Question

Why Chotta Nagpur region is storehouse of minerals?

Answer 1

• The Chota Nagpur Plateau is located in Eastern India, and it covers major portion of Jharkhand, Orissa, West Bengal, Bihar and Chhatisgarh
• The Indo – Gangetic plain lies North to the Plateau and Mahanadi river basin lies to the South of the Plateau
• This plateau region consists of Ranchi, Hazaribagh plateau, Singhbhum region where minerals like mica, bauxite etc are found
• High grade Hematite iron ore deposits are found in this plateau region
• Hence, Chota Nagpur plateau region is a rich storehouse of minerals like mica, bauxite, copper, lime stone, iron ore and coal