| Deposit ID | 10084928 |
|---|---|
| MRDS ID | W700184 |
| Record type | Site |
| Current site name | Sanquelim Mine |
| Geographic coordinates: | 74.01715, 15.56673 (WGS84) |
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Political divisions (FIPS codes)
Goa(province)
India(country)
Asia(continent)
Land(continent)
| Country | State |
|---|---|
| India | Goa |
| Commodity | Importance |
|---|---|
| Iron | Primary |
| Materials | Type of material |
|---|---|
| Hematite | Ore |
| Model code | 241 |
|---|---|
| USGS model code | 34a |
| Deposit model name | Superior Fe (BC name is Lake Superior & Rapitan types iron-formation) |
| Host or associated | Host |
|---|---|
| Rock type | Metamorphic Rock > Phyllite |
| (1) | 74.01715, 15.56673 |
|---|
| Development status | Producer |
|---|---|
| Commodity type | Metallic |
| Significant | No |
| Type | In-situ | ||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Estimate year | 1979 | ||||||||||||||
| Total resources | 600000000mt ore | ||||||||||||||
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| Type | In-situ | ||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Estimate year | 1979 | ||||||||||||||
| Total resources | 5960000000mt ore | ||||||||||||||
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| Agency | Database name | Acronym | Record ID | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| USGS | Mineral Resources Data System | MRDS | W700184 |
MINING MAGAZINE, JANUARY, 1987, P. 63.
NISHIWAKI, CHIKAO, 1970, IRON ORE DEPOSITS OF THE MIDDLE EAST, ASIA AND THE FAR EAST, IN SURVEY OF WORLD IRON ORE RESOURCES: NEW YORK, UNITED NATIONS, P. 102-206.
GOKULAM, A. R., 1972, IRON-ORE DEPOSITS OF GOA: GEOLOGICAL SURVEY OF INDIA BULLETIN, SERIES A-ECONOMIC GEOLOGY, NO. 37, 186 P.
KRISHNASWAMY, S., 1979, INDIA'S MINERAL RESOURCES: DEW DELHI, OXFORD AND IBH PUBLISHING CO., 658 P.
| Subject category | Comment text |
|---|---|
| Deposit | DEPOSIT IS 3 KM LONG AND FOLDED (PART OF ANTICLINE). ORE OCCURS AS HARD LUMPY SURFACE ORE AND AS SOFTER, FRIABLE POWDERY ORE CONSISTING OF "BLUE DUST" AT DEPTH. |
| Type | Date | Name | Affiliation | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reporter | 01-FEB-1988 | Paidakovich, Matthew E. | U.S. Geological Survey |
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