Question

Discuss the various types of minerals found in india

Answer 1

Answer:

various types of minerals are:

• copper
• gold
• iron ore
• tungsten
• lead zinc

Answer 2

Minerals are substances in the form of solids that are found in Nature. It can be made by combining two or more elements.

The various types of minerals found in India are:

Coal

• Coal is one of the major sources of energy consumption in our country
• Coal is about 40% of the total values of the different types of minerals produced in India.
• The Government of India has taken steps to reduce the consumption of oil so as to increase the consumption of coal.

Mineral Oil

• Mineral oil is also known as Petroleum / crude oil
• It is considered as the major source of energy and is also known by the name liquid gold.
• The ONGC and OIL were established in 1955 and 1959 respectively in order to handle the problems related to the oil field.

Natural Gas

• ONGC and OIL are taking various steps to explore the gas reserves in India
• The advantages of gas-based power stations are that they need less capital can be erected in a short period and is environment friendly.

Iron Ore

• India is rich in iron ore deposits
• The quality of iron ore in India is greater than getting from any other countries

• Bihar, Odisha, and Madhya Pradesh are the states rich in iron ore deposits.

Copper

• It is one of the non-ferrous minerals which poses the quality of high corrosion resistance
• The states with the highest copper deposits are Bihar, Madhya Pradesh, and Rajasthan
• There are nearly 422 million tones of copper reserves.

Bauxite

• Bauxite is essential for the manufacturing of Aluminium
• Rich deposits of Bauxite are found in the states of Bihar and Madhya Pradesh.

       These are some of the major minerals found in India