Keonjhar (iron ore)
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Overview
Keonjhar in Odisha is part of the Barajamda iron ore belt. Odisha is India's top iron ore producer.
Keonjhar (Kendujhar) district lies in the Bonai–Keonjhar belt, which extends into Jharkhand's Singhbhum.
The district has some of India's largest iron ore reserves, with mines at Joda and Barbil.
Odisha is the largest iron ore producing state, and Keonjhar's mines were at the centre of the Shah Commission inquiry on illegal mining.
The ore is high-grade haematite.
Many mines are run by private companies and OMC.
Mining has affected forests and rivers in the district.
Keonjhar is also known for the Gonasika hills, the source of the Baitarani.
Geography and key facts
- Odisha
- Barajamda belt
- Joda–Barbil mines
- Odisha: largest iron ore producer
- Shah Commission
Why it matters for UPSC
Asked on iron ore.
Note for UPSC
Odisha; part of the Barajamda iron-ore belt.
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
- Odisha
- Kind
- iron ore
- Coordinates
- 21.630°N, 85.580°E
From the Map Explorer data; positions are for orientation.
In the lessons
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