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Agnigundala Pb - Cu

Producer in Andhra Pradesh, India with commodities Lead, Copper, Zinc, Cobalt, Nickel, Silver
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  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. Geologic structures
  10. Ore body information
  11. Economic information about the deposit and operations
  12. Mining district
  13. Reserves and resources
  14. Links to other databases
  15. Bibliographic references
  16. General comments
  17. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10073073
MRDS ID W018883
Record type Site
Current site name Agnigundala Pb - Cu
Alternate or previous names Bandalamottu, Dhukonda
Related records 10230883

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: 79.66701, 16.21665 (WGS84)
Relative position 5 KM NW OF BOLLAPALLE VILLAGE IN THE VINUKONDA TALUK OF GUNTUR DIST. 25 KM FROM VINUKONDA

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Andhra Pradesh(province)

India(country)

Asia(continent)

Land(continent)

Geographic areas

Country State
India Andhra Pradesh

Comments on the location information

  • LAT. LONG IS FOR BANDALAMOTTU. DHUKONDA IS AT 16:13 N, 079:43 E

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Lead Primary
Copper Primary
Zinc Critical Secondary
Cobalt Critical Tertiary
Nickel Critical Tertiary
Silver Tertiary

Materials information

Materials Type of material
Chalcopyrite Ore
Galena Ore
Pyrite Ore
Sphalerite Ore

Analytical data

Result BANDALAMOTTU OREBODY GRADES 6 - 7% PB, 1.75% CU

Host and associated rocks

  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Metamorphic Rock > Metasedimentary Rock > Quartzite
    Rock unit name Chumbum Formation
    Rock description Chumbum Formation
  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Sedimentary Rock > Carbonate > Limestone

Nearby scientific data

(1) 79.66701, 16.21665
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Economic information

Geologic structures

Type of structure Regional
Structure description In Nw Limb Of A Ne Plunging Anticline.

Ore body information

  • General form VEINS, STRINGERS, FRACTURE FILLINGS, DISSEMINATIONS

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Producer
Commodity type Metallic
Deposit size Medium
Significant No

Mining district

District name Agnigundala Area, Guntur Dist.

Comments on the production information

  • ANCIENT PRODUCTION ONLY

Reserves and resources

  • Type In-situ
    Name BANDALAMOTTU
    Estimate year 1975
    Inferred 10000000000mt ore
    Commodity Subtype Grade units Group Importance Year
    Lead Pb 6.59 wt-pct Lead Major 1975
  • Type In-situ
    Name BANDALAMOTTU
    Estimate year 1975
    Inferred 1400000000mt ore
    Commodity Subtype Grade units Group Importance Year
    Lead Pb 3.1 wt-pct Lead Major 1975
  • Type In-situ
    Name DHUKONDA
    Estimate year 1975
    Inferred 460000000mt ore
    Commodity Subtype Grade units Group Importance Year
    Lead Pb 8.98 wt-pct Lead Major 1975
  • Type In-situ
    Name BANDALAMOTTU
    Estimate year 1975
    Inferred 1000000mt ore
    Commodity Subtype Grade units Group Importance Year
    Lead Pb 6.59 wt-pct Lead Major 1975
  • Type In-situ
    Name BANDALAMOTTU
    Estimate year 1975
    Inferred 14000000mt ore
    Commodity Subtype Grade units Group Importance Year
    Lead Pb 3.1 wt-pct Lead Major 1975
  • Type In-situ
    Name DHUKONDA
    Estimate year 1975
    Inferred 46000000mt ore
    Commodity Subtype Grade units Group Importance Year
    Lead Pb 8.98 wt-pct Lead Major 1975

Comments on the reserve resource information

  • BANDALAMOTTU ALSO HAS A COPPER ZONE GRADING 1.75% CU

Reference information

Bibliographic references

General comments

Subject category Comment text
Deposit BANDALAMOTTU OREBODY IS 1300 M. LONG, 400 M. WIDE 1 TO 10 M THICK

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 01-APR-1977 Schruben, Paul G. U.S. Geological Survey

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