In which one of the following areas in the given map was there a recent discovery of copper deposits by the Atomic Minerals Division of Department of Atomic Energy?
✓ Correct answer: c) 4
ExplanationIn the given map, copper deposits discovered by the Atomic Minerals Division of Department Atomic Energy, are at Hassan in Karnataka and marked as ‘4’.Karnataka possesses other mineral wealth as well, including asbestos (found in Chik- kamagaluru, Hassan, Mandya, Mysuru, and Shivamogga districts), barytes and pyrite (Chitradurga district), calcite (Belagavi, Vi- jayapura, and Mysuru districts), and copper (Chikkamagaluru, Chitradurga, Kalaburagi, Hassan, Uttara Kannada, Raichur, and Shivamogga districts).396
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