Question

Map work
Minerals and Energy Resources
Minerals (Identification only)
a. Iron Ore mines
 Mayurbhanj
 Durg
 Bailadila
 Bellary
 Kudremukh
b. Coal Mines
 Raniganj
 Bokaro
 Talcher
 Neyveli
c. Oil Fields
 Digboi
 Naharkatia
 Mumbai High
 Bassien
 Kalol
 Ankaleshwar

Answer 1

Answer:

A.) Iron ores are rocks and minerals from which metallic iron can be economically extracted. The ores are usually rich in iron oxides and vary in color from dark grey, bright yellow, or deep purple to rusty red. The iron is usually found in the form of magnetite, hematite, goethite, limonite or siderite.

B.) Coal mining is the process of extracting coal from the ground. Coal is valued for its energy content and since the 1880s, has been widely used to generate electricity. Steel and cement industries use coal as a fuel for extraction of iron from iron ore and for cement production.

C.) An oil field is a tract of land used for extracting petroleum, otherwise known as crude oil, from the ground. Although some contest the exact origin of oil, most consider petroleum a fossil fuel created from dead organic material often found in ancient seabeds thousands of meters below the surface of the earth.