MINERAL RESOURCES OF BIHAR

“God sleeps in the minerals, awakens in plants, walks in animals, and thinks in man.”

~ Arthur Young

Minerals are known since time immemorial. Economically important minerals plays a significant role to boost the economy of a nation. Bihar, the state of Lord buddha, the litthi Kingdom of India has a great deposits of economic minerals. Bihar is known for Pyrite, Mica and coal deposits. Bihar produces of Steatite (945 tonnes ) , pyrite(9539 tonnes) ,Quartzite 914865 tonnes) ,Crude Mica (53 tonnes) and limestone (9 478000 tonnes) in a year.

Bihar is situated in the eastern part of India with the Himalayan Kingdom of Nepal to its north and the states of West Bengal, Uttar Pradesh and Jharkhand flanking its sides. It is blessed with boundless fertility of its soil, mineral wealth, other natural resources such as forest wealth and potential manpower embodied in its population.

VARIOUS MINERAL DEPOSITS IN BIHAR

1. IRON – ORES DEPOSITS

DISTRICTS	LOCALITY	REMARKS
SIGNHBHUM	Noamundi,Notoburu, Jama, Gua,Jhiling-buru ,Pasirabuda	Titaniferous and vanadiferous magnetite is found
PALAMAU	Gore Pahar and Biwabathan near Daltonganj , Rajabar , Balunagar and Morwai ,

2.MN – ORES DEPOSITS

LOCALITY	CHIEF GEOLOGICAL CHARACTERISTICS
SINGHBHUM	Associated with rocks of Iron-Ore and Kolhan Formation as lenticles parrel to bedding or as lateritic material at the surface.

3. CHROMITE DEPOSITS

DISTRICT	LOCALITY	REMARKS
Singhbhum	Jojohatu, Chaibasa	Chromite occurs in small NE-SW trending lenses and bands.

4.VANADIUM-BEARING TITANIFEROUS MAGNETITE

DISTRICT	LOCALITY	REMARKS
Singhbhum	Dublabera , Lango ,Sindurpur , Kumardubi	Associated with basic and ultrabasic rocks of Iron-Ore group (Precambrian)

5.OTHER IMPORTANT MINERAL DEPOSITS

NAME OF THE MINERAL	DISTRICT	LOCALITY
CHROMITE	Singhbhum	Jojohatu,Near Chaibasa
VANADIUM BEARING TITANIFEROUS MAGNETITE		Dublabera ,lango ,Sindurpur and Kumardubi of Singhbhum District
MOLYBDENITE	Singhbhum	Rakha Copper Deposit
TUNGSTEN	Singhbhum	Tata Nagar
NICKEL	Singhbhum	Ukkam and Dhoba hills of Bhitardari regions
NICKEL	Singhbhum	Singhbhum Copper Belt
COPPER ORE	Singhbhum	Singhbhum Copper Belt
LEAD-ZINC	Godda,Banka,Jamui, Deogarh	Hesatu-Belbathan Belt
TIN	Aurangabad	Chakrabandha
LITHIUM	Gaya	Pichli, Chatkari
BERYL	Monghyr,Gaya	Ghortappe,Chakai,Tisri,Gawan,Dhab, Deghi,Cakri,Bankhap,Pirha,Chhatkari,Bendi
BAUXITE	Lohardaga,Palamau,Rajmahal, Monghyr,Rohtas	-----------------------------------
TANTALITE AND COLUMBITE	Koderma and Jharia	-----------------------------------
MONAZITE	Gaya	Mica Pegmatite Belt , Abrakhai Pahar
TOPAZ	Singhbhum
LIMESTONE	Singhbhum,Palamau,Rohtas	Chaibasa,Ghatkuri,Kendrugutu,Putung, Rajanka,Bhavanathpur,Panda Valley,Dhanmendra, Nawadih,Ramdhira , Jagdag
QUARTZIE AND SANDSTONE	Rohtas ,Munger,Gaya	-----------------------------------
MICA	Koderma,Domchanch,Chakai	-----------------------------------
FIRECLAY	Bhagalpur,Palamau,Santhal Parganas	-----------------------------------
GRAPHITE	Palamu	-----------------------------------
DOLOMITE	Plamau	-----------------------------------
ANDALUSITE	Palamau , Nagar Untari	-----------------------------------
SILIMINITE	Monghyr, Singhbhum	-----------------------------------
KYANITE	Singhbhum,Lapsaburu,Kanyaluka, Sirboi-Jyoti Pahari ,monghyr	-----------------------------------
CLAY	Singhbhum,Sahebganj,Bhagalpur,Gaya, Palamau	Dumaria,Sarai Karanjia,Paharghatta
FELDSPAR	Chatra, Munger, Singhbhum	-----------------------------------
QUARTZ AND SILICA SAND	Singhbhum,Plamau,Hazaribagh	-----------------------------------

IMPOTRANCE

Mineral resources is a concentration of naturally occurring solid, liquid, or gaseous material in or on the earth’s crust that can be extracted and processed into useful materials at an affordable cost. Mineral resources are essential to support sustainable economic growth and our quality of life. Therefore, it is important to have sufficient supply of materials to provide for infrastructure, buildings, energy and goods. However, since mineral resources are non-renewable natural resource, and scarce, it is important to use them sustainably to secure their long-term conservation.