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The mineral wealth of India is estimated to be in excess of ₹5,000 lakh crore, or about ₹40 lakh per Indian.<ref>Kundu, S. (2014). A Note on the Estimated Value of Government-Owned Natural Resources in India. New Delhi: Centre for Budget and Governance Accountability. Retrieved April 16, 2018, from http://www.cbgaindia.org/wp-content/uploads/2016/03/Estimated-Value-of-Government-Owned-Natural-Resources-in-India.pdf</ref> India is richly endowed with various natural resources. In 2014, India ranked first in world production of garnet and iron oxide pigments; second in cement and graphite; third in chromium, lime, nitrogen, and pig iron; fourth in crude steel and iron ore. India is particularly rich in metallic minerals such as manganese, chromite, titanium and has world’s largest reserves of mica and bauxite.<ref>2014 Minerals Yearbook - India, United States Geological Survey. Accessed: April 18, 2016 https://minerals.usgs.gov/minerals/pubs/country/2014/myb3-2014-i
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The mineral wealth of India is estimated to be in excess of ₹5,000 lakh crore, or about ₹40 lakh per Indian.<ref>Kundu, S. (2014). A Note on the Estimated Value of Government-Owned Natural Resources in India. New Delhi: Centre for Budget and Governance Accountability. Retrieved April 16, 2018, from http://www.cbgaindia.org/wp-content/uploads/2016/03/Estimated-Value-of-Government-Owned-Natural-Resources-in-India.pdf</ref> India is richly endowed with various natural resources. In 2014, India ranked first in world production of garnet and iron oxide pigments; second in cement and graphite; third in chromium, lime, nitrogen, and pig iron; fourth in crude steel and iron ore. India is particularly rich in metallic minerals such as manganese, chromite, titanium and has world’s largest reserves of mica and bauxite.<ref>2014 Minerals Yearbook - India, United States Geological Survey. Accessed: April 18, 2016 https://minerals.usgs.gov/minerals/pubs/country/2014/myb3-2014-i</ref>
  
 
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The mineral wealth of India is estimated to be in excess of ₹5,000 lakh crore, or about ₹40 lakh per Indian.[1] India is richly endowed with various natural resources. In 2014, India ranked first in world production of garnet and iron oxide pigments; second in cement and graphite; third in chromium, lime, nitrogen, and pig iron; fourth in crude steel and iron ore. India is particularly rich in metallic minerals such as manganese, chromite, titanium and has world’s largest reserves of mica and bauxite.[2]

References

  1. Kundu, S. (2014). A Note on the Estimated Value of Government-Owned Natural Resources in India. New Delhi: Centre for Budget and Governance Accountability. Retrieved April 16, 2018, from http://www.cbgaindia.org/wp-content/uploads/2016/03/Estimated-Value-of-Government-Owned-Natural-Resources-in-India.pdf
  2. 2014 Minerals Yearbook - India, United States Geological Survey. Accessed: April 18, 2016 https://minerals.usgs.gov/minerals/pubs/country/2014/myb3-2014-i