the mountain, hill and tarai regions of Nepal have varied geological structures. thus, various types of minerals are found on the country. most of the minerals are concentrated  in the hill area of the central and western development regions. among various minerals, copper, magnesite, iron, lead and mica are conman minerals found in different parts of the country glod is found in ilam and Kathmandu. similarly, coal is found in western and eastern tarai. however, there are several other prospective areas where different types of minerals can be found. so far, very limited minerals are explored and used for industrial purposes limestone and marble have been explored to some extent for industry. because of limited survey, research and studies, one has still not been able to explore the condition of those minerals in the country.