In 2007, India was able to extract 229 tonnes of U O from its soil. On 19 July 2011, Indian officials announced that the Tumalapalli mine in Andhra Pradesh state of India could provide more than 170,000 tonnes of uranium, making it as the world's largest uranium mine. Production of the ore is slated to begin in 2012.\n\nBased on this passage, india has the largest deposit of which mineral?
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The relevant sentence in the passage is: On 19 July 2011, Indian officials announced that the Tumalapalli mine in Andhra Pradesh state of India could provide more than 170,000 tonnes of uranium, making it as the world's largest uranium mine.
So, the answer is uranium.
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