2. INTRODUCTION
• Minerals are the most important natural
resources.
• A compound of naturally available substance with
specific chemical composition is called a mineral.
• Iron ore, manganese ore, bauxite ore mica and
gold are most important.
• Energy sources like petroleum, coal, and atomic
minerals are also produced in our country.
• Non-conventional source of energy is also very
important now-a-days.
3. Iron ore
• Iron ore is the most
important ferrous and
metallic mineral.
• Of the total value of
minerals iron ore
constitutes 20%.
• India ranks 6th in the iron
ore deposits in the world.
4. Types of Iron Ore
Types of iron ore: Based on the metal and
impurities content, iron ore is classified into
four types:
1.Magnatite
2.Heamatite
3.Limonite
4.Sederite
8. Uses of Iron ore
Steel Industries
Karnataka
Jharkhand West Bengal
Madhya Pradesh
Oddisha
Andhra Pradesh
Exported
Japan
China
Italy
Iran and other
countries
9. Manganese Ore
• It is the most important ferro-allied ores.
• It is used in the manufacture of steel.
• It is also used in the manufacture of chemical
and electrical equipments and coloured glass.
15. Bauxite ore
• Bauxite is the important ore of aluminium.
• It is brownish yellow and grey in colour.
• It is sticky in nature.
• It has 60-70% of aluminium oxide.
• It is melted and aluminium is extracted.
• India has huge bauxite deposits and is self
sufficient in aluminium production.
• India ranks 5th in the world in bauxite deposits
17. States were it is found
Oddisha
Koraput, Kalahandi, Bolangir,
Sundergarh
Gujarat
Jamnagar, Bhabnagar, Junagadh,
Bharuch and surat
Jharkhand
Ranchi, Polamao, Shahabad,
Lohardaga
Maharashtra
Ratnagiri, kolhapur, Ambolghat,
Udayagiri, Radhanagari,
Dungarvadi, Darghanga
Chattisgarh
Bastar, Bilaspur, Raigad, Surguja
Madhya Pradesh
Karnataka
Belgaum
Tamil Nadu
Salem, Madhurai
Andhra Pradesh
Vishakapatnam
18. Mica plate
• Mica is a very important non-ferrous mineral.
• India is in a leading position in having deposits
of mica in the manufacture of mica plates.
Mica
19. Qualities of mica
• Mica is a transparent, heat resistant, shiny
silicate mineral.
• It has insulation and elasticity.
• It is used in the manufacture of telephones,
telegraph, wireless services, glass, colourless
varnish, artificial rubber, dynamos and
chemicals.
• It is also known as Kage Bangara in kannada.
25. Gold ore
• Gold is a valuable metal it is popular since the
ages.
• Gold is used as a standard in fixing the value in
the international money market.
• India has insignificant gold deposits.
• Hatti is the largest producer of Gold.
26. Gold mines in India
Karnataka
Kolar, Raichur, Hatti
Andhra Pradesh
Bihar
Kerala
Tamil Nadu
27. Gold in the form of fine threads
Kappatha Gudda, Gadag
30. Coal
• In India the most
important power
resource is coal.
• India ranks 3rd in
the world in the
production of
coal.
31. • Millions of years ago the earth was covered
with thick dense forests and these forests
gradually buried in the layers of the earth and
converted into coal due to heat and pressure.
32. Other uses of coal
To manufacture
Insect
repellent,
explosives,
artificial rubber,
plastic,
chemical
fertilizers
34. States and areas
Damodar river valley
Jharkhand and
Chattisgarh produce
largest amount of coal
Godavari, Mahanadi,
Vardha river valleys
Oddisha
West Bengal
Andhra Pradesh
Madhya Pradesh
35. Petroleum
• Petroleum is the product of fossils of ancient
living beings.
• Petroleum is called Crude oil because when it
is pumped out of the earth it is a mixture of
various materials.
• It is refined in refineries to produce gasoline,
petrol, diesel, kerosene, etc.
• It is a raw material for many industries.
36. Liquid Gold
• It is a very important energy source in
agriculture, industry and transportation.
• This is very precious in both during peace and
war.
• Hence it is called Liquid Gold
37. Petroleum was first discovered at Digboi, Assam
Till independence Digboi was the only region of
petroleum products
38. Oil deposits in India
Assam
Lakhimpur, Hugrijin, Moran
Naharakathia.
Gujarath
The first well was drilled in
Ankaleshwar.
• In 1974, crude oil was
identified about 110 kms away
from Bombay in the off shore
field called Bombay High and
production started in 1976.
• Oil deposits have been
discovered in Kaveri, Krishna,
Godavari and Mahanadi river
basins.
41. We import crude oil from Iran, Iraq,
Soudi Arabia and Russia.
42. Atomic minerals
• Atomic energy is generated using it.
• Atomic power decides the status and might of
the nation.
• Atomic power was used only for a country’s
defense in the earlier days.
• It is being widely used for power generation.
43. Uranium
It is distributed in singhbum, gaya and Hazaribagh of
Jharkhand, in the loamy soil of Saharanapur of UP and the
sandy soils of Kerala containing monazite
48. Global warming
• All over the world due to the use of
conventional energy sources like coal,
petroleum, natural gas and oter fossil fuels,
phenomenon of green-house effect and
consequent increase in temperature of the
earth’s atmosphere is being noticed.
• This is called global warming.
50. Non conventional energy sources
• Solar energy
• Wind energy
• Tidal energy
• Geo thermal energy
• Bio-gas
51. Solar energy
• Use of the heat emanating from the sun’s rays is
called ‘Solar Energy’.
• Solar energy is used in solar water heater, cooker,
solar thermal electric bulb, railway signal,
transport and communication media.
• India’s first solar electricity production centre is
being proposed to be set up at Baramar in
Rajasthan.
• A solar electric station was proposed to be set up
in Chikkaballapur in Karnataka.
52.
53. Wind Power
• In India Wind power is being produced on a
commercial purposes and in the future, manu
parts of the country would be using wind
power as the main source of electricity.
• India is the fifth country in the world to
produce wind energy.
• Tamil Nadu, Maharashtra, Karnataka, Rajastan
and Gujarat are establishing power stations.
56. Need for non conventional energy
• In India of the energy resources being used
the exhaustible energy resources are the main
ones.
• It has become inevitable to use non-
conventional energy sources to conserve the
conventional energy sources.
• Exploration and use of nonexhaustible energy
uses has gained a lot of importance in the five-
year plans.
57. Remedies
• It has become inevitable in our country to take
necessary steps to prevent the deficit in the
energy resources.
1. Use of non conventional resources.
2. Giving importance to hydroelectric power
generation.
3. Use of alternate local energy resources
4. Encouraging the use of non-conventional energy
resources.
5. Educating the people regarding the reduced use of
energy resources.
6. Producing energy from solid waste.
58. Answer the following questions
• What are the uses of Manganese?
• How was mica used a lot in the past? Why is
its use very less?
• How is coal formed?
• Why is petroleum known as liquid gold?
• What is global warming?
• What are the uses of solar energy?