Answer:
(i) Odisha-Jharkhand
Belt: In Odisha, high grade haematite ore is found in Badampahar mines in the
Mayurbhanj and Kendujhar districts. In the adjoining Singhbhum district of Jharkhand,
haematite iron ore is mined in Gua and Noamundi.
(ii) Durg-Bastar-Chandrapur Belt: It lies in Chhattisgarh and
Maharashtra. Very high grade haematite are found in the famous Bailadila range
of hills in the Bastar district of Chhattisgarh. It has the best physical
properties needed for steel making; iron ore from these mines is exported to
Japan, South Korea via the Vishakhapatnam port.
(iii) Bellary-Chikmaglur-Chitradurga Belt: Tumkur belt in
Karnataka has large reserves of iron ore. The Kudermukh mines located in the
western ghats of Karnataka are a 100 per cent export unit. Kudermukh deposits
are known to be one of the largest in the world.
(iv) Maharashtra - Goa belt: It includes the state of Goa,
and Ratnagiri district of Maharashtra. Though the ores are not of very high
quality, yet they are efficiently exploited. Iron ore is exported through the
Marmagao port.
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