List of mines in India
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This list of mines in India is subsidiary to the list of mines article and lists working, and future mines in the country and is organised by the primary mineral output. For practical purposes stone, marble and other quarries may be included in this list. In India, the underground mine to surface mine ratio is 20:80[citation needed].
Diamond
Mine | State | Coordinates | Associated town | Owner | Period of operation | Notes |
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Bunder Project | Madhya Pradesh | 24°21′N 79°20′E / 24.35°N 79.34°E | ||||
Kollur Mine | Andhra Pradesh | 16°18′N 80°26′E / 16.3°N 80.43°E | Guntur | Koh-i-noor, Daria-i-Noor | ||
Panna | Madhya Pradesh | 24°16′N 80°10′E / 24.27°N 80.17°E | National Mineral Development Corporation |
Iron ore
Mine | State | Coordinates | Associated town | Owner | Period of Operation | Notes |
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Vyasanakere Mines | Karnataka | Hospet | MSPL | |||
Iyli Gurunath Iron Ore Mines | Karnataka | Hospet | RMML-MSPL | |||
Pathikonda Iron Ore Mines | Karnataka | Ballari | MSPL | |||
Alampara Iron Ore Mines | Kerala | Koyilandy | MSPL | |||
Barbil | Odisha | 22°07′N 85°24′E / 22.12°N 85.40°E | ||||
Mayurbhanj | Odisha | 22°11′N 86°10′E / 22.19°N 86.16°E | ||||
Joda | Odisha | |||||
Keonjhar | Odisha | KCCL Odisha | ||||
Jajpur | Odisha | 20°51′N 86°20′E / 20.85°N 86.33°E | KCCL Odisha | |||
Sundergarh | Odisha | 22°01′N 84°30′E / 22.02°N 84.50°E | KCCL Odisha | |||
Cuttack | Odisha | 20°31′N 82°30′E / 20.52°N 82.50°E | ||||
West Singhbhum | Jharkhand | SAIL | ||||
Bailadila iron ore | Chhattisgarh | 21°11′N 81°17′E / 21.19°N 81.28°E | National Mineral Development Corporation, Ltd. (NMDC) | |||
Dalli-Rajhara | Chhattisgarh | Bhilai Steel Plant | ||||
Ratnagiri | Maharashtra | 16°59′N 73°18′E / 16.98°N 73.3°E | bellary going to sale | |||
Gua | Jharkhand | |||||
Kudremukh | Karnataka | KIOCL |
Manganese
Mine | State | Coordinates | Associated town | Owner | Period of Operation | Notes |
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Sambalpur | Odisha | Joda, Barbil | ||||
Rayagada | Odisha | |||||
Sundergarh | Odisha | 22°07′N 84°02′E / 22.12°N 84.03°E | ||||
Balaghat | Madhya Pradesh | 21°48′N 80°11′E / 21.8°N 80.18°E | ||||
Nagpur and Bhandara | Maharashtra | 21°32′N 79°41′E / 21.54°N 79.68°E | [Moil] |
Copper
Mine | State | Coordinates | Associated town | Owner | Period of Operation | Notes |
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Hazaribagh | Jharkhand | 23°59′N 85°21′E / 23.98°N 85.35°E | Hazaribagh | |||
Singhbhum | Jharkhand | 22°30′N 85°30′E / 22.5°N 85.5°E | Ghatshila | |||
Khetri | Rajasthan | 27°59′N 75°48′E / 27.98°N 75.8°E | Khetri | Hindustan Copper | ||
Udaipur | Rajasthan | 24°35′N 73°41′E / 24.58°N 73.68°E | Udaipur | |||
Malanjkhand | Madhya Pradesh | 22°01′N 80°43′E / 22.02°N 80.71°E | Balaghat | Hindustan Copper |
Bauxite
Coal
Petroleum or Mineral oil
Mines | name of State | Coordinates | Associated town | Owner | Period of Operation | Notes |
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Digboi | Assam | 27°23′N 95°38′E / 27.38°N 95.63°E | ONGC | |||
Naharkatiya | Assam | |||||
Kalol | Gujarat | 22°36′N 73°27′E / 22.6°N 73.45°E | ONGC | |||
Ankleshwar | Gujarat | 21°36′N 73°00′E / 21.6°N 73.0°E | ||||
Godavari districts | Andhra Pradesh | Kakinada | Reliance Petroleum | 2003–present | ||
Bassein | Maharashtra | |||||
Bombay High | Maharashtra | 19°25′N 71°20′E / 19.41°N 71.33°E |
Gold
Mine | State | Coordinates | Associated town | Owner | Period of Operation | Notes |
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Hatti Gold Mines | Karnataka | 16°11′N 76°40′E / 16.19°N 76.66°E | Hatti, Raichur | Government of Karnataka | ||
Kolar Gold Fields | Karnataka | 12°58′N 78°16′E / 12.96°N 78.27°E | Robertsonpet, Kolar | Bharat Gold Mines Limited | 1900-2001 (closed) | |
Lawa Gold Mines | Jharkhand | Chandil | Manmohan Mineral Industries | |||
Sonbhadra Mine | Uttar Pradesh |
Lead ore
Mine | State | Coordinates | Associated town | Owner | Period of operation | Notes |
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Odisha | 21°36′N 73°00′E / 21.6°N 73.0°E |
Uranium
Mine | State | Coordinates | Associated town | Owner | Period of Operation | Notes | |
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Jaduguda | Jharkhand | 22°23′N 86°13′E / 22.38°N 86.22°E | Jaduguda, East Singhbhum | Uranium Corporation of India | 1967–Present | Discovered in 1951, Jaduguda Mine has the distinction of being the first uranium mine of the country. The mine is accessed through two 5-metre (16 ft) diameter vertical shafts of depth of 640 m (2,100 ft), attaining a total depth of 905 m (2,969 ft). | |
Narwapahar Mine | Jharkhand | Jadugora, East Singhbhum | Uranium Corporation of India | ||||
Turamdih | Jharkhand | East Singhbhum | Uranium Corporation of India | ||||
Bagjata | Jharkhand | East Singhbhum | Uranium Corporation of India | ||||
Tummalapalle uranium mine | Andhra Pradesh | 14°19′N 78°16′E / 14.32°N 78.27°E | Kadapa | Uranium Corporation of India | 2012–Present | Discovered in 2007, It is believed to be the largest uranium reserve in the world. | |
Bhatin | Jharkhand | Jaduguda | Uranium Corporation of India |
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