Kondapelle

Prospect in Andhra Pradesh, 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. Mineral rights holdings
  11. Ownership information
  12. Reserves and resources
  13. Workings at the site
  14. Links to other databases
  15. Bibliographic references
  16. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10279693
MAS/MILS ID 5330030001
Record type Site
Current site name Kondapelle
Alternate or previous names Anantagiri

Geographic coordinates

Point of reference Ore Body
Geographic coordinates: 80.50032, 16.60995 (WGS84)
Elevation 1335
Location accuracy 1000(meters)

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Andhra Pradesh(province)

India(country)

Asia(continent)

Land(continent)

Geographic areas

Country State
India Andhra Pradesh

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Aluminum Critical Primary

Materials information

Materials Type of material
Anatase Unknown
Boehmite Unknown
Gibbsite Unknown
Goethite Unknown
Hematite Unknown
Kaolinite Unknown

Nearby scientific data

Ore Body (1) 80.50032, 16.60995

Economic information

Ore body information

  • Thickness 16M
    Depth to top 16M
    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 830623
  • Area 320HA
    Field Value
    Total Surface Area (HA) 320
    Date of Last Modification 910418

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Operation type Surface
Development status Prospect
Commodity type Metallic
Significant No
Discovery year 1937

Mineral rights holdings

Type of mineral rights Unknown

Ownership information

  • Type Owner
    Owner Bharat Aluminum Co., Ltd (Balco)
    Interest 100
    Home office India
    Year 1981

Reserves and resources

  • Type In-situ
    Estimate year 0
    Commodity Subtype Grade units Group Importance Year
    Chromium Cr2O3 46.15 wt-pct Chromium 0

Workings at the site

  • Type of workings Surface
    Area 320HA
    Field Value
    MAS Development Schedule # 1
    Mining Record # 1
    Status of Mining Method PROPOSED
    Mining Method STRIP-HILLSIDE
    Avg. Overburden Thickness 16
    Primary Material Cover HARDPAN
    Hardness of Ore HARDPAN
    Unit Production Cost 4.3
    Units of Production $/MT ORE
    Year of Information 1981

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    KRISHNAN, M.S., MINERAL RESOURCES OF MADRAS, 1951, MEMOIRS O

  • Deposit

    GEOLOGICAL SURVEY OF INDIA, VOL. 80, P. 42-43.

  • Deposit

    INDIAN BUREAU OF MINES, MINERAL FACTS AND PROBLEMS-

  • Deposit

    MONOGRAPH ON BAUXITE, VOL. 3, NO. 5, 1977.

  • Deposit

    PERSONAL COMMUNICATIONS WITH BHARAT ALUMINUM COMPANY, LTD.

  • Deposit

    RAMAN, P.K., THE BAUXITE DEPOSITS OF ANANTAGIRI,

  • Deposit

    VISAKHAPATNAM DISTRICT, ANDHAY PRADESH, JOURNAL OF THE

  • Deposit

    GEOLOGICAL SOCIETY OF INDIA, VOL. 17, NO. 2, 1976,

  • Deposit

    P. 236 TO 244.

  • Deposit

    BALASUBRAMANIAM, K.S., MINERALOGY, GEOCHEMISTRY, AND GENESIS

  • Deposit

    BAUXITES OF CERTAIN PROFILES FROM WESTERN INDIA,

  • Deposit

    GEOLOGY SECTION, I.I.T., BOMBAY-400 076, INDIA, P.35-75

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 14-DEC-1994 Rfb U.S. Bureau of Mines

Beyond USGS

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