MINERAL AND ENERGY RESOURCES IN INDIA
INDIAN MINERALS AND INDUSTRIES
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Chhattisgarh
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Jharkhand
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Karnataka
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Orissa
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Detailed explanation-1: -92% of the total Nickel reserve of India is found in Odisha.
Detailed explanation-2: -Detailed Solution. Nickel is mainly found in Cuttack and Mayunrbhanj districts of Odisha. Some amount is also produced in Jharkhand, Nagaland and Karnataka. However, India has to import most of the nickel from abroad to fulfil its requirement.
Detailed explanation-3: -The 2022 global nickel production amounted to an estimated 3.3 million metric tons. As one of the countries with the largest nickel reserves, it is fitting that Indonesia is also the world’s largest producer, having produced an estimated 1.6 million metric tons in 2022.
Detailed explanation-4: -The state of Odisha endowed with the largest share of resources of nickel ore in the country at 174.63 million tonnes (92%). These resources have mainly been distributed in three districts, namely Jajpur (139.66 million tonnes), Mayurbhanj (27 million tonnes) and Keonjhar (7.97 million tonnes).
Detailed explanation-5: –In India, Nickel occurs as oxides, sulphides and silicates. It is found as oxide in Odisha which has 93% of the India’s nickel resources. In Jharkhand, nickel is found along with copper and uranium deposits.