| Deposit ID | 10182200 |
|---|---|
| MAS/MILS ID | 5330070114 |
| Record type | Site |
| Current site name | Rakha Mine |
| Point of reference | Main Entrance |
|---|---|
| Geographic coordinates: | 86.41687, 22.5661 (WGS84) |
| Elevation | 150 |
| Location accuracy | 500(meters) |
Political divisions (FIPS codes)
Bihar(province)
India(country)
Asia(continent)
Land(continent)
| Country | State |
|---|---|
| India | Bihar |
| Commodity | Importance |
|---|---|
| Copper | Primary |
| Materials | Type of material |
|---|---|
| Chalcopyrite | Unknown |
| Chlorite | Unknown |
| Pentlandite | Unknown |
| Pyrite | Unknown |
| Pyrrhotite | Unknown |
| Quartz | Unknown |
| Uraninite | Unknown |
| Main Entrance (1) | 86.41687, 22.5661 |
|---|
| Strike | N45W | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dip | 40E | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Length | 5000M | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Depth to top | 305M | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Operation type | Underground |
|---|---|
| Development status | Producer |
| Commodity type | Metallic |
| Significant | No |
| District name | Singhbhum Belt |
|---|
| Type | Owner-Operator |
|---|---|
| Owner | Hindustan Copper Ltd.(Hcl) |
| Interest | 100 |
| Home office | India |
| Year | 1980 |
| Type of workings | Underground | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Agency | Database name | Acronym | Record ID | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| U.S. Bureau of Mines | Minerals Availability System | MAS | 5330070114 |
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| Type | Date | Name | Affiliation | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reporter | 27-FEB-84 | Unknown | U.S. Bureau of Mines |
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