Malanjkhand (copper)
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Overview
Malanjkhand in Balaghat, Madhya Pradesh, is India's largest open-cast copper mine.
Malanjkhand in Balaghat district has the largest copper deposit in India and an open-pit mine run by Hindustan Copper.
The ore is mainly chalcopyrite in a granite host.
Madhya Pradesh is the leading copper producer, followed by Rajasthan.
Copper is used for wires, electronics and alloys like brass.
Hindustan Copper has smelters at Khetri and Ghatsila.
Copper ore is mostly mined in Madhya Pradesh, Rajasthan and Jharkhand.
India imports much of its copper concentrate.
Geography and key facts
- Balaghat, MP
- Largest copper mine
- Balaghat district
- Largest copper deposit in India
- Open-pit mine
Why it matters for UPSC
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Note for UPSC
Balaghat, MP; India's largest open-cast copper mine.
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Asked in PYQs
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Key facts
- Type
- Mineral / fuel deposit
- State / UT
- Madhya Pradesh
- Kind
- copper
- Coordinates
- 22.001°N, 80.709°E
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In the lessons
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