Minerals in Odisha

The mineral resources of Odisha form a very important constituent of India's mineral wealth. It possess a wide variety of ores and minerals such as Iron-ore, Chromite, Manganese-ore, Bauxite, Non-coking Coal, Limestone, Dolomite, Nickel- ore, Vanadium-ore, Copper ore, Lead ore, Fireclay, China clay, Graphite, Quartz and Quartzite, mineral sands like Limonite, Sillimanite, Zircon and Tin ore. The mineral resources of Odisha are operated by Odisha Mining Corporation Ltd. (OMCL)

Odisha is endowed with vast resources of a variety of minerals and occupies a prominent place in the country as a mineral rich State. Abundant reserves of high-grade Iron ore, Bauxite, Chromite, Manganese ore along with other minerals such as Coal, Limestone, Dolomite, Tin, Nickel, Vanadium, Lead, Graphite, Gold, Gemstone, Diamond, Dimension & Decorative Stone etc. are extensively available in the State. This has opened up immense possibilities for locating mineral based industries for manufacture of Steel, Ferro-alloys, Cement, Alumina/ Aluminum, Refractories, Thermal Power etc., along with setting up other auxiliary and ancillary downstream industries

Mineral/Ore	Reserves in Odisha	Grade	Reserve in India	State Share to Country's Reserves(%)
1. Bauxite	1733	Metallurgical+40% A12 O 3	2911	59.5
2. Base Metal (Lead & Copper)	9	1.5% CU (Avg.)6.73% Pb(Avg.)	485	2.9
3. Chromite	183	Metallurgical Chemical Refractory	186	98.4
4. China Clay	311	Paper, Rubber, Textile, Ceramics	986	31.5
5. Coal	49406	High Ash-Non-coking	199282	24.8
6. Dolomite	889	Flux Grade	4967	17.9
7. Fireclay	178	Plastic & Non-Plastic	696	25.6
8. Graphite	2.2	Foundry, Refractory Pencil, Battery	3.1	71.0
9. Iron Ore	4200	B.F.S.M.S & Sponge Iron +58%Fe.	12745	32.9
10. Kyanite & Sillimanite	1.4	-----	53.41	2.6
11. Limestone	1609	BF & Cement	76446	2.1
12. Manganese Ore	119	BF., Ferro Alloys, Battery & Chemical	176	67.6
13. Mineral Sands	82	-----	266	30.8
14. Pyrophyllite	8.6	-----	13.2	65.1
15. Nickel Ore	270	+0.5%Nickel	294	91.8
16. Quartz and Quartzite & Silica Sand	93	Metallurgical, Silicon Carbide, Ferro Silicon, Ceramics	1350	6.9
17. Tale/ Steatite	0.8	-----	84	0.95
18. Tin Ore	0.01	+50gms/mt	28.91	-----
19. Vanadiferrous Magnetite	4	0.6to1.5%v305	Not available	-----

Odisha's resources of Bauxite, Chromite, Coal, Iron ore, Manganese and Nickel ore are formidable constituting approx.50%, 98%, 25%, 35%, 27% and 91% respectively of the total resources of the country.