URANIUM DEPOSITS IN INDIA

State-wise Major Deposits

1. Andhra Pradesh  

Areas: Tummalapalle in Kadapa district, Koppunuru in Guntur district  

Resource: 1,22,691 tonnes U3O8 - largest in India  

Mining: Tummalapalle underground mine operating since 2012, 3000 tonnes per day plant  

2. Jharkhand  

Areas: Jaduguda, Narwapahar, Bagjata, Bhatin, Banduhurang, Turamdih, Mohuldih - all in East Singhbhum  

Jaduguda mine: Started 1967, first uranium mine in India  

New find: Jaduguda North-Baglasai-Mechua deposit has 26,437 tonnes U3O8, extends mine life 50+ years  

3. Meghalaya  

Areas: Domiasiat, Wahkhyn-Wahkut, Mahadek Basin in West Khasi Hills  

Resource: 20,000+ tonnes U3O8, about 11 percent of India’s reserves  

Status: Exploration stopped in 2018 due to health and environmental concerns  

4. Rajasthan  

Areas: Rohil, Rohil West, Jahaz, Geratiyon ki Dhani in Sikar district, Umra in Udaipur  

Resource: 15,631 tonnes total - 14,471 tonnes in Sikar  

Note: Classified as small deposits  

5. Telangana  

Areas: Extensions of Cuddapah Basin from Andhra Pradesh  

Status: Under exploration  

6. Karnataka  

Areas: Gogi in Yadgiri, also Kalaburagi, Bijapur districts  

Grade: Around 0.1 percent uranium  

7. Chhattisgarh  

Areas: Balrampur, Surajpur, Rajnandgaon districts  

Status: Deposits established, under exploration  

8. Uttar Pradesh  

Areas: Sonbhadra district  

Status: Deposits established  

9. Himachal Pradesh  

Areas: Mandi district  

Status: Deposits established  

10. Maharashtra  

Areas: Gondia, Gadchiroli districts  

Status: Deposits established  

11. Uttarakhand  

Status: Deposits established  

Current Operating Mines  

Jharkhand: Jaduguda, Narwapahar, Bagjata, Bhatin, Banduhurang, Turamdih, Mohuldih  

Andhra Pradesh: Tummalapalle  . 

New Exploration 2025-2026  

AMD surveying 14 states including Madhya Pradesh - Chhatarpur, Betul, Sidhi, Singrauli, Arunachal Pradesh - West Siang, Upper Subansiri, Tamil Nadu - Salem, Erode, Coimbatore, Bihar - Rohtas, Haryana - Mahendragarh, Sikkim - Namchi, Gangtok  

Key Points  

Domestic uranium used only in Indian safeguarded reactors  

Imported uranium used in IAEA safeguarded reactors  

15,598 tonnes U3O8 added in 2024 from AP, Jharkhand, Rajasthan  

Tummalapalle is India’s biggest reserve, Jaduguda is oldest mine  .