Gandhamasdan

Unknown in Orissa, 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. Mineral occurrence model information
  8. Nearby scientific data
  9. Economic information about the deposit and operations
  10. Ownership information
  11. Links to other databases
  12. Bibliographic references
  13. General comments
  14. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10111419
MRDS ID DE03046
Record type Site
Current site name Gandhamasdan

Geographic coordinates

Point of reference Approximate
Geographic coordinates: 84.50478, 20.56599 (WGS84)

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Orissa(province)

India(country)

Asia(continent)

Land(continent)

Geographic areas

Country State
India Orissa

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Aluminum Critical Primary

Materials information

Materials Type of material
Gibbsite Ore

Mineral occurrence model information

Model code 111
USGS model code 38b
Deposit model name Bauxite, laterite type

Nearby scientific data

Approximate (1) 84.50478, 20.56599

Economic information

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Commodity type Metallic
Significant No

Ownership information

  • Type Operator
    Owner Balco

Comments on the reserve resource information

  • INCL. 60M MT 44.7% AL2O3, 3.2T SIO2.

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    MINING JOURNAL, FEB. 27, 1987, 308:7906, P. 144

General comments

Subject category Comment text
Deposit 15 M MINEABLE THICKNESS, 65% GIBBSITE

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 01-APR-1995 Mosier, Dan U.S. Geological Survey

Beyond USGS

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