give a brief account of the copper smelting industry of India
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Use of copper in ancient India in making of idols such as dancing or Tandava Shiva.
Copper production in India is only about 2 percent of world production in view of its potential reserve limited to 60,000 km2 (2% of world reserve) of which 20,000 km2 area has been subject to exploration, as of 2012.[1] But in production it is still within the first 20 countries of the world and also one of its largest importers in line with China, Japan, South Korea and Germany.[2] As of April 2005 survey by the Indian Bureau of Mines the total reserve has been estimated as 1394.42 million tonnes out of which 369.49 million tonnes (26.5%) is categorized as “reserves” (under "proved and probable categories") The balance 1024.93 million tonnes is termed under “remaining resources” (to be confirmed by studies and measurements