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Detailed explanation-1: -After Jharkhand and Andhra Pradesh, Rajasthan is the third state where uranium - which is considered one of the rare minerals in the world - has been found.

Detailed explanation-2: -Huge reserves of Uranium have been found at Rohil (Khandela Tehsil) in Sikar district of Rajasthan. With this reserve, this state has come on the world map.

Detailed explanation-3: -Currently, the states of Jharkhand, Telangana, and Andhra Pradesh have India’s largest uranium mines.

Detailed explanation-4: -Deposits of this type are found in China, Russia, Kazakhstan, Mexico, Namibia, Greenland, South Africa, United States, Canada and Australia. Vein deposits. Uranium ore is associated with veins or other lenses in igneous, metamorphic or sedimentary rocks.

Detailed explanation-5: -URANIUM IN NEW MEXICO New Mexico’s Grants Uranium Region has been the most prolific producer of uranium in the United States. With production as early as 1948, over 347 million lbs. U3O8 has been produced from the region, mainly during the years 1953 through 1990.