Bhimtanagar Mine

Producer in Orissa, India with commodity Chromium
Sections on this page
  1. Identification information
  2. Geographic coordinates
  3. Site location context
  4. Geographic areas
  5. Commodities
  6. Host and associated rocks
  7. Nearby scientific data
  8. Geologic structures
  9. Economic information about the deposit and operations
  10. Mining district
  11. Ownership information
  12. Reserves and resources
  13. Links to other databases
  14. Bibliographic references
  15. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10024334
MRDS ID ISM0037
Record type Site
Current site name Bhimtanagar Mine
Alternate or previous names Bhimtangar

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: 85.75019, 21.03286 (WGS84)
Relative position ORE BODY

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Orissa(province)

India(country)

Asia(continent)

Land(continent)

Geographic areas

Country State
India Orissa

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Chromium Critical Primary

Host and associated rocks

  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Plutonic Rock > Ultramafic Intrusive Rock > Peridotite > Dunite
    Rock unit name Dharwar System
    Rock description Dharwar System
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Neoproterozoic

Nearby scientific data

(1) 85.75019, 21.03286

Economic information

Geologic structures

Type of structure Regional
Structure description Disrupted, Layered Ultramafic Complex; Deeply Weathered

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Producer
Commodity type Metallic
Significant No
Discovery year 1950

Mining district

District name Cuttack District (Sukinda Valley Complex)

Ownership information

  • Type Operator
    Owner Tisco (Tata Iron And Steel Co.)
    Home office Bihar

Reserves and resources

  • Type In-situ
    Estimate year 1982
    Commodity Subtype Grade units Group Importance Year
    Chromium Cr2O3 30 wt-pct Chromium Major 1982

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    DUKE, V.W.A., 1982, CHROMIUM--A MINERAL COMMODITY REVIEW: SOUTH AFRICAN MINERALS BUREAU INTERNAL REPORT 86, 317 P. (C14, REP4)

  • Deposit

    STEINER, L., 1979, CHROMIT, IN ROHSTOFFWIRTSCHAFTLICHE LANDERBERICHTE-XX. INDIEN: HANNOVER (GERMANY, FEDERAL REPUBLIC), BUNDESANSTALT FUR GEOWISSENSCHAFTEN UND ROHSTOFFE, 155 P. (L5-L6, L10, G10, G13, C3, C18)

  • Deposit

    BANNERJEE, P.K., 1971, THE SUKINDA CHROMITE FIELD, CUTTACK DISTRICT, ORISSA: INDIA GEOLOGICAL SOCIETY RECORDS, V. 96, PT. 2, P. 140-170. (C3, C9)

  • Deposit

    U.S. DEPARTMENT OF STATE, 1982, 1982 NON-FUEL MINERAL REPORT - INDIA: WASHINGTON, D.C., UNCLASSIFIED MEMORANDUM A-43, AUG. 19, 47 P. (C17, PA2, PA3)

  • Deposit

    BUNDESANSTALT FUR GEOWISSENSCHAFTEN UND ROHSTOFFE, 1982, UNPUBLISED CRIB FILE - CHROMIUM: RECORD E1000529

  • Deposit

    THAYER, T.P., AND LIPIN, B.R., 1978, A GEOLOGICAL ANALYSIS OF WORLD CHROMITE PRODUCTION FOR THE YEAR 2000 A.D.: AMERICAN INSTITUTE OF MINING, METALLURGICAL AND PETROLEUM ENGINEERS, COUNCIL OF ECONOMICS PROCEEDINGS (FOR MEETING OF FEB. 26 - MAR. 2, 1978), P. 143-152.

  • Deposit

    THOMAS, P., 1982, WRITTEN COMMUN., MAS DATA: DENVER, COLO., U.S. BUREAU OF MINES. (RR1, RR2, RR8, RR9, RR16)

  • Deposit

    LIPIN, B.R., 1976, WRITTEN COMMUN., COMMODITY FILES: RESTON, VA., U.S. GEOLOGICAL SURVEY (PA1, PA8)

  • Production

    PA1, PA8: RF8, PA2, PA3: RF4, P. 11 PC1, PC2: RF6 AND USBM DATA FOR SUBSEQUENT YEARS

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 01-DEC-1982 Lipin, Bruce R. U.S. Geological Survey
Updater 01-DEC-1983 Lipin, Bruce R. U.S. Geological Survey

Beyond USGS

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