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Table: 3.3- Statewise Resources of Copper Ores
State Resources
(as on 1.4.2005)
District
(In ‘000 tonnes)
1. Andhra Pradesh 8,248 Guntur, Khammam, Kurnool,Prakasam
2. Gujarat 13,060 Banaskantha
3. Haryana 17,230 Bhiwani, Mahendrgarh
4 Jharkhand 226,083 Hazaribagh, Singhbhum (East)
5. Karnataka 34,404 Chikmagalur, Chitradurga, Gulbarga,
Hassan, North Kanara, Raichur, Shimoga
6. Madhya Pradesh 404,348 Balaghat, Betul, Jabalpur
7. Maharashtra 9,581 Bhandara, Chandrapur, Gadchiroli, Nagpur
8. Meghalaya 880 Khasi Hills (East)
9. Orissa 6,051 Mayurbhanj, Sambalpur
10. Rajasthan 668,457 Ajmer, Alwar, Bharatpur, Bhilwara, Bundi,
Chittorgarh, Dausa, Dungarpur, Jaipur,
Jhunjhunu, Pali, Rajsamand, Sirohi,
Udaipur
11. Sikkim 961 Sikkim (East)
12. Tamil Nadu 790 Villupuram
13. Uttarakhand 4,220 Almora, Dehradun, Pithoragarh
14.. West Bengal 113 Puruliya
The resources of copper ore are distributed in 14 states namely, Andhra
Pradesh, Gujarat, Haryana, Jharkhand, Karnataka, Madhya Pradesh, Maharashtra,
Meghalaya, Orissa, Rajasthan, Sikkim, Tamil Nadu, Uttarakhand and West Bengal
and are grouped under seven important belts as given in Table 3.4. Description of
these important belts is given below. The State Wise, District Wise Deposits of
Copper in the country is given at Table: 3.5.
Table : 3.4 - List of Important Copper Belts in India
Sl.No. Name of Belt State
1. Singhbhum Copper Belt Jharkhand
2. Khetri Copper Belt Rajasthan
3. Malanjkhand Copper Belt Madhya Pradesh
4. Agnigundala Copper Belt Andhra Pradesh
5. Chitradurga Copper Belt Karnataka
6. Ambamata Multi Metal Deposit Gujarat
7. Rangpo Multimetal Deposit Sikkim
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