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Tell us about the Bauxite Distribution in India.

Tell us about the Bauxite Distribution in India.

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      Bauxite Distribution

      • Odisha alone accounts for 51% of the country’s resources of bauxite followed by Andhra Pradesh (16%), Gujarat (9%), Jharkhand (6%), Maharashtra (5%), and Madhya Pradesh & Chhattisgarh (4% each).
      • Major bauxite resources are concentrated in the East Coast bauxite deposits in Odisha and Andhra Pradesh.
      • The world bauxite reserves are estimated at 30 billion tonnes and are located mainly in Guinea (25%), Australia (20%), Vietnam (12%), Brazil (9%), Jamaica (7%), Indonesia, Guyana and China (3% each).

      Major Bauxite Centres in India

      • Odisha: Kalahandi, Sambalpur,Bolangir and Koraput.
      • Jharkhand: The peatlands of Jharkhand in Lohardaga.
      • Gujarat: Bhavnagar, Jamnagar in Gujarat.
      • Chhattisgarh: Amarkantak plateau
      • Madhya Pradesh: Katni-Jabalpur area and Balaghat.
      • Maharashtra: Kolaba, Thane, Ratnagiri, Satara, Pune, and Kolhapur.
      • Tamil Nadu, Karnataka, and Goa are minor producers of bauxite.
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