India is very rich in Iron, Manganese, Mica, Bauxite; self-sufficient in building materials, Antimony, Cement materials, Chromite, Clay, Dolomite, Lime and Gold; deficient in Copper, Mercury, Lead, Zinc, Tin, Petroleum Products, Nickel, Sulphur and Tungsten.
| S. No. | Mineral | Found in (Location) | Features |
| 1 | Iron | Bihar, Chattisgarh, Andhra Pradesh, Odisha, Tamil Nadu, Karnataka, Maharashtra and Goa. | India has the world’s largest reserves of Iron; approximately one-fourth of world’s known reservers. |
| 2 | Coal | Maharashtra, West Bengal, Madhya Pradesh, Odisha, Bihar, Telangana and Assam. | India is the third-largest producer of coal in the world. |
| 3 | Manganese | Odisha, Maharashtra, Gujarat, Madhya Pradesh, Karnataka, Andhra Pradesh and Jharkhand. | India ranks third in the world in Manganese production. |
| 4 | Mica | Jharkhand, Andhra Pradesh, Tamil Nadu, Telangana, Rajasthan. | India has the largest deposits of Mica in the world. |
| 5 | Bauxite (Aluminium Ore) | Rajasthan, Jharkhand, Gujarat, Tamil Nadu, Karnataka, Chhattisgarh, Maharashtra, J & K, Odisha. | India is the third-largest producer of Bauxite in the world. |
| 6 | Copper | Jharkhand, Rajasthan, Karnataka, Madhya Pradesh Gujarat, Andhra Pradesh. | |
| 7 | Crude Oil | Assam, Manipur, West Bengal, Ganges Valley, Himachal Pradesh, Tripura, Kutch, Off Est Bengal, Odisha, Maharashtra, Gujarat and Andhra Pradesh. | |
| 8 | Lignite | Some deposits also found in Gujarat, Puducherry, Rajasthan, Tamil Nadu, Jammu and Kashmir | India ranks third in the production of Lignite. |
| 9 | Gold | Karnataka; in small quantities in Andhra Pradesh. | |
| 10 | Magnesite | Tamil Nadu, Uttarakhand and Karnataka. | |
| 11 | Gypsum | Jammu and Kashmir, Tamil Nadu and Rajasthan. | |
| 12 | Lead-Zinc | Andhra Pradesh, Maharashtra, Gujarat, Meghalaya, Odisha, Tamil Nadu, Sikkim and Rajasthan. | |
| 13 | Chromite | Odisha, Jharkhand, Karnataka, Maharashtra, Andhra Pradesh, Tamil Nadu and Manipur. | |
| 14 | Dolomite | Odisha, Madhya Pradesh, Gujarat, Maharashtra, Telangana, Uttar Pradesh, West Bengal and Arunachal Pradesh. | |
| 15 | Diamond | Madhya Pradesh; traces are also found in Odisha, Bihar, Maharashtra and Andhra Pradesh |
