Mining activities are well developed on the Chota Nagpur Plateau.

1. Mining activities are well developed on the Chhota Nagpur Plateau because it is a storehouse of minerals like mica, bauxite, iron ore, copper, limestone and coal.
2. The Damodar Valley's central basin in this region has massive deposits of coal. It is considered to be the prime centre of coking coal (Bituminous Coal) in the country. Jharia, Raniganj, West Bokaro, East Bokaro and Ramgarh are important coalfields in this region.