Explain the distribution of copper in India.

Copper is one of the non-ferrous minerals available in India. This mineral is extracted from Sulphite and Chalcopyrite. This mineral ore is obtained the metamorphic rocks in Dharwar and Aravalli ranges. Nearly ninety-five percent of copper is distributed in the areas of Balaghat and Betul in Madhya Pradesh, Singhbhumi and Hazaribagh districts of Jharkhand, Jhunjhunu, Alwar, Udaipur, Rajsamand in Rajasthan, Guntur and Kurnool in Andhra Pradesh, Chitradurg from Karnataka.

Some of the important copper mines in India are Kolihan, Mendhan, Mosabani and Rakha mines.

In India, the right to refine copper is vested with the Hindustan Copper Limited.