Bauxite - India

Prospect in India with commodity Aluminum
Sections on this page
  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. Ore body information
  10. Economic information about the deposit and operations
  11. Mining district
  12. Links to other databases
  13. Bibliographic references
  14. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10097400
MRDS ID W001862
Record type Site
Current site name Bauxite - India

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: 83.21693, 22.76605 (WGS84)

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

India(country)

Asia(continent)

Land(continent)

Geographic areas

Country
India

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Aluminum Critical Primary

Materials information

Materials Type of material
Bauxite Ore

Analytical data

Result 34 SEPARATE ANALYSES GIVEN

Host and associated rocks

  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Volcanic Rock (Aphanitic) > Mafic Volcanic Rock > Basalt
    Rock unit name Lametas; Grit, Sandstone, Shale, Limestone;Gondwanas; Sandstone, Shale, Clays
    Rock description Lametas; Grit, Sandstone, Shale, Limestone;Gondwanas; Sandstone, Shale, Clays
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Late Cretaceous
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Late Cretaceous

Nearby scientific data

(1) 83.21693, 22.76605

Economic information

Ore body information

  • General form IRREG

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Prospect
Commodity type Metallic
Significant No

Mining district

District name Surguja - Raigarh - Bilaspur/Madhya Pradesh

Comments on the workings information

  • 34 SEPARATE DEPOSITS

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    ROY CHOWDHURY, M.K., 1958, BAUXITE IN BIHAR, MADHYA PRADESH, VINDHYA PRADESH, MADHYA BHARAT AND BHOPAL: GEOL. SURV. INDIA, MEM., V. 85, 270 P., ILLUS. (INCL. SKETCH MAPS)

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 01-APR-1973 Bannigan, Jane L. U.S. Geological Survey

Beyond USGS

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