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Ukwa

Producer in Madhya Pradesh, India with commodity Manganese
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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. Ore body information
  10. Economic information about the deposit and operations
  11. Mining district
  12. Ownership information
  13. Links to other databases
  14. Bibliographic references
  15. General comments
  16. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10106594
MRDS ID AD00242
Record type Site
Current site name Ukwa

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: 80.467, 21.96613 (WGS84)
Elevation 650
Relative position 43KM NORTH EAST FROM BALAGHAT

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Madhya Pradesh(province)

India(country)

Asia(continent)

Land(continent)

Geographic areas

Country State
India Madhya Pradesh

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Manganese Critical Primary

Materials information

Materials Type of material
Braunite Ore
Pyrolusite Ore
Quartz Gangue
Sericite Gangue

Analytical data

Result MANGANESE 50.61%, PHOSPHORUS 0.039, SILICA 4.48, IRON 4.74

Host and associated rocks

  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Metamorphic Rock > Metasedimentary Rock > Quartzite
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Neoproterozoic
  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Metamorphic Rock > Phyllite
  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Metamorphic Rock > Schist

Nearby scientific data

(1) 80.467, 21.96613
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Economic information

Ore body information

  • General form STRATIFORM
    Strike N 70 DEG E - S 70 DEG W (*) , N 50 DEG E - S 50 DEG W (**)
    Dip 20-45 DEGREES
    Thickness 3M
    Length 5600M

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Producer
Commodity type Metallic
Deposit size Medium
Significant No
Discovery year 1888
Discoverer P.N. Bose, Geological Survey Of India

Mining district

District name Madhya Pradesh - Manarashtra Manganese Belt

Ownership information

  • Type Owner-Operator
    Owner Carnegie Steel Co.

Comments on development

  • OWNER/OPERATOR IN 1973 (LATEST INFORMATION AVAILABLE)

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    SHUKLA, K.D. AND ANANDALWAR, M.A:, 1973. THE GEOLOGY AND MANGANESE-ORE DEPOSITS OF THE BALAGHAT - UKWA AREA, BALAGHAT DISTRICT, MADHYA PRADESH. BULLETIN OF THE GEOLOGICAL SURVEY OF INDIA, SERIES A, 22/7: 51-56

General comments

Subject category Comment text
Deposit (* IN SOUTH WESTERN PART OF DEPOSIT), (** IN NORTH EASTERN PART)

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 01-JAN-1990 Pracejus, Bernard.M. Adelaide University

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Supplemental information added by qvyshift.com. Not part of the original USGS MRDS record.

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