Question

Which of the following matches is incorrect?

(Mineral)	(Major Mines)
(a) Lead-Zinc	Rajpura Dariba
(b) Iron-Ore	Dabla region
(c) Copper	Leelwani
(d) Rock Phosphate	Jhamar Kotda

1. a
2. b
3. c
4. d

Answer 1

Correct Answer - Option 3 : c

c is NOT correct.

• Leelwani is located in Banswara district of Rajasthan, famous for mining of Manganese.

• Copper mines in Rajasthan:
  • In the State, copper deposits are located in the districts of Jhunhunu, Sikar, Sirohi, Udaipur, Bhilwara, Ajmer, Alwar, Bharatpur, Chittorgarh, Rajsamand and Dungarpur.
  • With resources of 809.09 million tonnes, the State possesses a substantial share of 54% of the total resources of the country.
  • The State is the second leading producer of copper concentrate contributing 41% of the nation’s output.​

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• Iron-Ore​ mines in Rajasthan:
  • ​The Iron-Ore Deposits are located in the district of Jaipur, Udaipur, Jhunjhunu, Sikar, Bhilwara, Alwar, Bharatpur, Dausa and Banswara.
  • About 2621 million tones resources of Iron–Ore (Both Hematite & Magnetite) are estimated in the State.
  • The important localities of Iron-Ore are Morija- Neemala (Jaipur), Lalsot (Dausa), Rampura, Dabla (Sikar), Taonda (Jhunjhunu), Pur-Banera, Bigod (Bhilwara), Nathara-Ki-Pal, Thur (Udaipur), Indergarh, Mohanpura (Bundi), Dedrauli, Liloti, Todupura, Khora (Karauli). 
• Lead-zinc mines in Rajasthan:
  • ​Rajasthan is endowed with the largest lead-zinc ore deposit having resources of 629.92 million tonnes.
  • The important lead-zinc-silver deposits in the State are located at Zawar (Udaipur), Rajpura-Dariba-Bethumi, Sindesar Kalan-Sindesar Khurd (Rajsamand), Rampura-Agucha and Pur-Banera (Bhilwara), Dehri (Sirohi) and Kayer–Ghugra, Sawar (Ajmer).
• Rock phosphate mines in Rajasthan:
  • Rock phosphate mines in Rajasthan are located at Jhamarkotra, Udaipur and Kanpur Group of Mines, Udaipur.
  • ​Rajasthan State Mines & Minerals Limited (RSMML) is a public sector enterprise of the Government of Rajasthan and primarily engaged in the Mining and Marketing of High-Grade Rock phosphate.