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Quiz Time In India, gold is available in Karnataka, but it is
not economically feasible to extract it.
Fill in the blanks :
Manganese
1. ____________ are natural chemical compounds
found in rock and ores. This is an important metal used for making alloys,
2. ____________ minerals have wide applications as steel. It is used in many industries, such as
in different fields. electrical batteries, bleaching powder, dying
industry, tiles industry, textile industry etc.
3. Iron is the ____________ of the modern age.
Manganese is chiefly produced in Russia, Brazil,
4. ____________ supplies more than 60% of gold China, South Africa, Australia, India, Morocco,
to the world.
Ghana etc.
5. Copper is essential for ____________.
In India, manganese is chiefly found in the states
Copper of Karnataka, Odisha, Madhya Pradesh,
Maharashtra, Jharkhand etc.
Copper is mainly used in electrical industries due
to its quality of electrical conductivity. It is one of
the earliest metals used by man. It is a soft metal Activity
but bronze is procured by mixing it with tin. Collect samples of various mineral ores and display
them in your classroom.
Copper ore is available in Chile, USA, Canada,
Armenia, Congo and Zambia.
India
Minerals
In India, reserves of copper are found in Jharkhand
and Rajasthan.

Bauxite
Aluminium is produced from this ore. It is in great
demand due to its lightness, strength, electrical Khetri
conductivity and resistance to rusting. Its alloys Makrana
are widely used in industries, such as aircraft, Palamau
utensils, transports, electric appliances, chemicals Hazaribagh
I N D I A Singhbhum
etc. It has gradually replaced copper. It requires Jabalpur Bilaspur
Balaghat Raigarh
Mayurbhanj
cheap and abundant supply of electricity for Bhandara Raiipur Keonjhar
purification. Chandrapur Bastar
Bailadila
The main producers of bauxite are Jamaica, Warangal
Russia, Australia, Guinea, Brazil, India, China etc. Guntur
GOA Kurnool
Cuddapan
India has rich bauxite deposits in Jharkhand, Chitradurga Iron
Kolar
Chhattisgarh, Madhya Pradesh, Maharashtra and Kudremukh Chittoor Copper
Bauxite
Tamil Nadu. Salem Manganese
Tiruchchirappalli Gold
Gold Mica
Marble
Gold is a precious metal as this is used in SRI
LANKA
jewellery just to show one’s prosperity. Women’s
Distribution of minerals in India
love for gold is renowned. It is also used as
security and medium of exchange. CONSERVATION OF MINERALS
Gold is chiefly produced in South Africa. Other The demand for mineral resources has increased
gold-producing countries are Canada, Japan and worldwide because of excessive use of machinery
the US. and improved living conditions. Minerals are a
Minerals and Energy Resources
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