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Jhamarkotra

Producer in Rajasthan, India with commodity Phosphorus-Phosphates
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  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. Ownership information
  12. Reserves and resources
  13. Workings at the site
  14. Links to other databases
  15. Bibliographic references
  16. General comments
  17. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10183096
MAS/MILS ID 5330410047
Record type Site
Current site name Jhamarkotra

Geographic coordinates

Point of reference Ore Body
Geographic coordinates: 73.83382, 24.46596 (WGS84)
Elevation 520
Location accuracy 1000(meters)

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Rajasthan(province)

India(country)

Asia(continent)

Land(continent)

Geographic areas

Country State
India Rajasthan

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Phosphorus-Phosphates Primary

Materials information

Materials Type of material
Apatite Unknown

Nearby scientific data

Ore Body (1) 73.83382, 24.46596
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Economic information

Ore body information

  • Strike S65E
    Dip 45N
    Thickness 6M
    Length 16000M
    Depth to top 24M
    Field Value
    Type of Orebody #1 SEDIMENTARY
    Shape of Orebody #1 LENTICULAR
    Shape of Orebody #2 IRREGULAR
    Primary mode of Origin SEDIMENTATION
    Secondary mode of Origin RESIDUAL CONCENT
    Primary Ore Control BEDDING
    Strike And Dip S65E:45N
    Minimum Depth to Top 0
    Date of Last Modification 830504

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Operation type Surface
Development status Producer
Commodity type Non-metallic
Significant Yes
Discovery year 1968
Mining method Open Pit
Year of first production 1969
Milling method Flotation

Mining district

District name Udaipur

Ownership information

  • Type Owner-Operator
    Owner Rajasthan State Mines And Minerals, Ltd. (India Government).
    Interest 100
    Home office India
    Year 1985

Comments on the ownership information

  • STATE OWNERSHIP

Reserves and resources

  • Type In-situ
    Estimate year 1987
    Indicated 74060000mt ore
    Demonstrated 74060000mt ore
    Total resources 74060000mt ore
    Commodity Subtype Grade units Group Importance Year
    Phosphorus-Phosphates P2O5 17.86 wt-pct Phosphorus Major 1987

Comments on the reserve resource information

  • M1C1=M9C4; M1C2=M9C5. Q1C1 REPRESENTS HIGH GRADE ORE FROM THE "D" BLOCK; Q1C2 REPRESENTS LOWER GRADE ORE FROM THE "E","F", & "G" BLOCKS.
  • BRITISH SULPHUR REPORTED THAT OF THE 74 MIL MT OF ORE, 16.8 MIL MT OF ORE WERE CONSIDERED HIGH GRADE ORE, WITH AN AVERAGE FEED GRADE OF 30.35% P2O5. THE ORE GRADE OF THE LOWER GRADE ORE WAS REPORTED TO BE 14.2% P2O5. THE ORE GRADE IS A WEIGHTED AVERAGE OF THE HIGH AND LOW ORE GRADES.

Workings at the site

  • Type of workings Surface
    Area 800HA
    Field Value
    MAS Development Schedule # 1
    Mining Record # 1
    Status of Mining Method ACTUAL
    Mining Method STRIP-HILLSIDE
    Percent Waste Rock 90.9
    Avg. Overburden Thickness 24
    Primary Material Cover M-HARD ROCKS
    Capacity 1936
    Capacity Units MT ORE/DAY
    Operating Days per Year 330
    Operating Shifts per Day 2
    Year of Information 1985
  • Type of workings Surface
    Area 800HA
    Field Value
    MAS Development Schedule # 1
    Mining Record # 2
    Status of Mining Method ESTIMATE
    Mining Method STRIP-HILLSIDE
    Percent Waste Rock 90.9
    Avg. Overburden Thickness 24
    Primary Material Cover M-HARD ROCKS
    Capacity 5152
    Capacity Units MT ORE/DAY
    Operating Days per Year 330
    Operating Shifts per Day 3
    Year of Information 1985
  • Type of workings Surface
    Area 800HA
    Field Value
    MAS Development Schedule # 1
    Mining Record # 3
    Status of Mining Method ESTIMATE
    Mining Method STRIP-HILLSIDE
    Percent Waste Rock 90.9
    Avg. Overburden Thickness 24
    Primary Material Cover M-HARD ROCKS
    Capacity 5152
    Capacity Units MT ORE/DAY
    Operating Days per Year 330
    Operating Shifts per Day 2
    Year of Information 1985
  • Type of workings Surface
    Area 800HA
    Field Value
    MAS Development Schedule # 1
    Mining Record # 4
    Status of Mining Method ESTIMATE
    Mining Method STRIP-HILLSIDE
    Percent Waste Rock 90.9
    Avg. Overburden Thickness 24
    Primary Material Cover M-HARD ROCKS
    Capacity 5152
    Capacity Units MT ORE/DAY
    Operating Days per Year 330
    Operating Shifts per Day 2
    Year of Information 1985

Comments on other economic factors

  • JHAMARKOTRA HAS BEEN DIVIDED UP INTO BLOCKS "A" THRU "G" ALONG THE OUTCROP OF THE DEPOSIT, GOING FROM WEST TO EAST. THE DEPOSIT IS CURRENTLY MINED FROM BLOCKS "D" AND "E".

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Reserve-Resource

    RAHASTHAN STATE MINES AND MINERALS, LTD. -- A BRIEF INTRO-

  • Reserve-Resource

    4TH EDITION; LONDON, 1981.

  • Reserve-Resource

    BRITISH SULPHUR CORPORATION, WORLD SURVEY OF PHOSPHATE

  • Reserve-Resource

    DEPOSIT, FIFTH ED., 1987, 274PP, PP 194-195.

  • Deposit

    BRITISH SULPHUR CORP., WORLD SURVEY OF PHOSPHATE DEPOSITS,

  • Deposit

    4TH EDITION; LONDON 1981.

  • Deposit

    THE FERTILIZER ASSOCIATION OF INDIA, FERTILIZER STATISTICS

  • Deposit

    1979-1980; NEW DELHI.

  • Deposit

    LEHR, J. R., CHARACTERIZATION OF PHOSPHATE ROCKS FROM

  • Deposit

    UDAIPUR, INDIA; TENNESSEE VALLEY AUTHORITY, JULY 22, 1969.

  • Deposit

    PHOSPHORUS AND POTASSIUM, 44, NOV/DEC. 1969, THE DEPOSITS

  • Deposit

    NEAR UDAIPUR - SOURCE OF INDIA'S FUTURE PHOSPHATE SUPPLIES.

  • Deposit

    RAHASTHAN STATE MINES AND MINERALS LTD., - A GLIMPSE ON

  • Deposit

    JHAMARKOTRA ROCK PHOSPHATE MINING PROJECT; UDAIPUR C.1979.

  • Deposit

    RAHASTHAN STATE MINES AND MINERALS, LTD, - A BRIEF INTRO-

  • Deposit

    DUCTION; UDAIPUR, 1981.

  • Deposit

    "PHOSPHATES IN INDIA: FUTURE PROSPECTS", PHOSPHOROUS AND

  • Deposit

    POTASSIUM, NO. 125, MAY/JUNE 1983, PP. 24-28.

  • Deposit

    CHOUDHURI, DR. R. AND PRASAD, H.," A PROJECT PROFILE ON THE

  • Deposit

    JHAMARKOTRA ROCK PHOSPHATE DEPOSIT", INDUSTRIAL MINERALS

  • Deposit

    SEPTEMBER 1983, PP. 61-67.

  • Deposit

    INDUSTRIAL MINERALS, NOVEMBER 1988, P. 96.

General comments

Subject category Comment text
Deposit THE DEPOSIT IS TRACEABLE OVER AN OUTCROP DISTANCE OF ABOUT 20 KM IN A ROUGHLY SW/NW DIRECTION, DIPPING GENERALLY NORTHWARDS AT AN ANGLE BETWEEN 30 AND 60 DEG. THE ORE BEDS ARE IRREGULARLY LENTICULAR RANGING FROM 2 TO 11 M IN THICKNESS TOWARDS THE CENTER OF THE DEPOSIT.

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 23-SEP-96 Buckingham, David A. U.S. Bureau of Mines

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