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Option 2 : Jharkhand and Odisha
- According to the Geological Survey of India Jharkhand and Odisha are rich in Iron ore.
- The major iron ore mining centre is in the Singhbhum district of Jharkhand.
- The districts of Keonjhar, Mayurbhanj, and Sundargarh also have the richest reserves of iron ore In Odisha.
- The iron ore available in Odisha is Hematite which has about 60-70 percent metallic iron content.
- Jharkhand has about 25 percent of iron ore reserves.
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