Chotanagpur plateau represents the north-eastern projection of the Indian Peninsula.
It covers Jharkhand, the northern part of Chhatisgarh, and the Purulia district of West Bengal.
This plateau is composed mainly of Gondwana rocks.
The Damodar valley has vast coal reserves, and the Hazaribagh region is one of the main sources of mica in the world.
Other minerals are copper, limestone, bauxite, iron ore, asbestos, and apatite (useful in the manufacture of phosphate fertilizers)
Mysore Plateau
The name of the plateau is derived from Karnad (“Land of Black Soil”).
The Karnataka Plateau is composed of ancient volcanic rocks, crystalline schists, and granites of the Precambrian age.
There are large reserves of iron ore in the Baba Budan hills and gold in the Kolar Gold Fields.
Deccan Plateau
The Deccan Plateau is a large plateau in western and southern India.
Primary mineral ores found in this region are mica and iron ore in the Chhota Nagpur region, and diamonds, gold, and other metals in the Golconda region.
Malwa Plateau
The Malwa Plateau roughly forms a triangle based on the Vindhyan Hills, bounded by the Aravali Range in the west and Madhya Bharat Pathar to the north, and Bundelkhand to the east.