About 96 % chromite reserve of India is in Cuttack district of Orissa. The Sukinda
area of this district is famous for high quality chromite. It is also found in limited
quantity in Kendujhar and Dhenkanal area.
Orissa shares about 98 % of the production of chromite. Rest of the production is
done from the district of Hassan in Karnataka.
ASBESTOS:
The major asbestos producing areas are Ajmer, Bhilwara, Alwar and Udaipur in
rajasthan, kadapa, anantapur and mahaboobnagar in Andhra Pradesh and
Singhbum in Jharkhand.
LIMESTONE:
Lime-stone is often found in kadapa and vindhya rocks. It is used mainly in cement
industry. The major lime-stone producing areas are satna, Jabalpur and katni in
Madhya Pradesh ; Raipur, mahasamand, durg and bilaspur in Chhattisgarh; kadapa ,
adilabad, karimnagar and Guntur in Andhra Pradesh ; chitter, ajmer, sirohi and
Udaipur in Rajasthan and Junagarh and Jamnagar in Gujarat.
As per statistical data ( 2009 - 10 ) issued by the ministry of mines, Andhra Pradesh
( 22 %), madhya Pradesh ( 12 %) and Gujarat ( 9 %).
