Discuss the distribution of iron mines in India?
India is the 5th largest producer of iron ore in the world.
Distribution of iron-ore in India
1) Odisha-Jharkhand belt: In Odisha high-grade hematite ore is found in Badampahar mines in the Mayurbhanj and Kendujhar districts. In the adjoining Singbhum district of Jharkhand haematite iron ore is mined in Gua and Noamundi.
2) Durg-Bastar-Chandrapur belt lies in Chhattisgarh and Maharashtra. Very high-grade hematites are found in the famous Bailadila range of hills in the Bastar district of Chhattisgarh. The range of hills comprises of 14 deposits of super high-grade hematite iron ore which is best for steel making steelmaking. Iron ore from these mines is exported to Japan and South Korea via Vishakhapatnam port.
3) Ballari-Chitradurga-Chikkamagaluru- Tumakuru belt in Karnataka has large reserves of iron ore. The Kudremukh mines located in the Western Ghats of Karnataka are a 100 per cent export unit. Kudremukh deposits are known to be one of the largest in the world. The ore is transported as slurry through a pipeline to a port near Mangaluru.
4) Maharashtra-Goa belt includes the state of Goa and Ratnagiri district of Maharashtra. Though, the ores are not of very high quality, yet they are efficiently exploited. Iron ore is exported through Marmagao port.
Iron ore is also mined in Andhra Pradesh and Tamil Nadu.
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