Rajpura-Dariba

Producer in Rajasthan, India with commodities Lead, Zinc
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. Reserves and resources
  13. Workings at the site
  14. Links to other databases
  15. Bibliographic references
  16. General comments
  17. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10304017
MAS/MILS ID 5330410036
Record type Site
Current site name Rajpura-Dariba

Geographic coordinates

Point of reference Ore Body
Geographic coordinates: 74.16721, 24.99923 (WGS84)
Location accuracy 1000(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
Lead Primary
Zinc Critical Primary

Materials information

Materials Type of material
Chalcopyrite Unknown
Galena Unknown
Sphalerite Unknown

Nearby scientific data

Ore Body (1) 74.16721, 24.99923

Economic information

Ore body information

  • Thickness 5.3M
    Field Value
    MAS Matrix # 1
    MAS Column # 1
    Type of Orebody #1 MASS SULFIDE
    Shape of Orebody #1 LENTICULAR
    Primary mode of Origin HYDROTHERMAL
    Primary Ore Control UNKNOWN
    Degree of Wallrock Alter. UNKNOWN
    Type of Wallrock Alter. #1 UNKNOWN
    Date of Last Modification 830714

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Operation type Underground
Development status Producer
Commodity type Metallic
Significant Yes
Mining method Filled Stopes - Horiz Cut and Fill W/Waste Rock
Milling method Flotation

Mining district

District name Udaipur

Ownership information

  • Type Owner
    Owner Hindustan Zinc Ltd.
    Interest 100
    Home office India
    Year 1982

Comments on the production information

  • PRODUCTION BEGAN IN 1983, NEVER REACHED PLANNED PRODUCTION LEVELS DUE TO POWER SHORTAGES
  • PA=246MT/DAY ZINC; 62MT/DAY LEAD.

Reserves and resources

  • Type In-situ
    Estimate year 1980
    Measured 14930000mt ore
    Indicated 11150000mt ore
    Demonstrated 26080000mt ore
    Inferred 8940000mt ore
    Total resources 35020000mt ore
    Commodity Subtype Grade units Group Importance Year
    Zinc Zn 5.79 wt-pct Zinc Major 1980
    Lead Pb 1.39 wt-pct Lead Major 1980
  • Type In-situ
    Estimate year 1993
    Demonstrated 15030000mt ore
    Total resources 15030000mt ore
    Commodity Subtype Grade units Group Importance Year
    Zinc Zn 7.77 wt-pct Zinc Major 1993
    Lead Pb 2.46 wt-pct Lead Major 1993

Comments on the reserve resource information

  • PAH PB/ZN 89 SHOWS 14,833,000 MT OF ORE
  • 85% MINE RECOVERY. 20% DILUTION.

Workings at the site

  • Type of workings Underground
    Overall depth 550M
    Field Value
    MAS Development Schedule # 1
    Mining Record # 1
    Status of Mining Method PROPOSED
    Mining Method SUBLEVEL 10-43
    Percent Recovery 85
    Hardness of Rock UNKNOWN
    Rock Characteristics UNKNOWN
    Rock Support Chars. UNKNOWN
    Mine Support Chars. UNKNOWN
    Number of Shafts 1
    1st Condition of Workings UNKNOWN
    Capacity 2885
    Capacity Units MT ORE/DAY
    Unit Production Cost 8.77
    Units of Production $/MT ORE
    Operating Days per Year 312
    Year of Information 1982

Comments on other economic factors

  • TRANSPORTATION COSTS MILL TO SMELTER: $10/MT ZINC; $30/MT PB

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Reserve-Resource

    ENGINEERING/MINING JOURNAL, 1980, INTERNATIONAL DIRECTORY.

  • Reserve-Resource

    AME MINERAL ECONOMICS QUARTERLY MINE ANALYSIS, JUNE, 1993,

  • Reserve-Resource

    P. 38, 48.

  • Deposit

    SINGH, B., AUGUST 1980, AN APPRAISAL OF THE BASE METAL

  • Deposit

    DEPOSITS OF RAJASTHAN: IM & EJ, P.5-18.

  • Deposit

    HINDUSTAN ZINC, LTD., ANNUAL REPORT, 1978-79.

  • Deposit

    MINING MAGAZINE, JUNE 1974.

  • Deposit

    WORLD MINING, APRIL 1978.

  • Deposit

    ENGINEERING/MINING JOURNAL.

  • Deposit

    INDIAN BUREAU OF MINES, 1971, INDIAN MINERALS YEARBOOK,

  • Deposit

    NAGPUR, INDIA.

  • Deposit

    INDIAN LEAD-ZINC INFORMATION CENTER, ZINC OUTLOOK, 1978-

  • Deposit

    1979, NEW DELHI, INDIA.

  • Deposit

    MINING JOURNAL, APRIL 20, 1980.

  • Deposit

    RAKESH, K.C., (ED.), 1979, HINDUSTAN ZINC LTD., UDAIPUR,

  • Deposit

    INDIA.

  • Deposit

    U.S. BUREAU OF MINES, 1976 AND 1978-79, MINERALS YEARBOOK,

  • Deposit

    WASHINGTON, D.C.

General comments

Subject category Comment text
Deposit MINOR AMOUNTS OF CADMIUM, COPPER, AND SILVER WILL BE PRODUCED IN CONJUNCTION WITH THE ZINC AND LEAD.

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 10-MAR-1997 Rfb U.S. Bureau of Mines

Beyond USGS

Supplemental information added by qvyshift.com. Not part of the original USGS MRDS record.