Laugur

Past Producer in Madhya Pradesh, India with commodity Manganese
Sections on this page
  1. Identification information
  2. Geographic coordinates
  3. Site location context
  4. Geographic areas
  5. Commodities
  6. Materials information
  7. Host and associated rocks
  8. Nearby scientific data
  9. Ore body information
  10. Economic information about the deposit and operations
  11. Mining district
  12. Ownership information
  13. Links to other databases
  14. Bibliographic references
  15. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10003859
MRDS ID AD00214
Record type Site
Current site name Laugur

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: 80.35034, 21.93279 (WGS84)
Relative position ABOUT 27 KM FROM BALAGHAT

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Madhya Pradesh(province)

India(country)

Asia(continent)

Land(continent)

Geographic areas

Country State
India Madhya Pradesh

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Manganese Critical Primary

Materials information

Materials Type of material
Braunite Ore
Garnet Gangue
Quartz Gangue
Sericite Gangue

Analytical data

Result MN 46.56%, FE 5.49%, SIO2 11.53%, AL203 2.73%, P O.146%, (ONE HIGH GRADE SAMPLE) MN 42.67%, FE 7.8%, SIO2 12.53%, AL203 3.25%, P 0.20%, (ONE LOW GRADE SAMPLE)

Host and associated rocks

  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Metamorphic Rock > Metasedimentary Rock > Quartzite
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Neoproterozoic
  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Metamorphic Rock > Phyllite
  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Metamorphic Rock > Schist

Nearby scientific data

(1) 80.35034, 21.93279

Economic information

Ore body information

  • General form STRATIFORM
    Thickness 0.15M
    Length 2200M

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Past Producer
Commodity type Metallic
Deposit size Medium
Significant No
Discovery year 1900
Discoverer M/S Indian Manganese Co.

Mining district

District name Madhya Pradesh - Maharashtra Manganese Belt

Ownership information

  • Type Owner
    Owner M/S Pacific Mineral Co.
    First year 1973

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    SHUKLA, K.D. AND ANANDALWAR, M.A., 1973. THE GEOLOGY AND MANGANESE ORE DEPOSITS OF THE BALAGHAT-UKWA AREA, BALAGHAT DISTRICT, MADHYA PRADESH. BULLETIN OF THE GEOLOGICAL SURVEY OF INDIA, SERIES A, 22/7 : 1-65

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 01-JAN-1990 Pracejus, Bernard.M. Adelaide University

Beyond USGS

Supplemental information added by qvyshift.com. Not part of the original USGS MRDS record.