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Zawar Group Pb-Zn Mines

Producer in Rajasthan, India with commodities Zinc, Lead
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  1. Identification information
  2. Geographic coordinates
  3. Site location context
  4. Geographic areas
  5. Commodities
  6. Materials information
  7. Alteration
  8. Host and associated rocks
  9. Nearby scientific data
  10. Geologic structures
  11. Ore body information
  12. Controls for ore emplacement
  13. Economic information about the deposit and operations
  14. Ownership information
  15. Reserves and resources
  16. Links to other databases
  17. Bibliographic references
  18. General comments
  19. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10073077
MRDS ID W018887
Record type Site
Current site name Zawar Group Pb-Zn Mines
Alternate or previous names Mochia Magra, Balaria, Zawar Mala, Baroi

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: 73.71719, 24.36594 (WGS84)
Relative position 600 KM N. OF BOMBAY

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Rajasthan(province)

India(country)

Asia(continent)

Land(continent)

Geographic areas

Country State
India Rajasthan

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Zinc Critical Primary
Lead Primary

Materials information

Materials Type of material
Argentite Ore
Chalcopyrite Ore
Galena Ore
Pyrite Ore
Pyrrhotite Ore
Silver Ore
Sphalerite Ore
Dolomite Gangue
Gypsum Gangue
Quartz Gangue

Alteration

  • (Local) Recrystallization Of Wall Rock

Host and associated rocks

  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Sedimentary Rock > Carbonate > Dolomite
    Rock unit name Dolomite
    Rock description Dolomite
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Neoproterozoic
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Neoproterozoic

Nearby scientific data

(1) 73.71719, 24.36594
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Economic information

Geologic structures

Type of structure Regional
Structure description Major Folding
Type of structure Local
Structure description E - W Trending Shear Zone

Ore body information

  • General form VEIN

Controls for ore emplacement

  • Ore Solutions Ascended Along 2 Cross-Faults And Mineralized A Shear Zone

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Producer
Commodity type Metallic
Deposit size Large
Significant No
Year of first production 1318

Ownership information

  • Type Owner-Operator
    Owner Hindustan Zinc Co.

Comments on the production information

  • MINING PERIODS 1318 - 1813, 1942 ON. PLAN 871,000 MT. ORE PROD. FOR 1976/77 YEAR

Reserves and resources

  • Type In-situ
    Estimate year 1976
    Demonstrated 36000000000mt ore
    Commodity Subtype Grade units Group Importance Year
    Zinc Zn 1.86 wt-pct Zinc Major 1976
    Lead Pb 5.06 wt-pct Lead Major 1976
  • Type In-situ
    Estimate year 1976
    Demonstrated 36000000mt ore
    Commodity Subtype Grade units Group Importance Year
    Zinc Zn 1.86 wt-pct Zinc Major 1976
    Lead Pb 5.06 wt-pct Lead Major 1976

Comments on the workings information

  • DEVELOPED OVER 1500 M. LENGTH IN 1964 (MOCHIA MAGRA)

Comments on development

  • MILL.CAP: 1022 MET TONS ; ECON.YEAR: 1976 ; ECON.COM: MOCHIA MAGRA - 1800 TO 2000 MTPD, BALARIA - 800 MTPD NOW, 2000 MTPD BY LATE 1977, ZAWAR MALA AND BAROI - 3,000 MTPD BY 1980.

Reference information

Bibliographic references

General comments

Subject category Comment text
Deposit INDIVIDUAL VEINS 0.6 TO 1.3 MM WIDE. MAIN OREBODY IS 4 KM LONG (MOCHIA MAGRA)

Reporter information

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

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