GOLD
Most of gold in India is found in the quartz veins of schist rocks of the Dharwar
structure. It is known as ‘metal line reserve’. Some gold in the country is found
in the sand of rivers. It is known as ‘Placer deposit’.
Major areas of gold production :
- Karnataka – (a) Champion and Ooregaum reefs (Kolar district) (b) Oakley reef
(Hutti area, Raichur District) - About 70 % gold in the country is obtained from the mines of Karnataka.
- Andhra Pradesh – Ramgiri gold area (ananthapur district)
- 25 % gold in the country is obtained from Andhra Pradesh.
- Gold is also obtained from the sand of the rivers Subarnarekha (Jharkhand ),
Son, Indus (near Ladakh) etc. - The estimated deposit of placer type mineral resources in kerala is 26. 12
million ton of which 5086 ton is gold metal. - The largest resource of gold forest (primary ) is in Bihar followed by
Karnataka, Rajasthan , West Bengal, Andhra Pradesh and Madhya Pradesh. - In the matter of gold extraction, Karnataka ranks first followed by
Rajasthan, West Bengal, Bihar and Andhra Pradesh.