Gandhamardan

Occurrence in Orissa, India with commodity Aluminum

Sections on this page

Identification information
Geographic coordinates
Site location context
Geographic areas
Commodities
Materials information
Nearby scientific data
Economic information about the deposit and operations
Ownership information
Links to other databases
Bibliographic references
General comments
Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID	10022484
MRDS ID	DE03066
Record type	Site
Current site name	Gandhamardan

Geographic coordinates

Point of reference	Approximate
Geographic coordinates:	84.50478, 20.56599 (WGS84)

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Orissa(province)

India(country)

Asia(continent)

Land(continent)

Geographic areas

Country	State
India	Orissa

Commodities

Commodity	Importance
Aluminum Critical	Primary

Materials information

Materials	Type of material
Gibbsite	Ore

Nearby scientific data

Approximate (1)	84.50478, 20.56599	ListMap

Economic information

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status	Occurrence
Commodity type	Metallic
Significant	No

Ownership information

Type Operator

Owner Balco

Type	Operator
Owner	Balco

Comments on the reserve resource information

INCL. 60 M MT 44.7% AL2O3, 3.2% SIO2

Reference information

Links to other databases

Agency	Database name	Acronym	Record ID	Notes
USGS	Mineral Resources Data System	MRDS	DE03066

Bibliographic references

Deposit

MINING JOURNAL, 2/27/87, 308:7906, P. 144

General comments

Subject category	Comment text
Deposit	15 M MINEABLE THICKNESS, 65% GIBBSITE

Reporter information

Type	Date	Name	Affiliation	Comment
Reporter	25-AUG-1995	Mosier, Dan	U.S. Geological Survey

Beyond USGS

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