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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 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 Goa and the 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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Which of the mines in India holds one of the largest deposits of Iron?
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It's in Karnataka's Chikmagalur district, in the Western Ghats. The mines for iron ore are divided into four belts. The first is the Odisha-Jharkhand belt, in which the Badampahar mines in the Mayurbhanj and Kendujhar districts contain high-grade hematite ore. Next is the Durg-Bastar-Chandrapur belt, Bellary-Chitradurga-Chikmagalur Tumkur belt and the Maharashtra- Goa belt.