Answer» Correct Answer - Option 2 : Odisha
The correct answer is Odisha. - Manganese deposits are available in Sundargarh, Keonjhar, Rayagada, and Balangir districts in Odisha.
- Dolomite is available in plenty only in the district of Sundargarh in Odisha.
- There are two major coal-bearing areas in the state which are currently being exploited namely Talcher and the Ib valley in Odisha.
- Iron ore is abundantly available in the districts of Mayurbhanj, Sundargarh, Keonjhar, and Jajpur in Odisha.
- South Africa is the world's largest producer of manganese, accounting for 33.5% of global production.
- The principal mineral-bearing belts in Maharashtra are the Vidarbha area in the east and the Konkan area in the west.
- Important mineral occurrences are:
- Bauxite in Kolhapur, Raigad, Ratnagiri, Satara, Sindhudurg, Thane districts.
- China clay in Amravati, Bhandara, Chandrapur, Nagpur, Sindhudurg, Thane districts.
- Chromite in Bhandara, Chandrapur, Nagpur, Sindhudurg districts.
- Coal in Nagpur, Chandrapur, Yavatmal districts.
- Dolomite in Chandrapur, Nagpur, Yavatmal districts.
- Gold in Bhandara, Nagpur districts.
- Important mines in Kerala:
- Bauxite in Kannur, Kasaragod, Kollam, Thiruvananthapuram districts.
- China clay in Alappuzha, Ernakulam, Kannur, Kasaragod, Kollam, Kottayam, Palakkad, Thiruvananthapuram, Thrissur districts.
- Gold in Malappuram, Palakkad districts.
- Important mines in Gujarat:
- Bauxite is found in Kutch as well as Devbhoomi Dwarka District.
- Manganese deposits are found in Panchmahal, Vadodara, and Dahod District.
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