Bagru Hills

Producer in Bihar, India with commodity Aluminum
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. Production statistics
  12. Workings at the site
  13. Links to other databases
  14. Bibliographic references
  15. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10239826
MAS/MILS ID 5330070141
Record type Site
Current site name Bagru Hills

Comments on the site names

  • FORMERLY KNOWN ON ADIT AS: BAGRU HILLS-LOHARDAGA

Geographic coordinates

Point of reference Ore Body
Geographic coordinates: 84.60023, 23.56601 (WGS84)
Elevation 1400
Location accuracy 1000(meters)

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Bihar(province)

India(country)

Asia(continent)

Land(continent)

Geographic areas

Country State
India Bihar

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Aluminum Critical Primary

Materials information

Materials Type of material
Gibbsite Unknown

Nearby scientific data

Ore Body (1) 84.60023, 23.56601

Economic information

Ore body information

  • Thickness 7M
    Depth to top 7.6M
    Field Value
    MAS Matrix # 1
    MAS Column # 1
    Type of Orebody #1 LATERITE
    Shape of Orebody #1 TABULAR
    Shape of Orebody #2 IRREGULAR
    Primary mode of Origin RESIDUAL CONCENT
    Primary Ore Control LITHOLOGY
    Minimum Depth to Top 0
    Date of Last Modification 830617
  • Area 202HA
    Field Value
    Total Surface Area (HA) 202
    Date of Last Modification 910418

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Operation type Surface
Development status Producer
Commodity type Metallic
Significant Yes
Year of first production 1970
Milling method Sizing

Mining district

District name Ranchi District

Production statistics

  • Year 1980
    Description 53.2% Al2o3 177000 Metric Tons Ore/Year
    Importance Item Commodity Group Amount recovered Grade Recovery percentage
    Major Al2O3 Ore Aluminum Aluminum 177000mt 53wt-pct

Comments on the reserve resource information

  • MINING RECOVERY 85% TO 90%

Workings at the site

  • Type of workings Surface
    Area 202HA
    Field Value
    MAS Development Schedule # 1
    Mining Record # 1
    Status of Mining Method PROPOSED
    Mining Method OPEN PIT
    Percent Waste Rock 58.5
    Avg. Overburden Thickness 7.6
    Primary Material Cover HARDPAN
    Hardness of Ore HARDPAN
    Capacity 590
    Capacity Units MT ORE/DAY
    Unit Production Cost 10.93
    Units of Production $/MT ORE
    Operating Days per Year 300
    Operating Shifts per Day 1
    Year of Information 1981
  • Type of workings Surface
    Area 202HA
    Field Value
    MAS Development Schedule # 1
    Mining Record # 2
    Status of Mining Method PROPOSED
    Mining Method OPEN PIT
    Avg. Overburden Thickness 7.6
    Primary Material Cover HARDPAN
    Hardness of Ore HARDPAN
    Capacity 667
    Capacity Units MT ORE/DAY
    Unit Production Cost 10.93
    Units of Production $/MT ORE
    Operating Days per Year 300
    Operating Shifts per Day 1
    Year of Information 1981
  • Type of workings Surface
    Area 202HA
    Field Value
    MAS Development Schedule # 1
    Mining Record # 3
    Status of Mining Method PROPOSED
    Mining Method OPEN PIT
    Avg. Overburden Thickness 7.6
    Primary Material Cover HARDPAN
    Hardness of Ore HARDPAN
    Capacity 833
    Capacity Units MT ORE/DAY
    Unit Production Cost 10.93
    Units of Production $/MT ORE
    Operating Days per Year 300
    Operating Shifts per Day 1
    Year of Information 1981
  • Type of workings Surface
    Area 202HA
    Field Value
    MAS Development Schedule # 1
    Mining Record # 4
    Status of Mining Method PROPOSED
    Mining Method OPEN PIT
    Avg. Overburden Thickness 7.6
    Primary Material Cover HARDPAN
    Hardness of Ore HARDPAN
    Capacity 1167
    Capacity Units MT ORE/DAY
    Unit Production Cost 10.93
    Units of Production $/MT ORE
    Operating Days per Year 300
    Operating Shifts per Day 1
    Year of Information 1981

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    INDIAN BUREAU OF MINES, MONOGRAPH ON BAUXITE, MINERAL FACTS

  • Deposit

    AND PROBLEMS, VOL. 3, NO. 5, NOV. 1977.

  • Deposit

    INDAL, 1979 ANNUAL REPORT.

  • Deposit

    INDIAN ALUMINUM COMPANY, LTD., CALCUTTA-INDALCO, PRIVATE

  • Deposit

    COMMUNICATION, FEBRUARY 1981, P. 46.

  • Deposit

    SENGUPTA, M., ALUMINUM MANUFACTURING IN INDIA-GROWTH AND

  • Deposit

    FOREIGN INVESTMENTS: I, JOURNAL OF MINES, METALS, AND

  • Deposit

    FUELS, JANUARY 1974, P. 13-17.

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 23-SEP-96 Rfb U.S. Bureau of Mines

Beyond USGS

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