New mineral deposits found in Orissa.

Evidence of deposits of diamond, coal, iron ore, bauxite and heavy minerals has been found in various districts of the State. The Directorate of Geology has located 66 million tonnes of coal deposits in Padma block of the Talcher coalfields and 18 million tonnes of bauxite in the Tadapani plateau of Ramgarh area under Koraput district, according to sources.The exploration for heavy minerals such as ilmenite, monazite and rutile in the Udayagri sector of Puri has established a reserve of one million tonnes of heavy minerals. A viable iron ore deposit of 1.9 million tonnes has been located in the Dholtapahar area of Sundargarh district through geological mapping and drilling.