Uses :
- Manganese is used to make steel tough and resistant to rusting.
- It is also used in the manufacture of paints, varnishes, batteries, dyes, fertilizers, pottery, calico printing, medicine.
- Manufacture of black enamel in chemical industries, bleaching powder, electrical, glass industries etc.
Thus it is known as “Jack of all Traders”.
India has occupied the second place in respect of Manganese ore reserve in the world after Zimbabwe.
- Odisha : Odisha has about 40.4 percent of India’s reserves of Manganese ore. It is the largest producer and contributes over 24.1 percent of the manganese ore in htdia. Best varieties of Manganese ore is found in Sundargarh, Kalahandi and Korput districts.
- Maharashtra : It contributes about 27.7 percent of India’s manganese ore. The main manganese belt is in Nagapur and Bhandara districts.
- Madhya Pradesh : This state contributes nearly 27.6 percent of the total production of Manganese in the country. Manganese ore are extend in Balaghat, Chindwara, Jabalpur and Dewas districts.
- Karnataka : About 5.8 percent India’s Manganese ore is produced by Karnataka. The main Manganese ore deposits occur in Uttar Kannada, Shimoga, Bellary, Chitradurga and Tumkur districts.
- Andhra Pradesh : It contributes 13.8 percent of the total maganese ore production of the country. It is found in Srikakulam, Vishakapatnam, Nellore, Kumool and Cudapha dis-tricts.
- Others : Rajasthan, Gujarat, Jharkhand, West Bengal, Bihar etc are the states in which Manganese ore are distributed.
Production :
- India is the 5th largest producer of manganese ore in the world.
- Its total production was 23.22 lakh tonnes in 2010-11.
- The production of manganese is increasing from one year to another.
