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Gandhamardhan

Prospect in Orissa, 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. Mining district
  11. Mineral rights holdings
  12. Land status
  13. Ownership information
  14. Production statistics
  15. Reserves and resources
  16. Workings at the site
  17. Links to other databases
  18. Bibliographic references
  19. General comments
  20. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10182983
MAS/MILS ID 5330370002
Record type Site
Current site name Gandhamardhan
Alternate or previous names Gandhamardan

Geographic coordinates

Point of reference Ore Body
Geographic coordinates: 82.80027, 20.83285 (WGS84)
Elevation 1150
Location accuracy 5000(meters)

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 Unknown

Nearby scientific data

Ore Body (1) 82.80027, 20.83285
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Economic information

Ore body information

  • Thickness 20M
    Length 9800M
    Width 2500M
    Field Value
    MAS Matrix # 1
    MAS Column # 3
    Type of Orebody #1 LATERITE
    Shape of Orebody #1 TABULAR
    Type of Orebody #2 REPLACEMENT
    Shape of Orebody #2 MANTLELIKE
    Primary mode of Origin RESIDUAL CONCENT
    Secondary mode of Origin OXIDATION
    Primary Ore Control LITHOLOGY
    Secondary Ore Control OTHER
    Degree of Wallrock Alter. NONE
    Type of Wallrock Alter. #1 UNKNOWN
    Date of Last Modification 900717
  • Area 7400HA
    Field Value
    Total Surface Area (HA) 7400
    Date of Last Modification 910418

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Operation type Surface
Development status Prospect
Commodity type Metallic
Significant No
Discovery year 1960
Year of first production 1990
Milling method Sizing

Mining district

District name Bolangir-Patna

Mineral rights holdings

Type of mineral rights Minerals Only

Land status

Ownership category Private

Ownership information

  • Type Owner-Operator
    Owner Bharat Aluminum Co., Ltd. (Balco)
    Interest 100
    Home office India
    Year 1987

Comments on the ownership information

  • BHARAT ALUMINUM COMPANY, LTD. OF NEW DELHI IS A PUBLIC SECTOR CONCERN.

Production statistics

  • Year 1990
    Description Start Of Production-1990 300000 Mtpy
    Importance Item Commodity Group Amount recovered Grade Recovery percentage
    Major Aluminum Aluminum 3000000mt
  • Year 1991
    Description Bauxite Ore- 1991-2049 600000 Mtpy
    Importance Item Commodity Group Amount recovered Grade Recovery percentage
    Major Aluminum Aluminum 600000mt

Comments on the production information

  • THE OUTPUT FROM THIS PROPOSED MINE IS PLANNED TO REPLACE THAT FROM THE PHUTKA PAHAR MINE, WHOSE RESERVES ARE NEARLY EXHAUSTED.

Reserves and resources

  • Type In-situ
    Estimate year 1991
    Demonstrated 60000000mt ore
    Total resources 60000000mt ore
    Commodity Subtype Grade units Group Importance Year
    Aluminum Al2O3 42.92 wt-pct Aluminum Major 1991

Comments on the reserve resource information

  • NEW PROJECT ABANDONED FOR ENVIRONMENTAL CONSIDERATIONS.
  • GOLDER ASSOCIATES DATA FROM 1980-1981 AL CONTRACT ARE IN Q- MATRIX 1 COLUMNS 1 AND 2. THE SAME DATE IS ALSO IN Q- MATRIX 9 COLUMNS 4 AND 5. THE 1987 UPDATE STUDY RESERVE/RESOURCE ESTIMATE IS IN Q- MATARIX 1 COLUMN 5 AND Q-MARTIX 9 CLOUMN 7. THE 1987 RESERVE/RESOURCE ESTIMATE IS BASED ON 1987 KAISER REPORTS.

Workings at the site

  • Type of workings Surface
    Area 7400HA
    Field Value
    MAS Development Schedule # 1
    Mining Record # 1
    Status of Mining Method PROPOSED
    Mining Method OPEN PIT
    Capacity 956
    Capacity Units MT ORE/DAY
    Operating Days per Year 314
    Operating Shifts per Day 2
    Year of Information 1987

Comments on the workings information

  • THE AREA IS CHARACTERIZED BY ISOLATED RISING ABRUPTLY ABOVE THE GANDHAMARDAN PLATEAU. VEGETATION IS SPARSE ON PLATEAU TOPS BUT COMPRISES FAIRLY DENSE TROPICAL SCREE FOREST AT LOWER ELEVATIONS. HOUSING AVAILABLE IN PADAMPUR (35 KM BY ROAD) AND NOWAPURA (43 KM BY ROAD).

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    GOLDAR INTERNAL REPORT FROM GOLDAR REPRESENTATIVE IN INDIA.

  • Deposit

    INDIAN BUREAU OF MINES. MINERAL FACTS AND PROBLEMS-BAUXITE.

  • Deposit

    NO. 5, VOL. 3, 1977.

  • Deposit

    INDIAN BUREAU OF MINES. MONOGRAPH ON BAUXITE SUPPLEMENT.

  • Deposit

    1979.

  • Deposit

    PERSONAL COMMUNICATION. BHARAT ALUMINUM COMPANY, LTD., 1981

  • Deposit

    MINING JOURNAL, LONDON, VOL. 311, #7999, DEC. 16, 1988, P481

  • Deposit

    MINING JOURNAL, LONDON, VOL 313, #8039, SEPT, 29, 1989, P249

  • Deposit

    MINING ACTIVITY DIGEST, P8.

  • Deposit

    E&MJ JULY, 1988, P72.

  • Deposit

    MINING ACTIVITY DIGEST, JULY 29, 1988, P7

  • Deposit

    MINING ACTIVITY DIGEST, AUGUST, 31, 1988, P6.

  • Deposit

    MINING JOURNAL FEB, 27, 1987, P 144.

  • Deposit

    MINING JOURNAL, LONDON, VOL 310, # 7957, FEB. 26, 1988, P155

  • Deposit

    SUPPLEMENT TO MINERAL FACTS AND PROBLEMS: BAUXITE;

  • Deposit

    LATEST RESOURCES POSITION: 1) BAUXITE RESOURCES OF INDIA

General comments

Subject category Comment text
Deposit THE RESERVE AREA IS APPROX. 9.8 KM LONG WITH A BROAD MIDDLE AREA 2.5 KM WIDE WITH TAPERING ENDS. ORE HORIZON VARIES BETWEEN 0 AND 48 M. WITH AVERAGE THICKNESS OF 20 M.

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 23-DEC-94 Wilburn, David R. U.S. Bureau of Mines

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