While addressing the Parliament today (March 11), Subbarami Reddy, Minister of State for Mines stated that Geological Survey of India (GSI) has discovered new deposits of Bauxite & Manganese with 1.97 million ton ( Mt) and7.20 Mt of resources respectively in the State of Orissa.
He said the Iron Ore has also been discovered in the States of Karnataka (8 Mt) and Tamil Nadu (14.03 Mt).However Graphite was discovered in Tamil Nadu (0.76 Mt).
The other major mineral discoveries by GSI are: Gold deposits in Rajasthan, Jharkhand and Karnataka; Basemetal (copper, lead, zinc) in the States of Rajasthan, Maharashtra and Madhya Pradesh; Platinum Group of Metals in Karnataka; Limestone deposits in the States of Meghalaya and Tamil Nadu and Clay in Kerala. – Myiris
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