Mineral Resources in Odisha

Odisha is the leading producer of chromite, graphite, bauxite, manganese ore, iron ore, sillimanite, quartzite, pyroxenite and dolomite. The State hosts the country's sole resources of ruby and platinum group of metals. It accounts for the country's 95% chromite, 92% nickel ore, 69% cobalt ore, 55% bauxite, 51% titaniferous magnetite, 40% limestone, 36% pyrophyllite, 33% iron ore (hematite), 26% sillimanite, 25% each fireclay & garnet, 24% each coal & zircon and 20% vanadium ore resources.

Important minerals that occur in the State are: 

Bauxite in Balangir, Kalahandi, Kandhamal, Keonjhar, Koraput, Malkangiri, Rayagada & Sundergarh districts;

china clay in Bargarh, Boudh, Balangir, Keonjhar, Koraput, Mayurbhanj, Sambalpur & Sundergarh districts; and

chromite in Balasore, Cuttack, Dhenkanal, Jajpur & Keonjhar districts.

Chromite deposits of Sukinda and Nuasahi ultramafic belt constitute 95% of the country's chromite resources.

Besides, coal occurs in Ib river valley coalfield, Sambalpur district & Talcher coalfield, Dhenkanal district;

dolomite in Bargarh, Keonjhar, Koraput, Sambalpur & Sundergarh districts;

dunite/pyroxenite in Keonjhar and Sundergarh districts;

fireclay in Angul, Cuttack, Dhenkanal, Jharsuguda, Khurda, Puri, Sambalpur & Sundergarh districts; garnet in Ganjam, Kalahandi & Sambalpur districts;

graphite in Bargarh, Boudh, Balangir, Kalahandi, Koraput, Nuapada & Rayagada districts;

iron ore (hematite) in Dhenkanal, Jajpur, Keonjhar, Koraput, Mayurbhanj, Sambalpur & Sundergarh districts;

iron ore (magnetite) in Mayurbhanj district;

limestone in Bargarh, Koraput, Malkangiri, Nuapada, Sambalpur & Sundergarh districts;

manganese ore in Balangir, Keonjhar, Koraput, Rayagada, Sambalpur & Sundergarh districts;

Pyrophyllite in Keonjhar district;

quartz/silica sand in Boudh, Balangir, Kalahandi, Sambalpur & Sundergarh districts;

quartzite in Balangir, Dhenkanal, Jajpur, Jharsugada, Keonjhar, Mayurbhanj, Sambalpur & Sundergarh districts;

sillimanite in Ganjam & Sambalpur districts;

talc/steatite/soapstone in Mayurbhanj, Sundergarh & Sambalpur districts;

titanium minerals in Dhenkanal, Ganjam, Jajpur & Mayurbhanj districts; and zircon in Ganjam district.

Other minerals that occur in the State are 

asbestos in Keonjhar district; cobalt in Cuttack & Jajpur districts;

copper in Mayurbhanj and Sambalpur districts;

granite in Angul, Boudh, Balangir, Cuttack,
Deogarh, Dhenkanal, Ganjam, Keonjhar, Khurda, Koraput, Mayurbhanj, Nuapada, Rayagada &
Sambalpur districts; lead in Sargipalli area, Sundergarh district; and

nickel in Cuttack, Keonjhar & Mayurbhanj districts. Occurrences of ruby and emerald are reported from Balangir and Kalahandi districts, respectively.

Platinum Group of Metals occur in Keonjhar district;

silver in Sundergarh district; tin in Koraput and Malkangiri districts; and

vanadiferous magnetite occurs in Balasore and Mayurbhanj districts.

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