| Deposit ID | 10084929 |
|---|---|
| MRDS ID | W700185 |
| Record type | Site |
| Current site name | Donimalai Mine |
| Geographic coordinates: | 76.91708, 15.16676 (WGS84) |
|---|
Political divisions (FIPS codes)
Karnataka(province)
India(country)
Asia(continent)
Land(continent)
| Country | State |
|---|---|
| India | Karnataka |
| Commodity | Importance |
|---|---|
| Iron | Primary |
| Materials | Type of material |
|---|---|
| Hematite | Ore |
| Magnetite | Ore |
| Martite | Ore |
| Specularite | 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 > Metasedimentary Rock > Quartzite |
| (1) | 76.91708, 15.16676 |
|---|
| Development status | Producer |
|---|---|
| Commodity type | Metallic |
| Significant | No |
| District name | Bellary District |
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| Type | In-situ | ||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Estimate year | 1974 | ||||||||||||||
| Total resources | 1513000mt ore | ||||||||||||||
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| Agency | Database name | Acronym | Record ID | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| USGS | Mineral Resources Data System | MRDS | W700185 |
MINING MAGAZINE, JANUARY, 1987, P. 63.
KRISHNASWAMI, S., 1979, INDIA'S MINERAL RESOURCES: NEW DELHI, OXFORD & IBH PUBLISHING CO., 658 P.
| Subject category | Comment text |
|---|---|
| Deposit | ORE IS LARGELY LAMINATED, BUT ALSO MASSIVE ORES. |
| Type | Date | Name | Affiliation | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reporter | 01-FEB-1988 | Paidakovich, Matthew E. | U.S. Geological Survey |
Supplemental information added by qvyshift.com. Not part of the original USGS MRDS record.