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There are many metallic minerals found in the region of Telangana .Few common metallic minerals found are
1.Chromite-This mineral is found in the Kammam district.It is found as a floating ore. In a few parts of Khammam district it is even found in the form of ‘insitu’.In places like Bhimavaram , Gauraram , Jannavarm , Imamnagar and Enkuru , a total of 2500 tonnes of floatin ore and few hundred tonnes of insitu are estimated to be found.
2.Gold-It is found near the river of Kinnerasani river with the Godavari river in Khammam district.It is also found near Mangampet in the Warangal district.
3.Iron ore-About 16 million tonnes of low grade ore are estimated near Chityal , Kallada , Dasturabad , Robanpalli , Lakshettipet and Utnoor. The iron ore band with average thickness as 6 meters is estimated to contain 1,06,000 tonnes of high grade ore and 60,00,000 tonnes of low grade ore. Iron ore bands with thickness 15 meters is estimated to contain 72,60,000 tonnes of all grades of ore
4.Manganese-In the Adilabad district , manganese ore with very low phosphorous content occur. They are found as thin lenses admixed with chert and jasper within Penganga limestones at Gowlighat, Goatkur, Jamdapur and Chanda for a estimate length of 7.8 km. A reserve of 1,17000 tons with average grade of 39.6% of Manganese. Low grade manganese ore are found as encrustations near Ratampet and Kandali in the Nizamabad district.
The non metallic minerals found are-
Building stones: A variety of rocks like granite, dolerite, amphibolite, sandstone, marble which can be used as ornamental building stones are available in Warangal, Khammam, Karimnagar, Rangareddy districts. There are various polishing units in operation mainly in Khammam, Rangareddy and Waranagal districts. Bands of white marble are found near Jestalpane ,Bethumpudi , Chimalpahad , Kotturu , Mallamallupadu , Manditog , Pubali and adjoining places, Kommuguda and Mallaipalle areas of Khammam district. There are about 105 quarries around Hyderabad city itself, which are actively operated for production of road metal. Mines & Geology department has identified 11 special mining zones exclusively for eco-friendly dimensional stone mining which are Phani & Balamurugan .
Clays: White clay is suitable for making low grade potteries which occur within the Kampthis and upper Gondwana sediments at Panchagoan and Ralapet and Katterala villages of Adilabad district. A reserve of 5 metric tons of clay is estimated in these regions. Sizeable deposits of clay suitable for the manufacture of porcelain-ware occur near Hyderabad city, which is about 3.2 km. west of Golconda fort and south of the Qutub Shahi tombs. White residual clay is
reported from Shekapur village of Medak district. Small pockets of white clay are also present at
Gambirpet in the same district. In the Nalgonda district ,occurrences of clays are reported from Chintriyal . Highly refractory clay occurrences are reported from Konasamudram area in the Nizamabad district.
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1.Chromite-This mineral is found in the Kammam district.It is found as a floating ore. In a few parts of Khammam district it is even found in the form of ‘insitu’.In places like Bhimavaram , Gauraram , Jannavarm , Imamnagar and Enkuru , a total of 2500 tonnes of floatin ore and few hundred tonnes of insitu are estimated to be found.
2.Gold-It is found near the river of Kinnerasani river with the Godavari river in Khammam district.It is also found near Mangampet in the Warangal district.
3.Iron ore-About 16 million tonnes of low grade ore are estimated near Chityal , Kallada , Dasturabad , Robanpalli , Lakshettipet and Utnoor. The iron ore band with average thickness as 6 meters is estimated to contain 1,06,000 tonnes of high grade ore and 60,00,000 tonnes of low grade ore. Iron ore bands with thickness 15 meters is estimated to contain 72,60,000 tonnes of all grades of ore
4.Manganese-In the Adilabad district , manganese ore with very low phosphorous content occur. They are found as thin lenses admixed with chert and jasper within Penganga limestones at Gowlighat, Goatkur, Jamdapur and Chanda for a estimate length of 7.8 km. A reserve of 1,17000 tons with average grade of 39.6% of Manganese. Low grade manganese ore are found as encrustations near Ratampet and Kandali in the Nizamabad district.
The non metallic minerals found are-
Building stones: A variety of rocks like granite, dolerite, amphibolite, sandstone, marble which can be used as ornamental building stones are available in Warangal, Khammam, Karimnagar, Rangareddy districts. There are various polishing units in operation mainly in Khammam, Rangareddy and Waranagal districts. Bands of white marble are found near Jestalpane ,Bethumpudi , Chimalpahad , Kotturu , Mallamallupadu , Manditog , Pubali and adjoining places, Kommuguda and Mallaipalle areas of Khammam district. There are about 105 quarries around Hyderabad city itself, which are actively operated for production of road metal. Mines & Geology department has identified 11 special mining zones exclusively for eco-friendly dimensional stone mining which are Phani & Balamurugan .
Clays: White clay is suitable for making low grade potteries which occur within the Kampthis and upper Gondwana sediments at Panchagoan and Ralapet and Katterala villages of Adilabad district. A reserve of 5 metric tons of clay is estimated in these regions. Sizeable deposits of clay suitable for the manufacture of porcelain-ware occur near Hyderabad city, which is about 3.2 km. west of Golconda fort and south of the Qutub Shahi tombs. White residual clay is
reported from Shekapur village of Medak district. Small pockets of white clay are also present at
Gambirpet in the same district. In the Nalgonda district ,occurrences of clays are reported from Chintriyal . Highly refractory clay occurrences are reported from Konasamudram area in the Nizamabad district.
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