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This lists of mines in India is subsidiary to the list of mines article, and future mines in the country and is organised by the primary mineral output. For practical purposes stone, marbles and other quarries may be included in this list. In India, the underground mine to surface mine ratio is 20:80 [ citation needed ].
| Mine | State | Coordinates | Associated town | Owner | Period of operation | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bunder Project | Madhya Pradesh | 24°21′N79°20′E / 24.35°N 79.34°E | ||||
| Kollur Mine | Andhra Pradesh | 16°18′N80°26′E / 16.3°N 80.43°E | Guntur | Koh-i-noor, Daria-i-Noor | ||
| Panna | Madhya Pradesh | 24°16′N80°10′E / 24.27°N 80.17°E | National Mineral Development Corporation |
| Mine | State | Coordinates | Associated town | Owner | Period of Operation | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Vyasanakere Mines | Karnataka | Hospet | MSPL | |||
| Pathikonda Iron Ore Mines | Karnataka | Ballari | MSPL | |||
| Alampara Iron Ore Mines | Kerala | Koyilandy | MSPL | |||
| Barbil | Odisha | 22°07′N85°24′E / 22.12°N 85.40°E | ||||
| Mayurbhanj | Odisha | 22°11′N86°10′E / 22.19°N 86.16°E | Mayurbhanj | |||
| Joda | Odisha | |||||
| Keonjhar | Odisha | KCCL Odisha | ||||
| Jajpur | Odisha | 20°51′N86°20′E / 20.85°N 86.33°E | KCCL Odisha | |||
| Sundergarh | Odisha | 22°01′N84°30′E / 22.02°N 84.50°E | KCCL Odisha | |||
| Cuttack | Odisha | 20°31′N82°30′E / 20.52°N 82.50°E | ||||
| West Singhbhum | Jharkhand | west singhbhum | SAIL | |||
| Bailadila iron ore | Chhattisgarh | 21°11′N81°17′E / 21.19°N 81.28°E | Dantewada | National Mineral Development Corporation, Ltd. (NMDC) | ||
| Dalli-Rajhara | Chhattisgarh | Bhilai Steel Plant | ||||
| Ratnagiri | Maharashtra | 16°59′N73°18′E / 16.98°N 73.3°E | Ratnagiri | bellary going to sale | ||
| Gua | Jharkhand | west singhbhum | ||||
| Kudremukh | Karnataka | Chikkamangaluru | KIOCL |
| Mine | State | Coordinates | Associated town | Owner | Period of Operation | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sambalpur | Odisha | Joda, Barbil | ||||
| Rayagada | Odisha | |||||
| Sundergarh | Odisha | 22°07′N84°02′E / 22.12°N 84.03°E | ||||
| Balaghat | Madhya Pradesh | 21°48′N80°11′E / 21.8°N 80.18°E | Balaghat | Manganese Ore India Ltd | Deepest underground manganese mine in Asia | |
| Nagpur and Bhandara | Maharashtra | 21°32′N79°41′E / 21.54°N 79.68°E | Manganese Ore India Ltd |
| Mine | State | Coordinates | Associated town | Owner | Period of Operation | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hazaribagh | Jharkhand | 23°59′N85°21′E / 23.98°N 85.35°E | Hazaribagh | |||
| Singhbhum | Jharkhand | 22°30′N85°30′E / 22.5°N 85.5°E | Ghatshila | |||
| Khetri | Rajasthan | 27°59′N75°48′E / 27.98°N 75.8°E | Khetri | Hindustan Copper | ||
| Udaipur | Rajasthan | 24°35′N73°41′E / 24.58°N 73.68°E | Udaipur | |||
| Malanjkhand | Madhya Pradesh | 22°01′N80°43′E / 22.02°N 80.71°E | Balaghat | Hindustan Copper | Largest copper mine in Asia. |
| Mines | name of State | Coordinates | Associated town | Owner | Period of Operation | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Digboi | Assam | 27°23′N95°38′E / 27.38°N 95.63°E | Oil India Limited | First mine of India. | ||
| Kalol | Gujarat | 22°36′N73°27′E / 22.6°N 73.45°E | ONGC | |||
| NaharkatiyaDuliajan | Assam | Duliajan | oil India Limited | |||
| Sibsagar, Geleki | Assam | Sibsagar | ONGC | |||
| Ankleshwar | Gujarat | 21°36′N73°00′E / 21.6°N 73.0°E | ||||
| Godavari districts | Andhra Pradesh | Kakinada | Reliance Petroleum | 2003–present | ||
| Bassein | Maharashtra | |||||
| Bombay High | Maharashtra | 19°25′N71°20′E / 19.41°N 71.33°E | Largest offshore mine of India. | |||
| Ashoknagar Oilfield | West Bengal | 22°50′09″N88°35′49″E / 22.83589°N 88.59694°E | Ashoknagar, North 24 Parganas | Around 375 barrels of crude oil, whose quality is said to be even better than India's most prolific oil asset Bombay High | Have been extracted from a well on the outskirts Ashoknagar since September 2020 | Making it the most potent hydrocarbon discovery ever made in the state |
| Mine | State | Coordinates | Associated town | Owner | Period of operation | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Odisha | 21°36′N73°00′E / 21.6°N 73.0°E |
| Mine | State | Coordinates | Associated town | Owner | Period of Operation | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jaduguda | Jharkhand | 22°23′N86°13′E / 22.38°N 86.22°E | Jaduguda, East Singhbhum | Uranium Corporation of India | 1967–Present | Discovered in 1951, Jaduguda Mine has the distinction of being the first uranium mine of the country. The mine is accessed through two 5-metre (16 ft) diameter vertical shafts of depth of 640 m (2,100 ft), attaining a total depth of 905 m (2,969 ft). |
| Narwapahar Mine | Jharkhand | Jadugora, East Singhbhum | Uranium Corporation of India | |||
| Turamdih Uranium mine | Jharkhand | East Singhbhum | Uranium Corporation of India | |||
| Bagjata | Jharkhand | East Singhbhum | Uranium Corporation of India | |||
| Tummalapalle uranium mine | Andhra Pradesh | 14°19′N78°16′E / 14.32°N 78.27°E | Kadapa | Uranium Corporation of India | 2012–Present | Discovered in 2007, It is believed to be the largest uranium reserve in the world. |
| Bhatin | Jharkhand | Jaduguda | Uranium Corporation of India |
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