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The Sulaipet and Badampahar mines of Odisha are famous mine for which of the following?

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SSC CHSL 2025 Tier 1 Question Paper (21-Nov-2025) (Shift 1)
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Iron ore

Odisha is one of the most mineral-rich states of India and consistently ranks among the country's leading producers of iron ore, which underpins its large iron-and-steel and metallurgical industry.

The Sulaipet (Suleipat) and Badampahar mines lie in the Mayurbhanj district of northern Odisha and are famous specifically for iron ore.

These deposits fall within the well-known Badampahar-Gorumahisani-Suleipat iron-ore belt, a source of high-grade haematite ore associated with the ancient rocks of the region.

Iron ore mined here feeds steel plants and foundries and is a key raw material for the metallurgical sector, contributing significantly to the state's mineral output and exports.

Examining the wrong options: dolomite and limestone in Odisha are drawn mainly from areas such as Sundargarh and the Birmitrapur belt, not from these Mayurbhanj mines. Bauxite, the ore of aluminium, comes chiefly from the Kalahandi-Koraput plateau region (for example Panchpatmali), again unconnected with Sulaipet and Badampahar.

Hence, the Sulaipet and Badampahar mines of Odisha are famous for Iron ore.

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