Mineral wealth of MP, and ranking in mineral:-
Madhya
Pradesh is richly endowed with rich mineral reserves. In Mineral Production ,
the state ranks fourth after Jharkand, Chhattisgarh and Orissa. Madhya Pradesh
is the only state of the country producing diamond in the country. Madhya
Pradesh stands first in production of Copper Ore and Pyrophyllite. It is second
largest producer of Rock phosphate, manganese ore, Diaspore, Slate. While stands third in producing the Limestone, Shale and Manganese Ore. Around 23 major and minor minerals are being mined in the state. In industrial and economic development of the nation/state minerals resources play an important role as these serve as inputs to many industries.
12th FYP and mining:-
Mineral Inventory of districts of Balaghat, Sagar, Indore, and Bhopal will be
taken up. It is proposed to be taking up exploration programme to carry out
detailed estimation of limestone in districts of Rewa, Satna, Panna, Damoh,
Dhar and Neemuch. Potential area under Dolamite in the districts of Seoni and
Balaghat is proposed to be developed during the XII Five Year Plan period. The Subscribe on YouTube