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Khetri

Past Producer in Rajasthan, India with commodity Copper
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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. Controls for ore emplacement
  12. Economic information about the deposit and operations
  13. Mining district
  14. Ownership information
  15. Links to other databases
  16. Bibliographic references
  17. General comments
  18. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10081078
MRDS ID W032777
Record type Site
Current site name Khetri
Alternate or previous names Khetri Copper Complex

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: 75.51715, 27.68233 (WGS84)

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

  • DESRIPTION OF REGION, NO PRODUCING MINES IN 1965

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Copper Primary

Materials information

Materials Type of material
Bornite Ore
Chalcopyrite Ore
Copper Ore
Malachite Ore
Andalusite Gangue
Phyllite Gangue

Host and associated rocks

  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Metamorphic Rock > Schist
    Rock unit name Alwar Series, Quartzite;Ajabgarh Series, Schist And Phyllite
    Rock description Alwar Series, Quartzite;Ajabgarh Series, Schist And Phyllite
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Neoproterozoic

Nearby scientific data

(1) 75.51715, 27.68233
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Economic information

Geologic structures

Type of structure Regional
Structure description Nw Trending Doubly Plunging Folds

Ore body information

  • General form LENS-IRREGULAR

Controls for ore emplacement

  • Fractures And Shear Zones

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Past Producer
Commodity type Metallic
Deposit size Small
Significant No

Mining district

District name Khetri Copper Belt

Ownership information

  • Type Owner-Operator
    Owner Hindustan Copper Ltd.(Hcl)

Comments on the workings information

  • SEVERAL MINES IN THIS OPERATION

Comments on development

  • MILL.CAP: 2450 ; ECON.YEAR: 1975 ; ECON.COM: MINE, SMELTER, REFINING, ORE CONC.

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    CHOWDHURY, M.K.R., AND GUPTA, SP.D. 1965, ORE-LOCATION IN THE KHETRI COPPER BELT, RAJASTHAN, INDIA: ECON. GEOL., V. 60, P. 6988

  • Deposit

    E/MJ 1978; MM 1980; WAR MINERALS REPORT 1976-1977

  • Production

    WAR MINERALS REPORT 1976-1977

General comments

Subject category Comment text
Deposit PREHISTORIC MINING ACITIVITY

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 01-JUN-1980 Gassaway, Judith S. U.S. Geological Survey

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