MINERAL AND ENERGY RESOURCES IN INDIA
MINERALS
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[CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
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Bastar
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Khetri
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Nellore
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Jharia
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Detailed explanation-1: -Khetri Nagar, well known for its Copper Project, was built by and is under the control of Hindustan Copper Limited, a public sector undertaking under the Government of India. Khetri Nagar is also very well known with the name of ‘Copper’. Was this answer helpful?
Detailed explanation-2: -Khetri is situated at the foothills of the Aravalli Range, which hosts copper mineralization, giving rise to a 80 km long metallogenetic province from Singhana in the north to Raghunathgarh in the south, popularly known as Khetri Copper Belt.
Detailed explanation-3: -The major copper mines are the Khetri copper belt in Rajasthan, Singhbhum copper belt in Jharkhand and Malanjkhand copper belt in Madhya Pradesh which are mined by HCL; Singhbhum belt is mined by M/s Indian Copper Complex.
Detailed explanation-4: -Khetri mines is one of the famous copper mines of India hence it is the correct option.
Detailed explanation-5: -Khetri Nagar is a town in India’s Rajasthan district of Jhunjhunu. Khetri is two cities, “Khetri Town” built by Raja Khet Singhji Nirwan and “Khetri Nagar” about 10 km from Khetri.