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Kaliapani Mine

Producer in Orissa, India with commodity Chromium
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  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. Links to other databases
  13. Bibliographic references
  14. General comments
  15. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10106762
MRDS ID ISM0036
Record type Site
Current site name Kaliapani Mine
Alternate or previous names Sukinda Valley Complex

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: 85.75019, 21.04953 (WGS84)
Elevation 700
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, 21.04953
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Economic information

Geologic structures

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

Comments on the geologic information

  • FOLDING; CHROMITE OCCURS AS SHEET-LIKE BODIES IN 7 SUBPARALLEL STRATIGRAPHIC LEVELS IN THE SUKINDA MASSIF, A LAYERED ULTRAMAFIC STOCK WHICH STRIKES ENE. THE MASSIF IS INTRUDED INTO A QUARTZITE MEMBER OF AN IRON FORMATION AND CONSISTS OF AN OLDER, CHROMIUM-RICH (1250 M) AND A YOUNGER, CHROMIUM-POOR (450 M) SEQUENCE. THE REGION IS FOLDED, FORMING A LARGE SW-PLUNGING SYNCLINE. THE CHROMITE ORE BODIES ARE FORM TRANSITIONAL BETWEEN LENTICULAR MASSES (20 M BY 10 M) AND FLAT SHEETS (1200 M BY 10 M), CONFORMABLE TO PRIMARY LAYERING. GRAIN SIZE OF CHROMITE DECREASES FROM BOTTOM TO TOP, ALONG WITH A DECREASE IN CR2O3 AND MGO. PGE CHEMISTRY SIMILAR TO PODIFORM-TYPE DEPOSITS.

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Producer
Commodity type Metallic
Significant No
Discovery year 1950
Year of first production 1968
Year of last production 1982

Mining district

District name Cuttack District (Sukinda Valley Complex

Ownership information

  • Type Owner-Operator
    Owner Orissa Mining Corp., Tata Iron And Steel Corp. Ltd., Misarilal Mines Pvt., Ltd.

Comments on the production information

  • PRODUCTION DATA REPORTED AS DISTRICT TOTALS FOR BHIMTANAGAR MINE (CUTTACK DISTRICT). CUMULATIVE PRODUCTION DATA REPORTED AS STATE TOTALS FOR BHIMTANAGAR MINE (CUTTACK DISTRICT).

Comments on the reserve resource information

  • R1E DATA REPORTED AS DISTRICT FOR BHIMTANAGAR MINE (CUTTACK DISTRICT).
  • R1M DATA REPORTED AS DISTRICT TOTALS FOR BHIMTANAGAR MINE (CUTTACK DISTRICT).

Comments on development

  • NON-GEOLOGIC CONSTRAINTS ON DEVELOPMENT OR EXPANSION IN 1-5 YRS. ( GOVERNMENT REGULATIONS; X; GOVERNMENT MARKETING POLICIES CONTROL CHROMIUM MINING AND BAN THE EXPORT OF HIGH-GRADE LUMP ORES.). METALLURGICAL GRADE ORE: HIGH-GRADE, FRIABLE, AND POWDERY WITH CR/FE = 3:1

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    DUKE, V.W.A., 1982, CHROMIUM--A MINERAL COMMODITY REVIEW: SOUTH AFRICA 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. (G10, G13, C18, L10, L5-L6)

  • Deposit

    BANERJEE, P.K., 1971, THE SUKINDA CHROMITE FIELD, CUTTACK DISTRICT, ORISSA: INDIA GEOLOGICAL SOCIETY RECORDS, V. 96, PT. 2, P. 140-177.

General comments

Subject category Comment text
Deposit THIS RECORD WAS COMPILED FOR THE INTERNATIONAL STRATEGIC MINERALS INVENTORY. THE DATA WERE USED IN PREPARATION OF THE USGS CIRCULAR 930 SERIES OF REPORTS. MINERAL RESOURCE CATEGORIES AND CODES HEREIN ARE FROM THE INTERNATIONAL CLASSIFICATION SYSTEM RECOMMENDED BY THE UNITED NATIONS GROUP OF EXPERTS ON DEFINITIONS AND TERMINOLOGY FOR MINERAL RESOURCES. (SEE NATIONAL RESOURCES FORUM, V. 4, NO. 3, P. 307-313.). SURFACE-UNDERGROUND

Reporter information

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

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