Khammam District is endowed with rich mineral resources
of both the Major and Minor minerals. The details
of the availability of the important minerals are
as follows:
COAL
The
Non-Cocking Coal deposits available all along the
Pranahitha Godavari Valley extending in Kothagudem,
Sathupalli, Manuguru & Yellandu areas of Khammam
district. At present M/s Singareni Colleries Company
Ltd (Central Govt) are extracting Coal from these
areas. The methods of mining operations in these
areas are both underground and open cast. The Govt.
of India has announced new policy in giving the
Mining Leases for Non-Cocking Coal to the private
parties also.
DOLOMITEThe
Dolomite deposits in this area traversing through
the Dharwar Strata from Bonkal, Chintakani, Khammam
Urban to Singareni mandal with a linear belt in
undulating form. The S.M.S. & Flux grade type
of Dolomite in this area is extracting in open cast
method and supplying to Visakha Steel Plant.
GARNET
Huge
deposits of Semi Precious Garnet deposits occur
in Ramapuram, Rudrampur, Sujatha Nagar, Enkur mandals
of Khammam district. These deposits are mostly confined
to Forest areas.
CORRUNDUM
The
Semi Precious and abrasive variety of Corrundum
deposits occur in Konigerla, Thallada & Enkur
mandals of Khammamd district. These deposits are
also mostly confined to Forest and Pattalands.
BARYTES
Off
color Barytes occur as lenses, stringers and veins
confined to Pakhal sediments in Khammam district.
These deposits occur in Khanapur, Velugumatla and
Ballepalli of Khammam Urban mandal and Pocharam
of Garla mandal in Khammam district.
IRON ORE
The
Hematite variety of Iron Ore deposits occur in forest
areas of Bayyaram, Kothagudem and in Pattalands
of Appalanarasimhapurm, Vallabhi & Kongara villages
of Nelakondapally & Mudigonda mandals of Khammam
district. Here the Iron Ore is extracting Mannual
by open cast hand picking method.
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