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Bisgod

Producer in India with commodities Iron, Manganese, Phosphorus-Phosphates, Silica
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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. Links to other databases
  14. Bibliographic references
  15. General comments
  16. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10208573
MAS/MILS ID 5330000001
Record type Site
Current site name Bisgod
Alternate or previous names Bisgod Mine

Geographic coordinates

Point of reference Ore Body
Geographic coordinates: 74.58487, 15.0501 (WGS84)
Elevation 600

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

India(country)

Asia(continent)

Land(continent)

Geographic areas

Country
India

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Iron Tertiary
Manganese Critical Primary
Phosphorus-Phosphates Tertiary
Silica Tertiary

Materials information

Materials Type of material
Psilomelane Unknown
Pyrolusite Unknown

Nearby scientific data

Ore Body (1) 74.58487, 15.0501
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Economic information

Ore body information

  • Thickness 35M
    Length 2000M
    Width 500M
    Depth to top 15M
    Field Value
    Type of Orebody #1 SEDIMENTARY
    Shape of Orebody #1 MANTLELIKE
    Type of Orebody #2 LATERITE
    Shape of Orebody #2 IRREGULAR
    Type of Orebody #3 DISSEMINATED
    Primary mode of Origin OXIDATION
    Secondary mode of Origin RESIDUAL CONCENT
    Primary Ore Control LITHOLOGY
    Minimum Depth to Top 3
    Avg. Thick. Unconsol. Mat. 15
    Min. Thick. Unconsol. Mat. 3
    Date of Last Modification 900503

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Operation type Surface
Development status Producer
Commodity type Both
Significant No
Year of first production 1961

Mining district

District name Mysore Area

Ownership information

  • Type Owner-Operator
    Owner Mysore Minerals Ltd
    Interest 100
    Home office India
    Year 1981

Reserves and resources

  • Type In-situ
    Estimate year 1981
    Indicated 2000000mt ore
    Demonstrated 2000000mt ore
    Total resources 2000000mt ore
    Commodity Subtype Grade units Group Importance Year
    Manganese Mn 30 wt-pct Manganese Major 1981

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    CONTROLLER OF PUBLICATIONS, MINERAL FACTS AND PROBLEMS MANG-

  • Deposit

    ANESE-ORE, NAGPUR: INDIAN BUREAU OF MINES,1974 PP.335.

  • Deposit

    CONTROLLER OF PUBLICATIONS, DIRECTORY OF MINES AND MINING

  • Deposit

    LEASES, INDIAN BUREAU OF MINES, V. 1 & 2, 1977, P 1264

  • Deposit

    FERMOR, L.L., MANGANESE-ORE DEPOSITS OF INDIA, MEM. GEOLOGI-

  • Deposit

    ICAL SURVEY OF INDIA, V.37, PT. 1-4, 1909, PP.1204.

  • Deposit

    KRISHNASWAMYK S., 1972, INDIA'S MINERAL RESOURCES, CALCUTTA:

  • Deposit

    OXFORD & IBH PUBLISHING CO., PP.503.

  • Deposit

    ROY, B.C., AND ING, 1958, THE MANGANESE-ORE DEPOSITS NEAR

  • Deposit

    JOIDA, NORTH KANARA DISTRICT, GEOLOGICAL SURVEY OF

  • Deposit

    INDIA BULLETIN 17, SERIES A - ECONOMIC GEOLOGY, PP.24.

  • Deposit

    ESCA-TECH CORPORATION. BISGOD MINE. MANGANESE DEPOSIT

  • Deposit

    PROFILE REPORT. PREPARED FOR THE U.S. BUREAU OF MINES

  • Deposit

    (CONTRACT NO. J0100120). FEB. 1981, 29 PP. COPY ON

  • Deposit

    FILE AT U.S. BUREAU OF MINES, MINERALS AVAILABILITY

  • Deposit

    FIELD OFFICE, DENVER, CO.

  • Deposit

    NATIONAL MATERAAILS ADVISORY BOARD. NATIONAL RESEARCH

  • Deposit

    COUNCIL- NATIONAL ACADEMY OF SCIENCES. MANGANESE

  • Deposit

    RESERVES AND RESURCES IN THE WORLD AND THEIR INDUSTRIAL

  • Deposit

    IMPLICATIONS. NMAB-374, WASHINGTON D.C., 1981,

  • Deposit

    P. 229-246, NTIS, PB 82-117615.

  • Deposit

    VASUDEVA, O.P. STATUS OF MANGANESE MINING IN INDIA- PROBLEMS

  • Deposit

    AND PROXPECTS. INDIAN MINING 1977 ANNUAL REVIEW,

  • Deposit

    1966, PP. 31-36.

  • Deposit

    UNKNOWN SOURCE. MANGANESE - INDIA; WRITTEN COMMUNICATION

  • Deposit

    (AN ASSESSMENT OF THE INDIAN MANGANESE INDUSTRY).

  • Deposit

    1988 UNP. COPY ON FILE AT THE U.S. BUREAU OF MINES

  • Deposit

    MINERALS AVAILABILITY FIELD OFFICE, DENVER, CO.

  • Deposit

    INDIAN BUREAU OF MINES (CONTROLLER OF PUBLICATIONS).

  • Deposit

    MINERAL FACTS AND PROBLEMS: MANGANESE ORE. MONOGRAPH

  • Deposit

    NO. 4, 1974, 335 PP.

General comments

Subject category Comment text
Deposit THE BISGOD AREA IS CONSIDERED TO BE SOMEWHAT TYPICAL OF THE KARNTAKA REGION, THAT ONTAINS MANY SCATTERED DEPOSITS. THE REGION HAS BEEN A MAJOR PRODUCER IN QUANTITY, BUT THE QUALITY IS LOW; NEARLY ALL OF ITS USE IS RESTRICTED TO ADDITIONS TO BLAST FURNACES. SINCE THIS USE IS DECLINING RAPIDLY (AND BECAUSE OF ADVONCED STEELMAKING TECHNOLOGY, WILL PROBABLY BECOME NON-EXISTANT), THE KARNATAKA REGON PRODUCTION WILL UNDOUBTEDLY BECOME INSIGNIFICANT. REGIONAL RESERVES HAVE BEEN STATED AS 15 MT (NMAB), HOWEVERTHIS IS PROBABLY BASED ON REGIONAL GEOLOGIS INFERENCE MINING AND CONCENTRATION IS BY HAND METHODS (ABOUT 600 PERSONNEL ARE EMPLOYED). THE CONCENTRATES ARE HAULED BY 6-13 T TRUCKS TO BELEKERI (140 KM); THE TRUCKS BACK ONTO THE DOCK AND DUMP DIRECTLY INTO BARGES WHICH TRANSLOAD TO SHIPS.

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 14-JUN-1991 Coffman, Joe U.S. Bureau of Mines

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