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Sargipali Pb Prospect

Prospect in Orissa, India with commodities Lead, Zinc, Copper, Silver
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  1. Identification information
  2. Geographic coordinates
  3. Site location context
  4. Geographic areas
  5. Commodities
  6. Materials information
  7. Alteration
  8. Host and associated rocks
  9. Nearby scientific data
  10. Ore body information
  11. Controls for ore emplacement
  12. Economic information about the deposit and operations
  13. Mining district
  14. Ownership information
  15. Reserves and resources
  16. Links to other databases
  17. Bibliographic references
  18. General comments
  19. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10073076
MRDS ID W018886
Record type Site
Current site name Sargipali Pb Prospect

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: 88.91678, 22.04944 (WGS84)
Relative position DEPOSIT EXTENDS THROUGH VILLAGES OF BHARATPUR AND LOKEDEGA. 1 KM FROM SARGIPALI.

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Orissa(province)

India(country)

Asia(continent)

Land(continent)

Geographic areas

Country State
India Orissa

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Lead Primary
Zinc Critical Secondary
Copper Secondary
Silver Secondary

Materials information

Materials Type of material
Chalcopyrite Ore
Pyrite Ore
Pyrrhotite Ore
Sphalerite Ore
Biotite Gangue
Clinozoisite Gangue
Diopside Gangue
Garnet Gangue
Muscovite Gangue
Quartz Gangue

Alteration

  • (Local) Low Amphibolite Facies

Analytical data

Result GALENA UP TO 16%. ORES WITH 2% PB CUTOFF AVERAGE 0.4% ZN, 0.35% CU, 65 G/MT AU

Host and associated rocks

  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Metamorphic Rock > Schist
    Rock unit name Muscovite-Quartz Schist;Calc-Silicate Rocks
    Rock description Muscovite-Quartz Schist;Calc-Silicate Rocks
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Neoproterozoic
  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Plutonic Rock > Granitoid > Granite

Nearby scientific data

(1) 88.91678, 22.04944
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Economic information

Ore body information

  • General form EXTENSIVE CONCORDANT REDS
    Dip 30 - 50 DEG
    Length 2000M

Controls for ore emplacement

  • Syngenetically Deposited

Comments on the geologic information

  • STRATIGRAPHY OF THE AREA IS STILL IN DOUBT.

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Prospect
Commodity type Metallic
Deposit size Large
Significant No
Discovery year 1937
Discoverer M. S. Krishnan

Mining district

District name Sundergarh Dist.

Ownership information

  • Type Owner
    Owner Hindustan Zinc Ltd

Reserves and resources

  • Type In-situ
    Estimate year 1976
    Indicated 6000000000mt ore
    Commodity Subtype Grade units Group Importance Year
    Lead Pb 6.08 wt-pct Lead Major 1976
  • Type In-situ
    Estimate year 1976
    Total resources 4000000000mt ore
    Commodity Subtype Grade units Group Importance Year
    Lead Pb 6 wt-pct Lead Major 1976
  • Type In-situ
    Estimate year 1976
    Indicated 6000000mt ore
    Commodity Subtype Grade units Group Importance Year
    Lead Pb 6.08 wt-pct Lead Major 1976
  • Type In-situ
    Estimate year 1976
    Total resources 4000000mt ore
    Commodity Subtype Grade units Group Importance Year
    Lead Pb 6 wt-pct Lead Major 1976

Comments on the reserve resource information

  • EXPLORATION CONTINES
  • EXPLORATION CONTINUES

Comments on the workings information

  • MINE STILL IN EXPLORATION STAGE IN 1974

Comments on development

  • DEV$: 13 ; ECON.COM: DEPOSIT STILL IN EXPLORATION STAGE

Reference information

Bibliographic references

General comments

Subject category Comment text
Deposit MAIN OREBODY IS OVER 2 KM LONG, 5 - 12 M THICK

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 01-FEB-1977 Schruben, Paul G. U.S. Geological Survey

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