NALCO is an Indian government enterprise primarily dealing with which of the following minerals?
Correct Answer: Bauxite (Aluminium)
Subject: geography
- Iron
- Bauxite (Aluminium)
- Copper
- Zinc
Explanation: • National Aluminium Company Limited (NALCO) deals with Bauxite/Aluminium.
• It is a Navratna PSU established in 1981, headquartered in Bhubaneswar, Odisha.
• Odisha has the largest bauxite reserves in India.
• Hindustan Copper Ltd (HCL) deals with copper, not NALCO.
• Trick: 'AL in NALCO stands for Aluminium'.
• Lohardaga in Jharkhand is famously known as the land of bauxite mines.