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Rajpura - Dariba Zn - Pb - Ag - Cu - Cd

Producer in Rajasthan, India with commodities Lead, Zinc, Silver, Copper, Cadmium, Molybdenum, Gallium, Arsenic
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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 10073075
MRDS ID W018885
Record type Site
Current site name Rajpura - Dariba Zn - Pb - Ag - Cu - Cd

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: 74.18384, 24.74924 (WGS84)
Relative position 86 KMS BY ROAD NNW OF UDAIPUR. NEAR RAJPURA, DARIBA AND BETHUMNI.

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Rajasthan(province)

India(country)

Asia(continent)

Land(continent)

Geographic areas

Country State
India Rajasthan

Comments on the location information

  • LAT. LONG. ARE FOR CENTER OF AREA. (24 - 25 TO 25 - 05 LAT., 74 - 09 TO 74 - 13 LONG.)

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Lead Primary
Zinc Critical Primary
Silver Primary
Copper Secondary
Cadmium Secondary
Molybdenum Tertiary
Gallium Critical Tertiary
Arsenic Critical Tertiary

Comments on the commodity information

  • ANTIMONY, BISMUTH AND NICKEL HAVE ALSO BEEN IDENTIFIED

Materials information

Materials Type of material
Bornite Ore
Chalcopyrite Ore
Covellite Ore
Cubanite Ore
Galena Ore
Sphalerite Ore
Zincite Ore
Barite Gangue
Chert Gangue
Dolomite Gangue
Enargite Gangue
Fluorite Gangue

Host and associated rocks

  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Metamorphic Rock > Phyllite
    Rock unit name Graphitic Phyllite, Chert, Dolomite
    Rock description Graphitic Phyllite, Chert, Dolomite
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Neoproterozoic
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Neoproterozoic
  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Sedimentary Rock > Carbonate > Dolomite
  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Sedimentary Rock > Chemical Sediment > Chert

Nearby scientific data

(1) 74.18384, 24.74924
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Economic information

Geologic structures

Type of structure Regional
Structure description Dariba - Rajpura Fault Zone. On West Limb Of A Ne Plunging Macrosyncline.

Ore body information

  • General form LINEAR
    Length 20000M

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Producer
Commodity type Metallic
Deposit size Large
Significant No
Discovery year 0
Year of first production 1934

Mining district

District name Udaipur Dist.

Comments on the production information

  • EXTENSIVE OLD WORKINGS FOR PB - CU BUT NO WRITTEN RECORDS. PLAN 900,000 MTPY ORE YIELDING 42,000 MTPY ZN, 13,000 MTPY PB, 16,000 KGS AG, 443 MTPY CU, 173 MTPY CD BY 1980-81

Reserves and resources

  • Type In-situ
    Estimate year 1976
    Total resources 52000000000mt ore
    Commodity Subtype Grade units Group Importance Year
    Lead Pb 1.06 wt-pct Lead Major 1976
    Zinc Zn 4.23 wt-pct Zinc Major 1976
  • Type In-situ
    Estimate year 1976
    Total resources 730000000mt ore
    Commodity Subtype Grade units Group Importance Year
    Copper Cu 1.65 wt-pct Copper Minor 1976
  • Type In-situ
    Estimate year 1976
    Total resources 52000000mt ore
    Commodity Subtype Grade units Group Importance Year
    Lead Pb 1.06 wt-pct Lead Major 1976
    Zinc Zn 4.23 wt-pct Zinc Major 1976
  • Type In-situ
    Estimate year 1976
    Total resources 73000000mt ore
    Commodity Subtype Grade units Group Importance Year
    Copper Cu 1.65 wt-pct Copper Minor 1976

Comments on the workings information

  • 550 M. SHAFT UNDER CONSTRUCTION (1976)

Comments on development

  • MILL.CAP: 900 MET TONS ; ECON.YEAR: 1981

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    RAJA, C. S. ET AL, 1972, DARIBA - RAJPURA - BETHUMNI BELT OF ZINC - LEAD - COPPER MINERALIZATION, UDAIPUR DIST., RAJASTHAN; GEOL. SURV. INDIA MISC. PUB. NO. 16 P. 617 - 626.

  • Deposit

    SHAFER, F. E., 1976, U. S. DEPT. OF STATE AIRGRAM A-344; NEW DELHI 5-21-76 P. 12 - 20

  • Production

    RAJA, C. S. ET AL, 1972, GEOL. SURV. INDIA MISC. PUBL. NO. 16 P. 617 - 626

  • Reserve-Resource

    SHAFER, F. E., 1976, U.S. DEPT. OF STATE AIRGRAM A-344 P. 13

General comments

Subject category Comment text
Deposit Discovery Year: ANCIENT
Deposit OREBODY NEAR DARIBA IS 12 TO 43 M THICK, OVER 300 M. LONG.

Reporter information

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

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