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Balapur/Hamesha

Occurrence in India with commodity Manganese
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  1. Identification information
  2. Geographic coordinates
  3. Site location context
  4. Geographic areas
  5. Commodities
  6. Materials information
  7. Host and associated rocks
  8. Nearby scientific data
  9. Geologic structures
  10. Ore body information
  11. Controls for ore emplacement
  12. Economic information about the deposit and operations
  13. Mining district
  14. Ownership information
  15. Links to other databases
  16. Bibliographic references
  17. General comments
  18. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10081079
MRDS ID W032778
Record type Site
Current site name Balapur/Hamesha
Alternate or previous names Balapur Hamesha, Dongri Buzurg

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: 79.70035, 21.5495 (WGS84)
Relative position 50 MILES NE OF NAGPUR; CONTIGUOUS TO DUNGRI BURZURG AREA

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

India(country)

Asia(continent)

Land(continent)

Geographic areas

Country
India

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Manganese Critical Primary

Materials information

Materials Type of material
Rhodochrosite Ore

Host and associated rocks

  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Metamorphic Rock > Metasedimentary Rock
    Rock unit name Bichua Formationn., Dolomitic Marble Top-Youngest;Mansar Formationn. With Mn Horizoni
    Rock description Bichua Formationtn., Dolomitic Marble Top-Youngest;Mansar Formationtn. With Mn Horizoni
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Neoproterozoic
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Neoproterozoic

Nearby scientific data

(1) 79.70035, 21.5495
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Economic information

Geologic structures

Type of structure Regional
Structure description East-West Mineralized Region
Type of structure Local
Structure description Overturned Isoclinal Folds

Ore body information

  • General form TABULAR BEDDED
    Length 914.4M
    Width 15.24M

Controls for ore emplacement

  • Oxidation, Replacement

Comments on the geologic information

  • BIOTITE, ALMANDINE AND STAROLITE-KYANITE REGIONAL METAMORPHIC ZONES IN ORE ZONES

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Occurrence
Commodity type Metallic
Deposit size Small
Significant No
Discoverer Dutt

Mining district

District name Bhandara District

Ownership information

  • Type Owner-Operator
    Owner Central Provinces Manganese Ore Co. Ltd.

Comments on development

  • ECON.COM: MINE, CONCENTRATOR

Reference information

General comments

Subject category Comment text
Deposit DESCRIPTION OF DUNGRI BUZURG MINE
Deposit ALL NAMED FORMATIONS MEMBERS OF ARCHAEN SAUSAR SERIES ; INFO.SRC : 1 PUB LIT

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 01-JUN-1980 Gassaway, Judith S. U.S. Geological Survey

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