MANUFACTURING INDUSTRIES. — Social Science STD 10 — Question
Gujarat BoardEnglish MediumSTD 10Social ScienceMANUFACTURING INDUSTRIES.2 Marks
Question
Describe the copper Refining industry.
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Answer
$>$ The copper refining plant in India was first set up by the Indian Copper Corporation at Ghatshila in Jharkhand.
$>$ The Hindustan Copper Ltd. took over the Indian Copper Corporation in $1972$ and since then it is the sole producer of copper in our country.
$>$ It has two centres.
$>$ One at Maubhandar near Orissa, Ghatshila in Singhbhum district and other at Khetri in Jhunjhunu district of Rajasthan.
$>$ Copper ore is obtained from the mines of these districts.
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