Noamundi Mine

Producer in Bihar, India with commodity Iron
Sections on this page
  1. Identification information
  2. Geographic coordinates
  3. Site location context
  4. Geographic areas
  5. Commodities
  6. Materials information
  7. Mineral occurrence model information
  8. Host and associated rocks
  9. Nearby scientific data
  10. Economic information about the deposit and operations
  11. Reserves and resources
  12. Links to other databases
  13. Bibliographic references
  14. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10107441
MRDS ID W700188
Record type Site
Current site name Noamundi Mine
Alternate or previous names Includes Kotmati Buru, Maha Buru, Pachi Buru, Cond Buru, Lagirda Buru, Bai Buru, Hati Gutu, Cheriapet Buru, Baljori

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: 85.16688, 22.13277 (WGS84)

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Bihar(province)

India(country)

Asia(continent)

Land(continent)

Geographic areas

Country State
India Bihar

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Iron Primary

Materials information

Materials Type of material
Hematite Ore

Mineral occurrence model information

Model code 241
USGS model code 34a
Deposit model name Superior Fe (BC name is Lake Superior & Rapitan types iron-formation)

Host and associated rocks

  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Metamorphic Rock > Metasedimentary Rock > Quartzite

Nearby scientific data

(1) 85.16688, 22.13277

Economic information

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Producer
Commodity type Metallic
Significant No

Reserves and resources

  • Type In-situ
    Estimate year 1970
    Total resources 322000000000mt ore
    Commodity Subtype Grade units Group Importance Year
    Iron Fe 63 wt-pct Iron Major 1970

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    MINING MAGAZINE, JANUARY, 1987, P. 63.

  • Deposit

    KRISHNASWAMI, S., 1979, INDIA'S MINERAL RESOURCES: NEW DELHI, OXFORD & IBH PUBLISHING CO., 658 P.

  • Deposit

    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.

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 01-FEB-1988 Paidakovich, Matthew E. U.S. Geological Survey

Beyond USGS

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