1. Lead and Zinc - Rajpura Dariba
  2. Manganese - Kalakhunta
  3. Iron Ore - Dabla
  4. Copper - Lilwani
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Option 4 : Copper - Lilwani

The correct answer is Copper - Lilwani.

  • Lilwani is located in the Banswara district of Rajasthan, famous for mining Manganese.
  • Copper mines in Rajasthan:
    • In the State, copper deposits are located in the districts of Jhunjhunu, 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.​​​

  • 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 tonnes of 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), Karauli, Siloti, 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.
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