Multiple choice

Durg-Bastar-Chandrapur belt lies in Chhattisgarh and Maharashtra. Which of the following minerals is found here?

  1. Coal

  2. Iron ore

  3. Manganese ore

  4. Copper

  5. Bauxite

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B Correct answer
Explanation

This is the correct answer. Very high grade hematites are found in this belt. The range of hills has 14 deposits of super high grade hematite iron ore. It has the best physicalproperties needed for steel making. Iron ore from these mines is exported to Japan and South Korea via Vishakhapatnam port.