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Top Mineral Producing States in India

Published on Wednesday, November 22, 2017
Top Mineral Producing States in India

Name of the mineral
Top producer the mineral
Iron ore
Odisha
Coal
Jharkhand
Manganese
Odisha
Bauxite
Odisha
Mica
Andhra Pradesh
Gold
Karnataka
Lime stone
Andhra Pradesh
Barytes
Andhra Pradesh
Natural Gas
Assam
Copper
Madhya Pradesh
Diamond
Madhya Pradesh
Lignite
Tamil Nadu
Nickel
Orissa
Lead
Rajasthan
Uranium
Kerala
Chromite
Orissa
  • Madhya Pradesh is the only Diamond producing state in India 
  • Bauxite is the ore which is used in manufacturing of Aluminium. 

List of Major steel plants in India:

There are 13 major steel plants in India:
1. Tata Iron and Steel Company-1907
2. The Visvesvaraya Iron and Steel Ltd- Shimoga district of Karnataka
3. Bhilai Steel plant in Chattisgarh
4. Rourkela steel plant in Orissa
5. Durgapur steel plant in West Bengal
6. Bokaro steel plant in Jharkhand
7. Salem steel plant in Tamil Nadu
8. Vijayanagar steel plant in Karnataka
9. Visakhapatnam (Vizag) steel plant in Andhra Pradesh
10. Tata steel at Kalinga Nagar in Orissa
11. Dolvi steel plant in Maharashtra
12. POSCO steel plant in Orissa
13. Indian Iron and steel company-(IISCO) in West Bengal
  • Oldest steel plant in India- Tata Iron and steel company (TISCO). It was established in 1907 in Singhbhum district of Jharkhand. 
  • Visvesvaraya Iron and Steel Ltd is located on the banks of Bhadravati River. 
  • Rourkela steel plant was established during second five-year plan. 
  • Bokaro is the second steel plant that was setup with the help of Soviet Union. 
  • Salem Steel Plant is a major producer of world-class stainless steel. Presently Salem steel plant export stainless steel to some of the advanced countries such as the USA. 
  • Visakhapatnam (Vizag) first steel plant that was established in sea coast. 

Steel pants established with the help of other countries:

Name of the steel plant
Developed with the help of
Bhilai Iron and steel plant
(Chattisgarh)
Russia
Raurkela Iron and steel
Plant (Odisha)

Germany
Durgapur Iron and steel
Plant (West Bengal)

British companies
POSCO steel plant
In Orissa
Korea

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