Mining in India depends on over 3,100 mines, out of which over 550 are fuel mines, over 560 are mines for metals, and over 1970 are mines for extraction of nonmetals.
Both open cast mining and underground mining operations are carried out and drilling/pumping is undertaken for extracting liquid or gaseous fuels.
India produces and works with roughly 100 minerals to export as well as to satisfy domestic needs. India exports iron ore, titanium, manganese, bauxite, granite, and imports cobalt, mercury, graphite etc.
India has significant sources of coal (fourth-largest reserves in the world), bauxite, titanium ore, chromite, natural gas, diamonds, petroleum, and limestone.
India accounts for 12% of the world's known and economically available thorium.
The most mineralized rock system of india is: Dharwar system.
Largest mineral resources in India are found mainly in the region from "South East" to "North Eastern belt".
The only Tin producing state in India is "Chhattisgarh".
More than 96% resources of chromite are located in Odisha.
The large deposits of monazite sands are found in India (Kerala), Madagascar, and South Africa.
The distribution of minerals in India is uneven and mineral density varies from region to region. D.R. Khullar identifies five mineral 'belts' in the country:
| Mineral Belt |
Location |
Minerals found |
| North Eastern Peninsular Belt (Largest) |
Chota Nagpur plateau and the Orissa plateau covering the states of Jharkhand, West Bengal and Orissa. |
Coal, iron ore, manganese, mica, bauxite, copper, kyanite, chromite, beryl, apatite etc. |
| Central Belt (2nd largest) |
Madhya Pradesh, Chhattisgarh, Andhra Pradesh and Maharashtra. |
Manganese, bauxite, uranium, limestone, marble, coal, gems, mica, graphite etc. |
| Southern Belt (Low diversity) |
Karnataka plateau and Tamil Nadu. |
Ferrous minerals and bauxite. |
| South Western Belt |
Karnataka and Goa. |
Iron ore, garnet and clay. |
| North Western Belt |
Rajasthan and Gujarat along the Aravali Range. |
Non-ferrous minerals, uranium, mica, beryllium, aquamarine, petroleum, gypsum and emerald. |
Diamond
| Mine |
State |
Associated town |
Bunder Diamond Block
|
Madhya Pradesh |
|
| Kollur Mine |
Andhra Pradesh |
Guntur |
| Panna |
Madhya Pradesh |
Panna, Panna District |
Iron ore
| Mine |
State |
Notes |
| Kudremukh |
Karnataka |
Magnetite |
| Vyasanakere Mines |
Karnataka |
|
| Iyli Gurunath Iron Ore Mines |
Karnataka |
|
| Pathikonda Iron Ore Mines |
Karnataka |
|
| Alampara Iron Ore Mines |
Kerala |
|
| Barbil |
Odisha |
|
| Gorumahisani |
Odisha |
|
| Badampahar |
Odisha |
|
| Mayurbhanj |
Odisha |
|
| Joda |
Odisha |
|
| Keonjhar |
Odisha |
|
| Jajpur |
Odisha |
|
| Sundergarh |
Odisha |
|
| Cuttack |
Odisha |
|
| West Singhbhum |
Jharkhand |
|
| Noamundi |
Jharkhand |
|
| Gua |
Jharkhand |
|
| Bailadila iron ore |
Chhattisgarh |
Largest mechanized mine in India (Haematite ) |
| Dalli-Rajhara |
Chhattisgarh |
|
| Ratnagiri |
Maharashtra |
|
| Nathra ki Pal |
Udaipur, Rajasthan |
Hematite and Magnetite |
Manganese
| Mine |
State |
Associated town |
| Sambalpur |
Odisha |
Joda, Barbil |
| Rayagada |
Odisha |
|
| Sundergarh |
Odisha |
|
| Balaghat |
Madhya Pradesh |
Balaghat |
| Nagpur and Bhandara |
Maharashtra |
|
Copper
Largest reserves of copper ore are in the state of "Rajasthan" followed by "Jharkhand" and "Madhya Pradesh".
| Mine |
State |
Associated town |
| Hazaribagh |
Jharkhand |
Hazaribagh |
| Singhbhum |
Jharkhand |
Ghatshila |
| Khetri |
Rajasthan |
Khetri |
| Udaipur |
Rajasthan |
Udaipur |
| Malanjkhand |
Madhya Pradesh |
Balaghat |
| Chander Pur |
Maharashtra |
Chandrapur |
| Hasan |
Karnataka |
Hasan |
| Khammam |
Telangana |
Khammam |
Bauxite
Bauxite is the primary ore of aluminum, almost all of the aluminum that has ever been produced has been extracted from bauxite.
| Mine |
State |
Notes |
| Balangir |
Odisha |
|
| Bargarh |
Odisha |
|
| Koraput |
Odisha |
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| Kalahandi |
Odisha |
|
| Sambalpur |
Odisha |
|
| Sundergarh |
Odisha |
|
| Katni, Amarkantak |
Madhya Pradesh |
|
| Bilaspur & Maikal Hills |
Chhattisgarh |
|
| Lohardaga |
Jharkhand |
|
| Singhbhum |
Jharkhand |
|
| Jamnagar |
Gujarat |
|
Petroleum (Mineral oil)
| Mines |
State |
Associated town |
| Digboi |
Assam |
|
| Naharkatiya |
Assam |
|
| Kalol |
Gujarat |
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| Ankleshwar |
Gujarat |
|
| Godavari districts |
Andhra Pradesh |
Kakinada |
| Bassein |
Maharashtra |
|
| Bombay High |
Maharashtra |
|
Gold
| Mine |
State |
Associated town |
| Hatti Gold Mines |
Karnataka |
Hatti, Raichur |
| Kolar Gold Fields |
Karnataka |
Robertsonpet, Kolar |
| Lava Gold Mines |
Jharkhand |
Chandil |
| Sonbhadra Mine |
Uttar Pradesh |
|
| Parasi |
Jharkhand |
|
| Pahadia |
Jharkhand |
|
| Kunderkocha |
Jharkhand |
|
| Bhitar Dari |
Jharkhand |
|
Mica
Most important mica-bearing pegmatites occur in Andhra Pradesh (Largest), Bihar, Jharkhand, Maharashtra and Rajasthan.
The largest Mica belt is found in "Hazaribagh, Gaya and Munger" districts of Bihar and Jharkhand.
It is the world's largest producer and exporter of mica, accounting for almost 60 percent of the net mica production in the world.
| State |
Mining Area |
| Andhra Pradesh |
Khammam, Krishna, Nellore, Vishakhapatnam, West Godavari |
| Rajasthan |
Ajmer, Bhilwara, Dungarpur, Sikar, Tonk, Udaipur |
| Jharkhand |
Dhanbad, Giridih, Hazaribagh, Kodarma, Ranchi, Singbhum |
Limestone
| State |
Mining Area |
| Rajasthan |
Ajmer, Alwar, Bikaner, Chittaurgarh, Dungarpur, Kota, Nagpur, Pali |
| Madhya Pradesh |
Betul, Damoh, Jabalpur, Rewa, Satna, Sagar |
| Andhra Pradesh |
Cuddapah, Guntur, Kurnool, Krishna, Nalgonda, Warangal |
| Gujarat |
Amreli, Junagarh, Kheda, Surat |
| Chhattisgarh |
Bastar, Bilaspur, Durg, Raigarh, Raipur |
| Tamil Nadu |
Coimbatore, Madurai, Salem, Thanjavur |
| Karnataka |
Bijapur, Gulbarga, Shimoga |
| Maharashtra |
Chandrapur, Naded, Ahmadnagar, Yavatmal |
| Himachal Pradesh |
Bilaspur, Chamba, Kangra |
| Odisha |
Kalahandi, Sambalpur, Sundergarh |
Dolomite
| State |
Mining Area |
| Odisha |
Gangapur, Koraput, Sambalpur, Sudargarh |
| Chhattisgarh |
Bastar, Bilaspur, Durg, Raigarh |
| Andhra Pradesh |
Anantapur, Kurnool, Khammam |
| Jharkhand |
Chaibasa, Palamu, Singhbhum |
| Rajasthan |
Ajmer, Alwar, Bhilwara, Jaipur, Jaisalmer, Jhunjhunu, Jodhpur, Nagaur, Pali, Sawai, Madhopur, Sikar, Udaipur |
| Karnataka |
Belgaum, Bijapur, Chitradurga, Mysore, Uttar-Kannad, Tumkur |
Coal
Chota Nagpur plateau is extended over Jharkhand, Odisha and West Bengal, it has 80% contribution in India's total coal production.
| Mine |
State |
Notes |
| Jharia |
Jharkhand |
Largest coal mine in India |
| Bokaro |
Jharkhand |
|
| Rajmahal |
Jharkhand |
|
| Raniganj Coalfield |
West Bengal |
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| Birbhum Coalfield |
West Bengal |
|
| Deucha Pachami coal block |
West Bengal |
This coal mine is the largest coal mine or coal block in Asia |
| Bisrampur |
Chhattisgarh |
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| Karanpura Coalfield |
Chhattisgarh |
|
| Korba Coal Field (Manikpur) |
Chhattisgarh |
|
| Jharsuguda |
Odisha |
Belpahar, Brajrajnagar |
| Talcher |
Odisha |
Mahanadi valley |
| Singareni |
Telangana |
Godavari Valley |
| Neyveli |
Tamil Nadu |
largest lignite coalfield |
| Nagpur |
Maharashtra |
|
| Ledo |
Assam |
|
| Namchik Namphuk Coalfield |
Arunachal Pradesh |
|
| Umaria Coalfield |
Madhya Pradesh |
Son Valley |
| Singrauli Coalfield |
Madhya Pradesh & Uttar Pradesh |
|
| Singareni Coalfield |
Telangana |
|
Zinc
| Mine |
State |
| Rampura Agucha |
Bhilwara, Rajasthan |
| Sindesar Khurd |
Rajasthan |
| Kayad Mine |
Rajasthan |
| Zawar Mine |
Rajasthan |
| Rajpura Dariba |
Rajasthanh |
Silver
In India, there are no native silver deposits except the small and unique Bharak deposit of silver in Rajasthan (87%).
Other states: Jharkhand, Andhra Pradesh, Karnataka, Madhya Pradesh, Uttarakhand, Odisha, Meghalaya, Sikkim, Tamil Nadu and Maharashtra.
| Mine |
State |
| Sindesar Khurd |
Rajasthan |
| Rampura Agucha |
Rajasthan |
| Zawar Mine |
Rajasthan |
| Rajpura Dariba |
Rajasthan |
| Hutti Mine |
Karnataka |
Uranium
| Mine |
State |
Associated town |
Notes |
| Jaduguda |
Jharkhand |
Jaduguda, East Singhbhum |
First uranium mine of the country. |
| Narwapahar Mine |
Jharkhand |
Jadugora, East Singhbhum |
|
| Turamdih Uranium mine |
Jharkhand |
East Singhbhum |
|
| Bagjata |
Jharkhand |
East Singhbhum |
|
| Tummalapalle uranium mine |
Andhra Pradesh |
Kadapa |
Discovered in 2007, It is believed to be the largest uranium reserve in the world. |
N.K. Chauhan 
