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Chintapalee

Prospect in Andhra Pradesh, India with commodity Aluminum
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  1. Identification information
  2. Geographic coordinates
  3. Site location context
  4. Geographic areas
  5. Commodities
  6. Materials information
  7. Nearby scientific data
  8. Ore body information
  9. Economic information about the deposit and operations
  10. Ownership information
  11. Workings at the site
  12. Links to other databases
  13. Bibliographic references
  14. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10158566
MAS/MILS ID 5330030061
Record type Site
Current site name Chintapalee

Geographic coordinates

Point of reference Ore Body
Geographic coordinates: 82.18358, 17.54156 (WGS84)
Elevation 1000
Location accuracy 1000(meters)

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Andhra Pradesh(province)

India(country)

Asia(continent)

Land(continent)

Geographic areas

Country State
India Andhra Pradesh

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Aluminum Critical Primary

Materials information

Materials Type of material
Gibbsite Unknown
Goethite Unknown
Hematite Unknown

Nearby scientific data

Ore Body (1) 82.18358, 17.54156
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Economic information

Ore body information

  • Thickness 13M
    Field Value
    MAS Matrix # 1
    MAS Column # 1
    Type of Orebody #1 LATERITE
    Shape of Orebody #1 TABULAR
    Shape of Orebody #2 IRREGULAR
    Primary mode of Origin RESIDUAL CONCENT
    Primary Ore Control LITHOLOGY
    Date of Last Modification 830623
  • Area 1300HA
    Field Value
    Total Surface Area (HA) 1300
    Date of Last Modification 910418

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Operation type Surface
Development status Prospect
Commodity type Metallic
Significant No

Ownership information

  • Type Owner
    Owner Bharat Aluminum Co., Ltd. (Balco)
    Interest 100
    Home office India
    Year 1981

Workings at the site

  • Type of workings Surface
    Area 1300HA
    Field Value
    MAS Development Schedule # 1
    Mining Record # 1
    Status of Mining Method PROPOSED
    Mining Method STRIP-LEVEL
    Primary Material Cover HARDPAN
    Hardness of Ore HARDPAN
    Capacity 1455
    Capacity Units MT ORE/DAY
    Unit Production Cost 1.34
    Units of Production $/MT ORE
    Operating Days per Year 275
    Operating Shifts per Day 2
    Year of Information 1981
  • Type of workings Surface
    Area 1300HA
    Field Value
    MAS Development Schedule # 1
    Mining Record # 2
    Status of Mining Method PROPOSED
    Mining Method STRIP-LEVEL
    Primary Material Cover HARDPAN
    Hardness of Ore HARDPAN
    Capacity 4364
    Capacity Units MT ORE/DAY
    Unit Production Cost 1.34
    Units of Production $/MT ORE
    Operating Days per Year 275
    Operating Shifts per Day 2
    Year of Information 1981
  • Type of workings Surface
    Area 1300HA
    Field Value
    MAS Development Schedule # 1
    Mining Record # 3
    Status of Mining Method PROPOSED
    Mining Method STRIP-LEVEL
    Primary Material Cover HARDPAN
    Hardness of Ore HARDPAN
    Capacity 8364
    Capacity Units MT ORE/DAY
    Unit Production Cost 1.34
    Units of Production $/MT ORE
    Operating Days per Year 275
    Operating Shifts per Day 2
    Year of Information 1981

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    INDIAN BUREAU OF MINES, MONOGRAPH ON BAUXITE, MINERAL FACTS

  • Deposit

    AND PROBLEMS, VOL. 3, NO. 5, NOVEMBER 1977.

  • Deposit

    PRIVATE COMMUNICATION, BHARAT ALUMINUM COMPANY, LTD. (BALCO)

  • Deposit

    NEW DELHI, FEBRUARY 1981.

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 27-FEB-84 Rfb U.S. Bureau of Mines

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