Uranium Deposits in India
Context:
From April 2015 to September 2025, the Atomic Minerals Directorate for Exploration and Research (AMD) has augmented a total of 2,17,560 tonnes of in-situ uranium oxide resources in the country
Current Resource Status:
As of September 2025, AMD has established a total of 4,36,700 tonnes of in-situ U3O8 (uranium oxide) resource across 47 uranium deposits in India.
The Atomic Energy Regulatory Board (AERB) monitors radiological safety in uranium mining and milling activities
Newly Identified Deposits:
Recent exploration has led to the identification of new uranium deposits in the following regions:
Jharkhand: Rajdah, Kudada, and Jaduguda North-Baglasai-Mechua.
Rajasthan: Jahaz and Geratiyon Ki Dhani
Karnataka: Kanchankayi and Hulkal
Region-wise Distribution of Uranium in India:
Eastern India
Jharkhand – Singhbhum Shear Zone
India’s oldest and most productive uranium belt
Major deposits: Jaduguda, Turamdih, Narwapahar, Bagjata, Banduhurang, Jaduguda North–Baglasai–Mechua, Rajdah, Kudada
Meghalaya – Mahadek Basin
Deposits such as Domiasiat (Kylleng-Pyndensohiong-Mawthabah) and Wakhyn
Southern India
Key deposits: Tummalapalle, Koppunuru, Rachakuntapalle –Chitravati valley, Khammam region (in Telangana)
The Tummalapalle deposit is one of the world’s largest uranium reserves
Karnataka – Bhima Basin: New discoveries (Kanchankayi, Hulkal)
Western India
Rajasthan – Aravalli Fold Belt
Deposits: Jahaz, Geratiyon ki Dhani, and deposits in Udaipur, Bhilwara, Sikar, Alwar
Central India
Chhattisgarh: parts of Balrampur, Surajpur, Rajnandgaon, and GPM districts.
Madhya Pradesh: Ongoing exploration in Chhatarpur, Betul, Chhindwara, Sidhi, Shahdol, Singrauli
Northern India:
Himachal Pradesh (Mandi district), Uttarakhand & Uttara Pradesh(Sonbhadra district, associated with Vindhyan formations).
Notably, no uranium or nuclear-fuel-related minerals have been identified within the Deccan Plateau or Marathwada geological zones
Thorium Resources:
Apart from uranium, AMD has established resources of 13.15 million tonnes of in-situ monazite (a nuclear-fuel-related mineral of thorium) along the coastal and inland placer sands of the country.