MINERAL AND ENERGY RESOURCES IN INDIA
MINERALS
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Peninsular plateau
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Deccan plateau
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Eastern ghats
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Western ghats
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Detailed explanation-1: -Most of the metallic minerals in India occur in the peninsular plateau region in the old crystalline rocks. Over 97 per cent of coal reserves occur in the valleys of Damodar, Sone, Mahanadi and Godavari.
Detailed explanation-2: -Mineral resources are mostly found in the regions of peninsular plateau due to the presence of igneous and metamorphic rocks.
Detailed explanation-3: -It has variety of minerals like iron ore coal, manganese, bauxite, mica. This belt extends over Karnataka, Goa and contiguous Tamil Nadu uplands and Kerala. This belt is rich in ferrous metals and bauxite.
Detailed explanation-4: -Chota Nagpur plateau is a store house of minerals like mica, bauxite, copper, limestone, iron ore and coal.
Detailed explanation-5: -There are only some of the states that consist of mines and deposits. These states are Madhya Pradesh, Rajasthan, and Jharkhand.