Khetri / Kolihan / Chandmari

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

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10255729
MAS/MILS ID 5330410031
Record type Site
Current site name Khetri / Kolihan / Chandmari
Alternate or previous names Khetri-Kollhan, No Alternate Names.

Geographic coordinates

Point of reference Ore Body
Geographic coordinates: 75.80048, 27.99899 (WGS84)
Elevation 1
Location accuracy 100(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
Copper Primary

Materials information

Materials Type of material
Biotite Unknown
Chalcopyrite Unknown
Chlorite Unknown
Pyrrhotite Unknown
Quartz Unknown

Nearby scientific data

Ore Body (1) 75.80048, 27.99899

Economic information

Ore body information

  • Strike N45E
    Dip 32S
    Thickness 400M
    Length 600M
    Width 60M
    Field Value
    MAS Matrix # 1
    MAS Column # 2
    Type of Orebody #1 REPLACEMENT
    Shape of Orebody #1 LENTICULAR
    Type of Orebody #2 SEDIMENTARY
    Type of Orebody #3 SHEAR ZONE
    Primary mode of Origin HYDROTHERMAL
    Secondary mode of Origin METAMORPHISM
    Primary Ore Control IGNEOUS
    Secondary Ore Control FRACTURING
    Degree of Wallrock Alter. INTENSE
    Type of Wallrock Alter. #1 SERICITIC
    Type of Wallrock Alter. #2 INTERM ARGILLIC
    Type of Wallrock Alter. #3 SILICIFICATION
    Strike And Dip N45E:32S
    Date of Last Modification 820818
  • Strike N45E
    Dip 32S
    Thickness 400M
    Length 2500M
    Width 7M
    Field Value
    MAS Matrix # 1
    MAS Column # 3
    Type of Orebody #1 REPLACEMENT
    Shape of Orebody #1 LENTICULAR
    Type of Orebody #2 SEDIMENTARY
    Type of Orebody #3 SHEAR ZONE
    Primary mode of Origin HYDROTHERMAL
    Secondary mode of Origin METAMORPHISM
    Primary Ore Control IGNEOUS
    Secondary Ore Control FRACTURING
    Degree of Wallrock Alter. INTENSE
    Type of Wallrock Alter. #1 SERICITIC
    Type of Wallrock Alter. #2 INTERM ARGILLIC
    Type of Wallrock Alter. #3 SILICIFICATION
    Strike And Dip N45E:32S
    Date of Last Modification 820818
  • Area 20000HA
    Field Value
    Total Surface Area (HA) 20000
    Date of Last Modification 910418

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Operation type Underground
Development status Producer
Commodity type Metallic
Significant Yes
Discovery year 500
Mining method Combined Methods
Year of first production 1974
Milling method Flotation

Mining district

District name Rajasthan

Ownership information

  • Type Owner-Operator
    Owner Hindustan Copper Ltd.(Hcl)
    Interest 100
    Home office India
    Year 1990

Production statistics

  • Year 1973
    Description 600000 Tonnes/Year
    Importance Item Commodity Group Amount recovered Grade Recovery percentage
    Major Copper Copper 600000mt
  • Year 1974
    Description 600000 Tonnes/Year
    Importance Item Commodity Group Amount recovered Grade Recovery percentage
    Major Copper Copper 600000mt
  • Year 1975
    Description 975000 Tonnes/Year
    Importance Item Commodity Group Amount recovered Grade Recovery percentage
    Major Copper Copper 975000mt

Reserves and resources

  • Type In-situ
    Estimate year 1980
    Measured 94000000mt ore
    Demonstrated 94000000mt ore
    Total resources 94000000mt ore
    Commodity Subtype Grade units Group Importance Year
    Copper Cu 0.01 wt-pct Copper Major 1980
  • Type In-situ
    Estimate year 1984
    Measured 23560000mt ore
    Demonstrated 23560000mt ore
    Total resources 23560000mt ore
    Commodity Subtype Grade units Group Importance Year
    Copper Cu 1.335 wt-pct Copper Major 1984
  • Type In-situ
    Estimate year 1984
    Measured 14430000mt ore
    Demonstrated 14430000mt ore
    Total resources 14430000mt ore
    Commodity Subtype Grade units Group Importance Year
    Copper Cu 1.04 wt-pct Copper Major 1984
  • Type In-situ
    Estimate year 1984
    Measured 32020000mt ore
    Demonstrated 32020000mt ore
    Total resources 32020000mt ore
    Commodity Subtype Grade units Group Importance Year
    Copper Cu 1.01 wt-pct Copper Major 1984
  • Type In-situ
    Estimate year 1984
    Measured 37990000mt ore
    Demonstrated 37990000mt ore
    Total resources 37990000mt ore
    Commodity Subtype Grade units Group Importance Year
    Copper Cu 1.23 wt-pct Copper Major 1984

Comments on the reserve resource information

  • MINING MAGAZINE, 9/84, P185. (3/31/84) MINING MAGAZINE, 9/84, P185. (3/31/84)

Workings at the site

  • Type of workings Underground
    Field Value
    MAS Development Schedule # 1
    Mining Record # 1
    Status of Mining Method ACTUAL
    Mining Method OPEN STOPE
    Percent Recovery 70
    Hardness of Rock HARDROCK WITH LITTLE WATER
    Rock Characteristics UNKNOWN
    Rock Support Chars. SUPPORTING
    Mine Support Chars. UNKNOWN
    Capacity 5143
    Capacity Units MT ORE/DAY
    Units of Production $/MT ORE
    Operating Days per Year 350
    Operating Shifts per Day 3
    Year of Information 1987
  • Type of workings Underground
    Field Value
    MAS Development Schedule # 1
    Mining Record # 2
    Status of Mining Method ACTUAL
    Mining Method OPEN STOPE
    Percent Recovery 70
    Hardness of Rock HARDROCK WITH LITTLE WATER
    Rock Characteristics UNKNOWN
    Rock Support Chars. SUPPORTING
    Mine Support Chars. UNKNOWN
    Capacity 5143
    Capacity Units MT ORE/DAY
    Units of Production $/MT ORE
    Operating Days per Year 350
    Operating Shifts per Day 3
    Year of Information 1987

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Reserve-Resource

    KHETRI COPPER COMPLEX. MINING MAGAZINE. SEPT.1984,

  • Reserve-Resource

    PP. 183-197.

  • Deposit

    MINING MAGAZINE, SEPT. 1976, P. 245

  • Deposit

    BHATRAGAR, S,N,; SUBBARAYNDU, K.; AND LEIGH, B. "ORE RESERVE

  • Deposit

    ESTIMATION AT KHETRO COPPER DEPOSIT, KAJASTHAN,'

  • Deposit

    INDIAN MINING AND ENGLINEERING JOURNAL . VOL. ZVII, NO.

  • Deposit

    SEPTEMBER 1979.

  • Deposit

    CHOWDHARY, K.D.; BANERJEC, K.; CHANDE, V.D.L RAGHY NANDAM,

  • Deposit

    R; DARTHASARTHY, K,L JHALA, S.V.L AND RANDI, K.

  • Deposit

    "EXPLORATION FOR COPPER OR IN KOLIHAN, KJETRI COPPER

  • Deposit

    BELT, JHUNJHUNU DISTRICTS, RAJASTJAN: GEOLOGICAL SURVEY

  • Deposit

    OF INDIA, MUSCELLANEOUS PUBLICATION NO. 27, PP. 321-346.

  • Deposit

    CHOWDHARY, M.K.R.L DAS GUPTA. S.R.; PRASAD RAO. S,V,;

  • Deposit

    VENKATESH, V.L RAMIENGAR, A.S.L AND NATARAJAN, W.K.

  • Deposit

    "GEOLOGICAL POTENTIAL OF THE KHETRI COPPER BELT

  • Deposit

    RAJASTHAN,: GEOLOGICAL SURVEY OR INDIA, PP. 166-

  • Deposit

    CURRENT INFORMATION ABOUT KJETRI, KOLIHAN, AND CHANDMARI

  • Deposit

    FROM GOLDER MOFFIT AND ASSOCIATES LIMITED IN INDIA.

  • Deposit

    RAI, M.V.N.R.S. "KHETRI COPPER COMPLEX,: MINING MAGAZINE.

  • Deposit

    NOVEMBER 1974,PP. 350-356.

  • Deposit

    IXTH WORLD MINING CONGRESS, FEDERAL REPUBLIC OF GERMANY

  • Deposit

    MAY, 1976.

  • Deposit

    KCC STAYS UP-TO-DATE. ENGINEERING AND MINING JOURNAL.

  • Deposit

    PP.39-42.

  • Deposit

    MINING JOURNAL. JULY 20, 1990. P.46.

  • Deposit

    E&MJ. AUG. 1990. P. 79.

General comments

Subject category Comment text
Deposit TYPES OF ALTERATION INCLUDE CHLORITIZATION IRON-MAGNESIA METASOMATIS, BIOTITIZATION. REPLACEMENT OF MINE EQUIPMENT EVERY 8 YEARS. INCREASE MILL OP BY 30% AFTER 15 YEARS DIE TO REPLACEME OF MILL EQUIPMENT. SURFACE MINING IS DONE AT CHANDMARI MINE. UNDERGROUND MINING TAKES PLACE AT KHETRI AND KOLIHAN.

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 10-MAR-1997 Porter, Kenneth E. U.S. Bureau of Mines

Beyond USGS

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