Last reviewed 4 Nov 2026 · 2 min read
1. Minerals
| Mineral | Where / fact |
|---|---|
| Barytes | Mangampet (Annamayya/Kadapa) — one of the largest barytes deposits in the world; AP produces most of India's barytes |
| Limestone | Kadapa, Kurnool, Nandyal, Guntur, Palnadu — base of a large cement industry (Yerraguntla, Tadipatri) |
| Beach-sand minerals | Ilmenite, rutile, monazite, zircon, garnet, sillimanite along the Srikakulam–Visakhapatnam and other coasts |
| Bauxite | Eastern Ghats — Alluri Sitharama Raju district |
| Manganese | Vizianagaram, Srikakulam |
| Uranium | Tummalapalle (Kadapa) — among the largest uranium deposits in India |
| Diamonds | Vajrakarur (Anantapur) and the Krishna gravels (historic Kollur–Golconda diamonds) |
| Mica | Nellore belt |
| Oil and natural gas | Krishna–Godavari (KG) basin — onshore and offshore |
2. Industries
| Industry | Fact |
|---|---|
| Visakhapatnam Steel Plant | Of RINL (Rashtriya Ispat Nigam Ltd) — India's first shore-based integrated steel plant |
| Hindustan Shipyard | Visakhapatnam — shipbuilding and repair (Ministry of Defence) |
| HPCL refinery | Visakhapatnam |
| Eastern Naval Command | Headquarters at Visakhapatnam |
| Sri City | Multi-product SEZ on the AP–Tamil Nadu border (Tirupati district) |
| Automobiles | Kia car plant at Penukonda (Sri Sathya Sai district), production from 2019; Isuzu at Sri City |
| Satish Dhawan Space Centre (SHAR) | Sriharikota (Tirupati district) — ISRO's launch centre |
| Pharma and chemicals | Visakhapatnam (Jawaharlal Nehru Pharma City, Parawada), Kakinada |
| Aqua processing | Shrimp exports from the Godavari and Krishna districts |
| Handloom and craft | Kalamkari (Srikalahasti and Machilipatnam/Pedana — both GI), Mangalagiri and Venkatagiri sarees, Uppada Jamdani, Dharmavaram silk, Kondapalli and Etikoppaka toys (GI) |