Bailadila No. 14

Producer in Madhya 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. Ownership information
  11. Reserves and resources
  12. Workings at the site
  13. Links to other databases
  14. Bibliographic references
  15. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10230870
MAS/MILS ID 5330210120
Record type Site
Current site name Bailadila No. 14
Alternate or previous names Bailadila #14

Geographic coordinates

Point of reference Ore Body
Geographic coordinates: 81.24201, 18.60806 (WGS84)
Location accuracy 1000(meters)

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Madhya Pradesh(province)

India(country)

Asia(continent)

Land(continent)

Geographic areas

Country State
India Madhya Pradesh

Comments on the location information

  • BAILADILA NO. 14 IS ONE OF FOURTEEN IRON ORE DEPOSITS LOCATED IN THE BAILADILA RANGE OF INDIA.

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Iron Primary

Materials information

Materials Type of material
Clay Unknown
Feldspar Unknown
Hematite Unknown
Quartz Unknown

Nearby scientific data

Ore Body (1) 81.24201, 18.60806

Economic information

Ore body information

  • Thickness 200M
    Length 1400M
    Width 500M
    Field Value
    MAS Matrix # 1
    MAS Column # 1
    Type of Orebody #1 SEDIMENTARY
    Shape of Orebody #1 TABULAR
    Primary mode of Origin SEDIMENTATION
    Secondary mode of Origin RESIDUAL CONCENT
    Primary Ore Control FOLDING
    Degree of Wallrock Alter. MODERATE
    Date of Last Modification 860708

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Operation type Surface
Development status Producer
Commodity type Metallic
Significant Yes
Discovery year 1899
Year of first production 1968

Ownership information

  • Type Operator
    Owner National Minerals Development Corp.
    Year 1982
  • Type Owner
    Owner Government Of India
    Interest 100
    Year 1982

Reserves and resources

  • Type In-situ
    Estimate year 1981
    Indicated 90000000mt ore
    Demonstrated 90000000mt ore
    Total resources 90000000mt ore
    Commodity Subtype Grade units Group Importance Year
    Iron Fe 67 wt-pct Iron Major 1981
    Iron Fe 67 wt-pct Iron Major 1981
  • Type In-situ
    Estimate year 1993
    Demonstrated 26800000mt ore
    Total resources 26800000mt ore
    Commodity Subtype Grade units Group Importance Year
    Iron Fe 65 wt-pct Iron Major 1993

Comments on the reserve resource information

  • LAKE SUPERIOR TYPE DEPOSIT. OVERALL TONNAGE IS 3 BILLION MT WITH 920 MILLION MT. CONTAINING 65-67 PCT IRON. FORMERLY BAILADILA NOS. 1-14. REPRESENTS ZONE "C".

Workings at the site

  • Type of workings Surface
    Area 70HA
    Field Value
    MAS Development Schedule # 1
    Mining Record # 1
    Mining Method OPEN PIT
    Percent Waste Rock 13
    Capacity 16400
    Capacity Units MT ORE/DAY
    Unit Production Cost 4.28
    Units of Production $/MT ORE
    Operating Days per Year 250
    Operating Shifts per Day 2
    Year of Information 1982

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Reserve-Resource

    AME MINERAL ECONOMICS QUARTERLY MINE ANALYSIS, JUN 93,P. 36.

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 23-SEP-1996 Bolis U.S. Bureau of Mines

Beyond USGS

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