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Iron ore and mangoes are two important ferrous minerals mined in India. The two main ores of iron are magnetite and hematite. Magnetite has up to 70% iron, while hematite has 50-60% iron. Karnataka and Orissa are the main iron ore-producing states in India, followed by Chhattisgarh, Goa and Jharkhand. Major iron ore producing belts of India are the Orissa Jharkhand belt, the Durg-Bastar-Chandrapur belt, and the Bellary-Chitradurga-Chikmagalur-Tumkur belt and the Maharashtra-Goa belt.


High-grade hematite is mined in the Badampahar mines in the Mayurbhanj and Kendujhar districts of Orissa. The Durg-Bastar-Chandrapur belt is spread over parts of Chhattisgarh and Maharashtra. These hills contain 14 deposits of hematite.


The Bellary-Chitradurga-Chikmagalur-Tumkur belt lies in Karnataka. The Kudermukh mines in this region hold one of the largest deposits of iron ore in the world. Orissa is the main manganese-producing state in India, followed by Madhya Pradesh and Karnataka.


The Maharashtra-Goa belt is spread over parts of the Goa and Ratnagiri district of Maharashtra. Steel is a mixture of several minerals besides iron ore, and one such important mineral is manganese. The reserves of non-ferrous minerals in India are not as abundant as those of ferrous minerals. Copper and bauxite are two important non-ferrous minerals mined in India. Copper is widely used in the electrical, electronic and chemical industries.


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What is the content of iron in hematite?


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50-60%

b

70%

c

40-60%

d

60-70% 

answer is D.

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Hematite is one of the primary sources of iron ore, with 60-70% iron content.
It is reddish or brownish in colour. The overall haematite reserves are estimated to be 22,487 million tonnes, with 79 percent of hematite ore resources being discovered in Assam, Bihar, Chhattisgarh, Jharkhand, Odisha, and Uttar Pradesh. Major reserves of haematite are located in Odisha (34%), Jharkhand ( 23%), Chhattisgarh ( 22%), Karnataka ( 11%), and Goa ( 5%). Among all those regions, Badampahar mines in Orissa's Mayurbhanj and Keonjhar districts produce high-grade hematite.
 
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