An economic survey by the state government of the Indian state of Chhattisgarh has made a fresh discovery of 90 million tonnes of coal and a little over 22 million tonnes of iron ore.
The iron ore discoveries are located in Kanker, Dantewada and Rajnandgaon districts in the state's northern region where South Eastern Coalfields, one of the most profitable subsidiaries of the government-run Coal India, already runs a number of mines.
Besides coal and iron ore deposits, 2.98 million tonnes of bauxite reserves have also been discovered in Kawardha district.
Chhattisgarh accounts for about 23 percent of the country's iron ore mined annually, and 18 percent of its coal production.
Source: The Hindu
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