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Iron ore belt in India explain |
| Answer» The major iron ore belts in India are:(i) Odisha-Jharkhand belt: In Odisha high grade haematite ore is found inBadampahar mines in the Mayurbhanj and Kendujhar districts. In theadjoining Singbhum district of Jharkhand haematite iron ore is mined in Guaand Noamundi.(ii) Durg-Bastar-Chandrapur belt lies in Chhattisgarh and Maharashtra. Veryhigh grade haematites are found in the famous Bailadila range of hills in theBastar district of Chattisgarh. The range of hills comprise of 14 deposits ofsuper high grade haematite from ore. It has the best physical properties neededfor steel making. Iron ore from these mines is exported to Japan and SouthKorea via Vishakapatnam port.(iii) Bellary-Chitradurga-Chikmaglur-Turnkur belt in Karnataka has largereserves of iron ore. The Kudermukh mines located in the Western Ghatas ofKarnataka are a 100 per cent export unit. Kudremukh deposits are known tobe one of the largest in the world. The ore is transported as slurry through apipeline to a port near Mangalore.(iv) Maharashtra-Goa belt includes the state of Goa and Ratnagiri district ofMaharashtra. Though, the ores are not of very high quality, yet they areefficiently exploited iron ore is exported through Mormugao port | |