Gurjang Block Pit No.1

Past Producer in Orissa, India with commodity Chromium

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Identification information
Geographic coordinates
Site location context
Geographic areas
Commodities
Nearby scientific data
Economic information about the deposit and operations
Ownership information
Links to other databases
General comments
Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID	10133766
MAS/MILS ID	5330370166
Record type	Site
Current site name	Gurjang Block Pit No.1

Geographic coordinates

Point of reference	Town
Geographic coordinates:	85.79329, 21.06203 (WGS84)
Location accuracy	10000(meters)

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Orissa(province)

India(country)

Asia(continent)

Land(continent)

Geographic areas

Country	State
India	Orissa

Comments on the location information

IN SUKINDA VALLEY.

Commodities

Commodity	Importance
Chromium Critical	Primary

Nearby scientific data

Town (1)	85.79329, 21.06203	ListMap

Economic information

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Operation type	Surface
Development status	Past Producer
Commodity type	Metallic
Significant	Yes
Mining method	Bench (Berm)
Milling method	Gravity

Ownership information

Type Owner-Operator

Owner Orissa Satate Government

Interest 100

Home office India

Year 1991

Type	Owner-Operator
Owner	Orissa Satate Government
Interest	100
Home office	India
Year	1991

Comments on the reserve resource information

1/89 INSITU DEMONSTRATED TONNAGE = SURFACE MINEABLE TO VERTICAL DEPTH OF 17 M; AVG.WASTE/ORE OF 3/1.

Reference information

Links to other databases

Agency	Database name	Acronym	Record ID	Notes
U.S. Bureau of Mines	Minerals Availability System	MAS	5330370166

General comments

Subject category	Comment text
Deposit	FOR ANALYSIS: 5,000 MTPY ROM FOR: 1,750 MTPY FINES AT 42.5 % CR2O3 FROM SCREENING AND 1,535 MTPY CONCS.AT 54.0 % CR2O3 FROM HANDPANNING. ALL PRODUCTS ANALYZED AS CHROMITE MET FOR EXPORT IN AVAIL.STUDY.

Reporter information

Type	Date	Name	Affiliation	Comment
Reporter	19-SEP-1995	Boyle, Ed	U.S. Bureau of Mines

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