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Which of the following is INCORRECTLY matched with respect to mineral and its site?1. Iron ore - Bailadila2. Zinc - Zawar3. Coal - Jharia4. Bauxite - Khetri

Answer» Correct Answer - Option 4 : Bauxite - Khetri

Bauxite - Khetri is NOT correct.

Mineral

Site

Iron ore

Bailadila

Silver

Zawar

Coal

Jharia

Bauxite

Gandhamardan hill

  • Khetri Copper Mine
    • Khetri Copper Complex (KCC) at Khetrinagar, Rajasthan. Khetri is situated at the foothills of the Aravalli Range, which hosts copper mineralization, giving rise to an 80 km long metallogenetic province from Singhana in the north to Raghunathgarh in the south, popularly known as Khetri Copper Belt.
  • Iron Ore in Chhattisgarh
    • Bailadila mine is the largest mechanized mine in Asia.
    • A 270 km long slurry (a semi-liquid mixture) pipeline from the Bailadila to the Vizag plant transports the ore slurry.
    • Smelting is done in Vizag [Vishakhapatnam] iron and steel factory.
    • Bailadila’s high-grade ore is exported through Vishakhapatnam to Japan [No iron ore in Japan.
    • The Dalli-Rajhara range is 32 km long [ferrous content 68-69 percent] range with significant reserves.
  • Coal Mine in Jharkhand
    • Jharia, Dhanbad, Bokaro,   Jayanti, Godda, Giridih (Karbhari Coal Field), Ramgarh, Karanpura, Daltonganj
    • Dhanbad – One of the oldest in Jharkhand and the richest coalfields of India.
      • It is the storehouse of the best metallurgical coal i.e coking coal.
    • Giridih (Karbhari Coal Field) gives the finest coking coal in India for metallurgical purposes.


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