Question

In which of the following iron ore belt Kudremukh mines are located?
A. Orissa Jharkhand belt
B. Maharashtra Goa belt
C. Durg- Baster- Chandrapur belt
D. Bellary- Chitradurga- Chikmaglur- Tumkur belt

Answer 1

Hint:Kudremukha is a mountain range and is the name of a peak located in the Chikkamagaluru district of Karnataka, India. The name Kuduremukha in Kannada means 'horse-face' and it refers to a picturesque view of the side of the mountain peak which resembles a horse's face.

Complete Answer:The Kudremukh town primarily developed as an iron- ore mining town where the mining is carried out by the government-run company Kudremukh Iron Ore Company Ltd. (KIOCL). It is a public sector company that operated for almost 30 years but was shut down in 2006 due to environmental issues. The company proposed a plan to introduce eco-tourism in the area and also insisted on the land lease to be renewed for 99 years. However, environmentalists opposed this idea for the reason that the area should be given time to rest and to regenerate completely. Thus, the mining lease lapsed on 24 July 1999. Since Kudremukha is present in the Chikmaglur district, hence we can conclude that the Kudremukha mines are located in the iron ore belt of Bellary- Chitradurga- Chikmaglur- Tumkur in the state of Karnataka.

Thus, the correct answer is D.

Note:The state of Karnataka is highly abundant in a variety of mineral resources. It is considered one of the most mineral-rich states of India. The mineral belt of Karnataka is spread over an area of around 1.92 lakh sq. km covering 29 districts of the state. Karnataka is also endowed with the greenstone belt with the presence of valuable mineral resources such as gold, silver, iron ore, copper, manganese, dolomite, limestone, asbestos, kaolin, bauxite, chromite, and granite rock.