Sandur Mountains:Donimalai Range

Prospect in Andhra Pradesh, 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. Nearby scientific data
  8. Ore body information
  9. Economic information about the deposit and operations
  10. Mining district
  11. Mineral rights holdings
  12. Reserves and resources
  13. Links to other databases
  14. Bibliographic references
  15. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10133737
MAS/MILS ID 5330030019
Record type Site
Current site name Sandur Mountains:Donimalai Range
Alternate or previous names Devadari Range, Kumaraswami-Kammadheruvu,, Kanavehalli Range Ramandrug Range, Timmapanna Gudi Range

Geographic coordinates

Point of reference Ore Body
Geographic coordinates: 76.55042, 15.0801 (WGS84)

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Andhra Pradesh(province)

India(country)

Asia(continent)

Land(continent)

Geographic areas

Country State
India Andhra Pradesh

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Iron Tertiary

Materials information

Materials Type of material
Hematite Unknown

Nearby scientific data

Ore Body (1) 76.55042, 15.0801

Economic information

Ore body information

  • Thickness 46M
    Field Value
    Type of Orebody #1 PLACER
    Shape of Orebody #1 IRREGULAR
    Primary mode of Origin OXIDATION
    Date of Last Modification 780213

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Operation type Surface
Development status Prospect
Commodity type Metallic
Significant No

Mining district

District name Bellary District

Mineral rights holdings

Type of mineral rights Unknown

Reserves and resources

  • Type In-situ
    Estimate year 1951
    Measured 130000000mt ore
    Demonstrated 130000000mt ore
    Total resources 130000000mt ore
    Commodity Subtype Grade units Group Importance Year
    Iron Fe2O3 60 wt-pct Iron Trace 1951

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    KRISHNAN,M.S.,1951,MINERAL RESOURCES OF MADRAS,MEMOIRS OF TH

  • Deposit

    SURVEY OF INDIA,VOL. 80,P145.RESERVE FIGURES GIVEN.

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 27-FEB-1984 West, B.J. U.S. Bureau of Mines

Beyond USGS

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