The Bailadila mines in Chhattisgarh are famous for the highest mechanised mining of which mineral?
Correct Answer: Iron Ore
Subject: geography
- Manganese
- Bauxite
- Iron Ore
- Copper
Explanation: • Bailadila in Chhattisgarh is India’s largest mechanised mine for Iron Ore.
• It primarily mines high-grade Haematite.
• Durg-Bastar-Chandrapur belt is the broader geological region containing Bailadila.
• Manganese is prominent in Balaghat, Bauxite in Koraput, and Copper in Khetri/Malanjkhand.
• Trick: 'Bail (Bull) is strong like Iron'.
• Iron ore from here is often exported to Japan via the Visakhapatnam port.