Question

The Balaghat mines is famous for _______.
1. Gold
2. Bauxite
3. Uranium
4. Copper

Answer 1

Correct Answer - Option 4 : Copper

The correct answer is Copper.

• The Balaghat mine is a Copper mine. It produces 52% of India's Copper production.
• The Taregaon area, in Malanjkhand belt of Balaghat district, is where the mineral is located.
• The district contains a reserve of 84.83 million tonnes of Copper ore having 1,006 thousand tonnes of metal.
• Moderate size reserves are found in the Kherlibazar- Bargaon area of Betul district.
• Rajasthan and Jharkhand come second and third respectively.
• The total Copper reserves in India are about 712.5 million tonnes.
• Major copper ore deposits are located in Singhbhum district (Jharkhand), Balghat district (Madhya Pradesh), and Jhunjhunu and Alwar districts (Rajasthan). Additionally, there are small deposits in the states of Gujarat, Karnataka, Andhra Pradesh, Uttar Pradesh, Sikkim, Meghalaya, Maharashtra, and West Bengal.