Bailadila (iron ore)
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Overview
Bailadila in Dantewada, Chhattisgarh, mines high-grade haematite iron ore. Other major iron ore areas are Keonjhar–Barbil, Noamundi and Kudremukh.
The range is in Dantewada district, Bastar, and its name means the hump of an ox, from the shape of the hills.
NMDC mines high-grade haematite here, and ore has been sent to Visakhapatnam by rail for export and to steel plants.
Mining on Nandraj hill in 2019 was opposed by local Adivasis who consider it sacred.
The range has several numbered deposits, such as 5, 10, 11 and 14, worked by NMDC.
A slurry pipeline carries ore to Visakhapatnam.
The mines are in the forest areas of Bastar.
The region is affected by Left Wing Extremism.
Geography and key facts
- Dantewada, Chhattisgarh
- High-grade haematite
- Dantewada district
- NMDC
Why it matters for UPSC
Asked on iron ore belts.
Note for UPSC
Dantewada, Chhattisgarh; high-grade haematite.
Questions match minerals and fields with their states and regions.
Asked in PYQs
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Key facts
- Type
- Mineral / fuel deposit
- State / UT
- Chhattisgarh
- Kind
- iron ore
- Coordinates
- 18.700°N, 81.219°E
From the Map Explorer data; positions are for orientation.
In the lessons
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