| Deposit ID | 10159301 |
|---|---|
| MAS/MILS ID | 5330370105 |
| Record type | Site |
| Current site name | Keonjhar Mn Deposits |
| Point of reference | Ore Body |
|---|---|
| Geographic coordinates: | 85.4102, 22.02944 (WGS84) |
| Elevation | 600 |
Political divisions (FIPS codes)
Orissa(province)
India(country)
Asia(continent)
Land(continent)
| Country | State |
|---|---|
| India | Orissa |
| Commodity | Importance |
|---|---|
| Manganese Critical | Primary |
| Materials | Type of material |
|---|---|
| Braunite | Unknown |
| Cryptomalene | Unknown |
| Manganite | Unknown |
| Psilomelane | Unknown |
| Pyrolusite | Unknown |
| Rhodochrosite | Unknown |
| Wad | Unknown |
| Ore Body (1) | 85.4102, 22.02944 |
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| Operation type | Surface |
|---|---|
| Development status | Producer |
| Commodity type | Metallic |
| Significant | Yes |
| Discovery year | 1900 |
| Year of first production | 1923 |
| Milling method | Handsort |
| District name | Keonjhar District |
|---|
| Type | Owner-Operator |
|---|---|
| Owner | Tata Iron And Steel Co. (Tisco) |
| Home office | India |
| Year | 1981 |
| Type | Owner-Operator |
|---|---|
| Owner | Messrs Bird And Co. |
| Home office | India |
| Year | 1981 |
| Type | Owner-Operator |
|---|---|
| Owner | Serrajuddin And Co. |
| Home office | India |
| Year | 1981 |
| Type | Owner-Operator |
|---|---|
| Owner | Aryan Mining Co. |
| Home office | India |
| Year | 1981 |
| Type | Owner-Operator |
|---|---|
| Owner | Bolani Ores Ltd. |
| Home office | India |
| Year | 1981 |
| Type | Owner-Operator |
|---|---|
| Owner | Orissa Mineral Development Co. |
| Home office | India |
| Year | 1981 |
| Type | Owner-Operator |
|---|---|
| Owner | Other Private Operators |
| Home office | India |
| Year | 1981 |
| Type | In-situ | ||||||||||||||
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| Estimate year | 1988 | ||||||||||||||
| Indicated | 30000000mt ore | ||||||||||||||
| Demonstrated | 30000000mt ore | ||||||||||||||
| Total resources | 30000000mt ore | ||||||||||||||
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| Type of workings | Surface | ||||||||||||||||||
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| Agency | Database name | Acronym | Record ID | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| U.S. Bureau of Mines | Minerals Availability System | MAS | 5330370105 |
CHAKRAVARTY, R. AND SHEATH, K.R., 1973, A SHORT REVIEW OF
THE MANGANESE MINING INDUSTRY IN THE KEONJHAR DISTRICT
ORISSA WITH SPECIAL REFERENCES TO MARKETING AND
TRANSPORTATION: INDIAN MINING AND ENGINEERING JOURNAL
VOL. , P. S-212 TO 218, 220 TO .
ENGINEER, B. B., 1956, GEOLOGY AND ECONOMIC ASPECTS OF THE
MANGANESE ORE DEPOSITS OF JAMADA-KOIRA VALLEY, KEONJHAR
AND BONAI, ORISSA INDIA: SYMPOSIUM ON MANGANESE DEPOSIT
20TH INTERNATIONAL GEOLOGICAL CONGRESS, MEXICO CITY
VOL.4, P. 25-30.
GEOLOGICAL SURVEY OF INDIA (DIRECTOR GENERAL), 1974,
MANGANESE ORE: MONOGRAPH, MINERAL RESOURCES OF THE
STATES OF INDIA PART III- ORISSA: MISCELLANEOUS
PUB. NO.30, DELHI, 51 PAGES.
INDIAN BUREAU OF MINES (CONTROLLER), 1974, MANGANESE ORE
MONOGRAPH, MINERAL FACTS AND PROBLEMS, NO.4, NAGPUR,
335 PAGES.
PRADADA RAO, G.H.S.V., AND MURTY,Y.G.K.,1956, MANGANESE ORE
DEPOSITS OF ORISSA AND BIHAR, INDIA: SYMPOSIUM ON
MANGANESE DEPOSITS, 20TH INTERNATIONAL GEOLOGICAL
CONGRESS, MEXICO CITY, VOL4, ASIA AND OCEANIA, P115-131
SONDHI, V.P. , 1956, MANGANESE ORES IN INDIA: SYMPOSIUM ON
CONGRESS, MEXICO CITY, VOL. 14, P.9-23.
MURTHY, V.N. AND GHOSH, B.K., MANGANESE ORE DEPOSITS OF THE
BONAI-KEONJHAR BELT, ORISSA: GEOLOGICAL SURVEY OF
INDIA, INDIAN MINERALS, VOL. 25, NO. 3.
ESCA - TECH CORPORATION. KEONJHAR MN DEPOSITS. MANGANESE
DEPOSIT PROFILE REPORT. PREPARED FOR THE U.S. BUREAU
OF MINES (CONTRACT NO. J0100120). FEBRUARY 1981, 44 PP.
COPY ON FILE AT THE U.S. BUREAU OF MINES MINERALS
AVAILABILITY FIELD OFFICE, DENVER, CO.
| Subject category | Comment text |
|---|---|
| Deposit | THE KEONJHAR DISTRICT COVERS AN AREA OF ABOUT 500 SQ.KM CONTAINING ABOUT 200 INDIVIDUAL MINES AND PROSPECTS. THERE ARE 47 MAJOR LEASES IN THE AREA THAT COVER OVER 23,000 HECTARES. NEARLY ALL MINING AND BENIFICATION IS DONE BY HAND METHODS; MINOR MECHANIZATION IS USED IN SOME OF THE MAJOR MINES. THE ONLY DATA AVAILABLE ON DEMONSTATED RESOURCES IS RESTRICTED TO THE EXPOSED MATERIAL IN THE IMMEDIATE VICINITY OF THE OPERATING MINES, THE POSSIBLE EXTENSION OF THESE RESERVES HAVE NOT BEEN EXPLORED TO THE EXTENT THAT THEY CAN BE UPGRADED BEYOND THE INFERRED OR ESTIMATED CATEGORY. RESERVES AND RESOURCES OF INDIA HAVE NOT BEEN ADEQUATELY DEFINED. THE ONLY AVAILABLE DATA ON INDIVIDUAL MINE RESERVES REPRESENTS EXPOSED MATERIAL IN THE IMMEDIATE VICINITY OF THE OPERATING MINES, AND THUS IS INSIGNIFICANT. THE RESOUCES ASSIGNED TO INDIA (63 MT) REPRESENT ESTIMATES BASED ON GEOLOIC INFERENCE OVER BROAD AREAS. THESE RESOURCES ARE ARBITRARILY ASSIGNED TO THE MAHARASHTRA-MADYA PRADESH AREA (33 MT) AND THE KEONJHAR AREA (30 MT); THESE AREAS ACCOUNT FOR NEARLY 90% OF THE HIGH GRADE ORE PRODUCTION (MOST OF THIS IS FROM THE MAHARASHTRA-MADYA PRADESH AREA). FURTHER, RESERVES ARE NOT CATEGORIZED BY GRADE; PROBABLY LESS THAN HALF COULD BE UTILIZED IN THE PRODUCTION OF FEMN. |
| Type | Date | Name | Affiliation | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reporter | 14-JUN-1991 | Coffman, Joe | U.S. Bureau of Mines |
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