First Ranked States in Mineral Wealth (INDIA)

1. Coal—–Jharkhand
2. Bauxite (Aluminium Ore)—–Orissa
3. Chromite (Chromium ore)—–Orissa
4. Iron Ore—–Orissa
5. Manganese—–Orissa
6. Lead & Zinc—–Rajasthan
7. Calcite (source of marble)—–Rajasthan
8. Gypsum (used in fertiliser, plaster of paris etc.)—–Rajasthan

9. Quartz—–Rajasthan
10. Asbestos—–Andhra Pradesh
11. Limestone—–Andhra Pradesh
12. Mica —–Andhra Pradesh
13. Barytes (used as weighting agent for drilling fluids in oil &
gas exploration, barium is used in CT Scan)—–Andhra
Pradesh
14. Diamond—–Madhya Pradesh
15. Copper Ore—–Madhya Pradesh
16. Gold—–Karnataka
17. Corundum (source of ruby, sapphire)—–Maharashtra
18. Rock Salt—–Himachal Pradesh
19. Crude Oil—–Gujarat
20. Natural Gas—–Assam/Nagaland