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Jharkhand Mining Show

Jharkhand is located in the eastern part of India. The state shares its borders with West Bengal in the east, Uttar Pradesh and Chhattisgarh in the west, Bihar in the north and Odisha in the south. In India, Jharkhand is one of the leading states in terms of economic growth.

Jharkhand is one of the richest mineral zones in the world and boasts 40% and 29% of India's mineral and coal reserves, respectively. Due to its large mineral reserves, mining and mineral extraction are the major industries in the state. Mineral production in the state stood at 138.15 million tonnes in FY23.

Jharkhand is rich in mineral resources such as coal (27.3% of India’s reserves), iron ore (26% of India’s reserves), copper ore (18.5% of India’s reserves), uranium, mica, bauxite, granite, limestone, silver, graphite, magnetite, and dolomite. Jharkhand is the only state in India to produce coking coal, uranium, and pyrite. With 26% of the total iron ore (hematite) reserves, Jharkhand ranks second among the states.

The state’s industries enjoy a unique location-specific advantage as it is close to the vast market of eastern India. It is closer to the ports of Kolkata, Haldia, and Paradip which helps in the transportation of minerals.

The State, with number of major perennial rivers, is self-sufficient in water resources. Average annual rain fall recorded is 1200 milli meters. The state is the iron and steel hub of the country. The Bhilai Steel Plant of Steel Authority of India Ltd (SAIL) produces more than 3 million tons of iron and steel per annum. In addition, substantial capacities have been set up by the private sector.

  • Jharkhand contributes 28 per cent of India’s sponge iron production; it has 91 plants in the sector
  • The state ranks third among all the iron-ore producing states in India
  • In 2008-09, the state produced around 32.9 million tons of iron-ore.

The state has widely occurring limestone reserves that support a strong cement sector.

  • Jharkhand accounts for around 5 per cent of the total limestone reserves in India
  • In 2008-09, the state produced 15.6 million tons of limestone
  • The state has nine major and 12 minor cement units; a majority of the cement production units are concentrated in the Raipur area; and