Among the districts of Andhra Pradesh, Adilabad ranks first in earning revenue from minerals. It is well endowd with rich reserves of coal , iron ore, lime stone and clays.

COAL IRON
LIME STONE CLAY

COAL

All the workable coal seems are confined to the Barcker stage of the lower Gondwanas, the coal fields include the Asifabad. Tandur(Bellampally) Chenur east while taluks, Khanara and north Godavari fields, these deposits are actively exploited by the Singareni Collories Company Limitid.The Tandur and Kanara fields covering an area of 181 sq.kms. liew about 2.40 km. to the north east of Bellampally Railway station on Kazipet-Balharsh line. The north Godavari field occupying an area of 75 sq.km. is located about 6.40 kms. south west of Tandur coal field. The proved reservs of coal in thest two fields as extimated by Singareni Colleries is given below.
Area Reserve of coal in million tons
300m.depth 450 m. depth 600m. depth
1.Tandur 100 175 200
2.North Godavari 140 140 170
Total: 240 315 370

This coal division of the geological survey of India has been prospecting by drilling to estimate the additional reserves of coal outside the leased areas in the vicinities.

IRON

Extensive deposits of low grade iron-ore consi sting if magnetite and hemitite occur in Dharwawrian schists near Chittial and Kalleda in Kadam Mandal, Rebbanpalli in Luxettipet Mandal and near Birsaipet in Utnoor Mandal.

In addition to these, are several minor occurences in the Dharwariah schists near Dusturabad,Raidubba, Parpalli, Maddipadaga and Somwarpet of Khanapur Mandal and Mayapur, Velmal, Ananthpet Ponkal and Mamda in east while Nirmal taluk.

Hematitic nodules occuring in Kamathis near Sankaram in Chennur Mandal were used in the part by the local smelters for the extraction of iron. Hematitic nadular iron stones associated with the chikiala, beds of the upper Gondwanas occur near Chinechala, Agarguram, Loha, Pangerigutta, Jhandhaguda and Pochammagutta in east while Sirpur taluk and these supported the iron industry in the part.

Lateritic iron-ores derived from Deccan Traps occur near Servai and Kotari in Utnoor east while taluk, These are too alluminious to be used as iron-ore and too rich in iron to be used as alluminium ore.


LIME STONE

There are fairly extensive deposists of cement grade lime stones belonging to the Penganga series. The main deposits are those of the Ryali Reserve Forest are in eastwhile Luxettipet taluk and those occuring to the north of Asifabad and Adilabad. The former has a reserve of 600 million tonnes of cements grade lime stone and these are actively worked bye the Associated Cement COmpanies Limited for their cement factory at Manchirial. Recent work of the Geological survey of India has indicated a reserve of 50 million tonnes of flux grade lime stone in the Asifabad area.

The deposits at Adilabad, Asifabad and Luxxettipet are actively exploited by Cement Corporation of India , Somshwara cement. Annapurna cement and Orient cements for their cement factories at Adilabad , Asifabad and Devapur respectively.

CLAYS

Extensive deposits of pure white clays associated with Kota Maleri beds of upper gondwanas occur at about 1.60kms. south of Pachagoan and Rallapet of Asifabad east while taluk. The reserves of clay in this deposits are extimated at 18 million tonnes. Minor deposits of clay occur in Kattarla and Butternal of Asifabad east while taluk and Kothapalli in Chennur south while taluk. The deposits near Rallapet are being used for the Manuacture of Potteries, Chinware, Stone ware, bricks and sanitary ware.