Jaduguda (uranium)
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Overview
Jaduguda in Jharkhand was India's first uranium mine. Tummalapalle in Andhra Pradesh is another source.
It is in East Singhbhum district and was India's first uranium mine, opened in 1967.
Uranium Corporation of India runs mines and a processing mill here.
Health concerns of villagers near tailings ponds have been widely debated.
Uranium ore here is low grade.
The nearby Turamdih and Bagjata mines also supply ore.
India also has uranium deposits in Andhra Pradesh at Tummalapalle.
Most of India's nuclear fuel is still imported.
Geography and key facts
- Jharkhand
- First uranium mine
- First uranium mine (1967)
- UCIL
- East Singhbhum
Why it matters for UPSC
Asked on nuclear fuel.
Note for UPSC
Jharkhand; India's first uranium mine.
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
- Jharkhand
- Kind
- uranium
- Coordinates
- 22.650°N, 86.360°E
From the Map Explorer data; positions are for orientation.
In the lessons
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