The mining industry of the state of Tamil Nadu is equipped with modern amenities and technologically oriented devices that helps in extracting minerals and raw materials from the core of the earth. Tamil Nadu is rich in mineral resources. The region is blessed with many mineral resources which contributes heavily to the industrialization of the state.
The state has rich deposits of Lignite, heavy Mineral Sands such as Zircon and Monazite, Magnesite, Graphite, Quatrz and Feldspar, Limestone, Granite, Iron Ore, Silica Sand, Bauxite, and Clay. Tamil Nadu is enriched with the best quality of Magnesite deposits which are found in abundance in the districts of Salem, Namakkal, Coimbatore and Erode. The state has one of the largest deposits of Lignite that are available in plenty in the various parts of Tamil Nadu. It is gifted with rich deposits of Limestone and ranks 7th in the production of the mineral.
Tamil Nadu has ample reserves of Graphite of various attractive colors in the districts of Kancheepuram, Salem, Erode, Dharmapuri and many other places. The districts of Salem, Trivannamalai and Namakkal also have rich repository of Iron Ore which is used in many industries. Bauxite , Silica and Clay are found scattered in different regions of the state. Tamil Nadu also has some amount of Oil and Natural Gas in the sea of Nagapattinam and Ramanathapuram, where the “Oil and Natural Gas Corporation” has set up its plants to explore the oil rich areas of the state.
With such a rich deposit of Minerals, the state has become one of the most favorable destinations for the heavy Engineering, Iron and Steel, Electrical, Glass and Cement industries which contributes heavily to the state treasury and strengthens the financial position of Tamil Nadu.
