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We use a variety of articles made from

minerals. Coal and petroleum are used as
sources of power generation. Iron, copper
and aluminium are used in making utensils,

machines and other articles of daily use.
We need cement to build our houses, and

cement is made from limestone.
Fortunately, our country is very rich in
Iron and Steel Plant
mineral resources such as iron, coal, mica
and manganese. The Chota Nagpur plateau Copper : Copper is used for making

is the largest mineral rich area in our electric wires, machinery, pipes, vessels,
country. India is rich in mineral resources. and utensils. It is extracted from
Rajasthan and Jharkhand.
Types of Minerals
Manganese : India has the second-largest
Minerals can be classified into two types:
reserves of manganese ore in the world,
metallic minerals and non-metallic
after Zimbabwe. It is used in the
minerals.
chemical, glass and steel industries. It is
Metallic Minerals
found in Andhra Pradesh, Karnataka,
Metallic minerals are those which yield Odisha and Goa.
metals after being processed. Iron, copper,
Aluminium : Aluminium
aluminium, gold, silver and platinum are
is extracted from bauxite.
some examples of metallic minerals.
It is used for making
Iron : Iron is the utensils, electrical parts
most important and aeroplanes. It is Bauxite ore

mineral in our found in Maharashtra, Kerala, Jharkhand,
country. It is used Odisha, Madhya Pradesh and Karnataka.

for making Iron ore
Gold : Gold mines are found in Karnataka
utensils, machines, tools, railway tracks,
and Andhra Pradesh where it is used for
railway coaches, automobiles, and ships.
making jewellery.
Iron is obtained from iron ore. The iron ore
Non-Metallic Minerals
is found in Jharkhand, Odisha,

Chhattisgarh, West Bengal, Madhya Non-metallic minerals are those that do
not contain metals. They are light in
Pradesh, Maharashtra, Karnataka and

Andhra Pradesh. Iron ore is purified in weight, not shiny like metals, and cannot
be melted to form new products. These
large factories called Iron and Steel Plants .
There are big Iron and Steel Plants at minerals help build our homes, run
machines, and make our daily life easier!
Rourkela, Durgapur, Bhilai and Bokaro.
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