(i) Orissa – Jharkhand belt with sufficient (25%) deposits of high grade haematite ore. (ii) Bellary – Chitraduraga – Chikmaglur – Tumkur belt possess 26 percent of the total iron ore of India. (iii) Durg – Baster – Chandrapur belt lies in Chhatisgarh and Maharashtra, consisting of very high grade haematite ore.