Mineral

Countries
found

Method of Extraction

Aluminum

India

Chromium

India

Through underground mining.

However, it needs to
go through the Bayer
process to get the
pure aluminum out.
Miners use Chromite
to extract Chromium
from underground.

Coal

Uses

Used
Externally
or
Internally?
Construction
Internally
Manufacturing and
Transportation externally

Economic Significance

Environmental
Impact

In India, it holds
a position next to iron
ore. India recieves a
huge amount of money
exporting this mineral
every year
Used in technological
advices. For India,
chromium is a decent
source of income every
year
Export of coal is
highly profitable for
these countries. It is also
used for living within the
country

Has a negative
impact on the
environment.
And reduces
vegetation.

Copper is used for

electrical purposes and
vast technologies.
Within the country, this
mineral is highly useful,
especially in
manufacturing purposes
Gemstones are one of
Sri
Lankas main
exports. Gemstones are
also used by
women to show health.
Graphite is used for
export

Toxic waste
harms the
environment.

Resistance
towards heat
and corrosion

Internally
and
externally

Pakistan,
In order to mine for
India,
coal, miners dig wells
Bangladesh and built an elevator
system. Two
techniques to extract
coal are room-&-pillar
method and long wall
method.
India
Miners use carbon to
extract Copper ore.
Impure copper ores
then go through
electrolysis.

Generation of
coal-fired
power plants.
Used to heat.

Internally
and
externally

Conduction of
heat and
electricity.
Used for
construction.

Internally
and
externally

Gemstones

Sri Lanka

Through the process

of underground
mining.

Decorating
Purposes

Internally
and
externally

Graphite

Sri Lanka

Use to make
the led of the
pencils.

Internally
and
externally

Iron Ore

India

Shaft mining is
employed to reach the
graphite. Drift mining
is used in
mountainous areas
Mining is used to
extract iron ore.
Chemicals are used to
extract the iron out of
the ore.

Automobiles,
Cosmetics,
and Maritime
Purposes.

Internally
and
externally

Used in technology. Iron

ore is
Indias main
export, brining lots of
income for India per
year

Mining is used. Pure

manganese is
produced by

Used in the
medical field
and the

Internally
and
externally

Used for export and

import. This mineral is a
decent source of income

Copper

Manganese India

The toxic
produced can
cause severe
health
damages.
An abundance
of carbon
dioxide is
released.

Affects the
soil from all
the mining.

Air is more
polluted. Soil
becomes
more
contaminate.

Noise
pollution.

Mica

India

hydrometallurgical
and
electrolytic processes.
Extracted by use of
rod drill.

production of
medicines.

for the country of India

Used in
electronic
devices.

Externally
used

Used for export as well

as import to make many
technological
equipments. Boosts the
amount of income for
the country greatly
Used for transporation
systems. Advance in
transportation equals an
advance in economical
growth
Used in every
citizens
living. Also used for
export to other coutries.
A high source of income
for the country

Causes Health
problems.

Natural
Gas

Pakistan,
Through mining and
India,
pressurizing the fluid
Bangladesh underground.

To heat up
water and
provide airconditioning.

Internally
and
externally

Petroleum

Pakistan,
Wells are drilled. Then
India,
the petroleum is
Bangladesh pumped out.

Chemicals,
plastic, and
synthetic uses.

Internally
and
externally

Titanium

Sri Lanka,
India

Internally
and
externally

Used to make alloys

that boosts the amount
of money the country
gets every year

Increases
corrosion in
land

Uranium

Pakistan,
India

Used to make
parts of
jewelry. Used
in the making
of medical
equipment.
Nuclear Power

Internally
used

Internally used to make

nuclear power and a
great source of energy

Potential
degradation
of water
quality.

Sodium or magnesium
is used to extract this
mineral. The process
has to be carried out
in an inert argon
atmosphere.
The two extraction
processes are:
conventional open- pit
or underground
mining, and a
chemical process.

Reduce the
rate of
greenhouse
emmition.
Possibility of
oil spill.