Question

Madhya Pradesh is known for the production of which mineral?

Answer 1

Hint:Minerals are the key indicators of the economic development of any nation. In India, Madhya Pradesh is endowed with rich mineral resources supplementing it's allocation for the nation's economic advancement.

Complete answer:
Madhya Pradesh ranks third in the country in the production of the minerals. It has abundant resources of minerals in which the production of copper and diamond is prominent. Apart from these minerals production of manganese, bauxite, limestone and dolomite is also seen in Madhya Pradesh.
India's largest Open cast copper mine is located in Balaghat district. Madhya Pradesh covers around 7.71 per cent of the total coal reserves in the country. The major areas producing coal are Umaria, Betul, Sidhi and Shahdol.
Northern coal field limited in Sidhi district and Western coal field limited in Betul district.
Bauxite is found in Katni and Satna district.
Malanjkhand is the largest district in Madhya Pradesh producing copper ore.
Hindustan Copper Ltd. operates copper mines in the states.
Apart from copper, the state is also rich in dolomite and slate minerals. Slate is found in the Mandsaur area in Madhya Pradesh.
Malanjkhand Copper Project is the largest copper project producing 2million tonnes of copper.
Hindustan copper Ltd has its branches in Khetri copper complex and Indian copper

Note:The state has 84.83 million tonnes of copper.
Copper is more found in Khedli Bazar area of Betul district of Madhya Pradesh, with high production of diamonds.