of Mica :
• It is used in electrical and electronic goods
• It earns foreign exchange.
• Important Point to Note :  India is the largest producer of Mica in the world

Gold :

• Distribution :
• Karnataka :  KOlar, Mysore and Raichur
• Andhra Pradesh : Anantapur
• Tamil Nadu : Coimbattore and Nilagiries
• Kerala : Kozikode
• Jharkhand : Singhubhum
• Uses of Gold :
• It serves gold reserves to obtain huge amount of loan from World Bank
• It is used in the manufacture of Jewellery
• Its powder is used in some Ayurvedic Medicines

Petroleum :

• Distribution :
• Assom : Digboi, Hugrijan, Naharkatiya, Silbasagar, Rudrasagar and Badarpur
• Maharashtra : Bombay High
• Gujarath : Ankaleswar, Navagaon, Dolka
• Andhra Pradesh : Godavari basin
• Uses of Petroleum :
• Transportaion depends on petrol and petroleum products
• The manufacture of some petrochemical products depends on petrol 
• Important Point to Note : India imports petroleum

Read previous lessons of SSC CGL Geography from below

• Lesson 1 : The Locational and Spatial Setting of India
• Lesson 2 : Physical Features - Relief and Drainage
• Lesson 3 : Climate
• Lesson 4 : Soils of India 
• Lesson 5 : Natural Vegetation of India 
• Lesson 6 : Population of India 
• Lesson 7 : Mineral Resources of India