List of mines in India

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This lists 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, marbles and other quarries may be included in this list. In India, the underground mine to surface mine ratio is 20:80[citation needed].

Diamond[edit]

Mine State Coordinates Associated town Owner Period of operation Notes
Bunder Project Madhya Pradesh 24°21′N 79°20′E / 24.35°N 79.34°E / 24.35; 79.34
Kollur Mine Andhra Pradesh 16°18′N 80°26′E / 16.3°N 80.43°E / 16.3; 80.43 Guntur Koh-i-noor, Daria-i-Noor
Panna Madhya Pradesh 24°16′N 80°10′E / 24.27°N 80.17°E / 24.27; 80.17 National Mineral Development Corporation

Iron ore[edit]

Mine State Coordinates Associated town Owner Period of Operation Notes
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 / 22.12; 85.40
Mayurbhanj Odisha 22°11′N 86°10′E / 22.19°N 86.16°E / 22.19; 86.16 Mayurbhanj
Joda Odisha
Keonjhar Odisha KCCL Odisha
Jajpur Odisha 20°51′N 86°20′E / 20.85°N 86.33°E / 20.85; 86.33 KCCL Odisha
Sundergarh Odisha 22°01′N 84°30′E / 22.02°N 84.50°E / 22.02; 84.50 KCCL Odisha
Cuttack Odisha 20°31′N 82°30′E / 20.52°N 82.50°E / 20.52; 82.50
West Singhbhum Jharkhand west singhbhum SAIL
Bailadila iron ore Chhattisgarh 21°11′N 81°17′E / 21.19°N 81.28°E / 21.19; 81.28 Dantewada 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 / 16.98; 73.3 Ratnagiri bellary going to sale
Gua Jharkhand west singhbhum
Kudremukh Karnataka Chikkamangaluru KIOCL

Manganese[edit]

Mine State Coordinates Associated town Owner Period of Operation Notes
Sambalpur Odisha Joda, Barbil
Rayagada Odisha
Sundergarh Odisha 22°07′N 84°02′E / 22.12°N 84.03°E / 22.12; 84.03
Balaghat Madhya Pradesh 21°48′N 80°11′E / 21.8°N 80.18°E / 21.8; 80.18 Balaghat Manganese Ore India Ltd Deepest underground manganese mine in Asia
Nagpur and Bhandara Maharashtra 21°32′N 79°41′E / 21.54°N 79.68°E / 21.54; 79.68 Manganese Ore India Ltd

Copper[edit]

Mine State Coordinates Associated town Owner Period of Operation Notes
Hazaribagh Jharkhand 23°59′N 85°21′E / 23.98°N 85.35°E / 23.98; 85.35 Hazaribagh
Singhbhum Jharkhand 22°30′N 85°30′E / 22.5°N 85.5°E / 22.5; 85.5 Ghatshila
Khetri Rajasthan 27°59′N 75°48′E / 27.98°N 75.8°E / 27.98; 75.8 Khetri Hindustan Copper
Udaipur Rajasthan 24°35′N 73°41′E / 24.58°N 73.68°E / 24.58; 73.68 Udaipur
Malanjkhand Madhya Pradesh 22°01′N 80°43′E / 22.02°N 80.71°E / 22.02; 80.71 Balaghat Hindustan Copper Largest copper mine in asia.

Bauxite[edit]

Mine State Coordinates Associated town Owner Period of Operation Notes
Balangir Odisha 20°53′N 82°51′E / 20.88°N 82.85°E / 20.88; 82.85
Bargarh Odisha 21°12′N 83°22′E / 21.20°N 83.37°E / 21.20; 83.37
Koraput Odisha 18°51′N 83°01′E / 18.85°N 83.02°E / 18.85; 83.02 Damanjodi NALCO
Kalahandi Odisha 19°35′N 83°22′E / 19.58°N 83.37°E / 19.58; 83.37 Lanjigarh Vedanta
Sambalpur Odisha
Sundergarh Odisha 21°55′N 85°18′E / 21.92°N 85.3°E / 21.92; 85.3
Katni, Amarkantak Madhya Pradesh 23°29′N 80°07′E / 23.48°N 80.12°E / 23.48; 80.12
Bilaspur & Maikal Hills Chhattisgarh 22°23′N 82°08′E / 22.38°N 82.13°E / 22.38; 82.13
Lohardaga Jharkhand
Singhbhum Jharkhand
Jamnagar Gujarat

Coal[edit]

Mine State Coordinates Associated town Owner Period of Operation Notes
Jharia Jharkhand Largest coal mine in India 23°45′N 86°25′E / 23.75°N 86.42°E / 23.75; 86.42 BCCL [Dhanband coal mine]

[Bihar]

Bokaro Jharkhand 23°48′N 85°45′E / 23.8°N 85.75°E / 23.8; 85.75
Rajmahal Jharkhand
Raniganj Coalfield West Bengal 1st coal mine in India ECL
Birbhum Coalfield West Bengal
South Eastern Coalfields Chhattisgarh 22°21′N 82°41′E / 22.35°N 82.68°E / 22.35; 82.68
Jharsuguda Odisha 22°03′N 83°43′E / 22.05°N 83.72°E / 22.05; 83.72 Belpahar, Brajrajnagar
Talcher Odisha 20°57′N 85°13′E / 20.95°N 85.22°E / 20.95; 85.22
Singareni Telangana Bhadradri Kothagudem SCCL
Neyveli Tamil Nadu Neyveli Neyveli Lignite Corporation
Nagpur Maharashtra Western Coalfields Limited
Ledo Assam
Singrauli Madhya Pradesh Northern Coalfields

Petroleum or Mineral oil[edit]

Mines name of State Coordinates Associated town Owner Period of Operation Notes
Digboi Assam 27°23′N 95°38′E / 27.38°N 95.63°E / 27.38; 95.63 ONGC First mine of India.
Naharkatiya Assam
Kalol Gujarat 22°36′N 73°27′E / 22.6°N 73.45°E / 22.6; 73.45 ONGC
Ankleshwar Gujarat 21°36′N 73°00′E / 21.6°N 73.0°E / 21.6; 73.0
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 / 19.41; 71.33 Largest Ofshore mine of India.

Gold[edit]

Mines

State Coordinates Associated town Owner Period of Operation Notes
Hatti Gold Mines Karnataka 16°11′N 76°40′E / 16.19°N 76.66°E / 16.19; 76.66 Hatti, Raichur Government of Karnataka
Kolar Gold Fields Karnataka 12°58′N 78°16′E / 12.96°N 78.27°E / 12.96; 78.27 Robertsonpet, Kolar Bharat Gold Mines Limited 1900-2001 (closed)
Lava Gold Mines Jharkhand Chandil Manmohan Mineral Industries https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/ranchi/gsi-finds-250kg-gold-reserve-in-e-singhbhum/articleshow/76250409.cms
Sonbhadra Mine Uttar Pradesh
Parasi Jharkhand https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/ranchi/gsi-finds-250kg-gold-reserve-in-e-singhbhum/articleshow/76250409.cms
Pahadia Jharkhand https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/ranchi/gsi-finds-250kg-gold-reserve-in-e-singhbhum/articleshow/76250409.cms
Kunderkocha Jharkhand https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/ranchi/gsi-finds-250kg-gold-reserve-in-e-singhbhum/articleshow/76250409.cms
Bhitar Dari Jharkhand https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/ranchi/gsi-finds-250kg-gold-reserve-in-e-singhbhum/articleshow/76250409.cms

Lead ore[edit]

Mine State Coordinates Associated town Owner Period of operation Notes
Odisha 21°36′N 73°00′E / 21.6°N 73.0°E / 21.6; 73.0

Uranium[edit]

Mine State Coordinates Associated town Owner Period of Operation Notes
Jaduguda Jharkhand 22°23′N 86°13′E / 22.38°N 86.22°E / 22.38; 86.22 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 Uranium mine 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 / 14.32; 78.27 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

References[edit]


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