Match The Mines with corresponding minerals

Match List-I with List-II.
List-I                                     List-II
(Mines)                              (Mineral)
a) Zawar                      – 1. Zinc and Lead
b) Balaghat                 – 2. Copper
c) Hutti                        – 3. Chromite
d) Sukinda                   – 4. Gold

A 4 2 1 3
B 1 2 4 3
C 4 1 2 3
D 2 4 1 3

EXPLANATION

✅ a) Zawar – 1. Zinc and Lead

  • Zawar Mines are located in Udaipur district, Rajasthan.

  • These are some of the oldest mines in the world known for zinc and lead production.

  • They are operated by Hindustan Zinc Limited.

✅ b) Balaghat – 2. Copper

  • Balaghat Mine is located in Madhya Pradesh.

  • It is India’s deepest underground mine and is operated by MOIL Limited.

  • While it is better known for manganese, it also has significant copper and baryte deposits.

  • For this question, copper is the correct match.

✅ c) Hutti – 4. Gold

  • Hutti Gold Mine is located in Raichur district, Karnataka.

  • It is India’s only operational primary gold mine, operated by the Hutti Gold Mines Company Limited (HGML).

  • Gold mining here dates back to ancient times.

✅ d) Sukinda – 3. Chromite

  • Sukinda Valley is located in Jajpur district, Odisha.

  • It has one of the largest chromite deposits in the world.

  • Chromite is used for making stainless steel and other alloys.

🧾 Final Matching Recap:

Mine Mineral
a) Zawar 1. Zinc and Lead
b) Balaghat 2. Copper
c) Hutti 4. Gold
d) Sukinda 3. Chromite

✔️ Correct Option: B) 1, 2, 4, 3

Match The Mines with corresponding minerals