| Deposit ID | 10183502 |
|---|---|
| MAS/MILS ID | 5330210148 |
| Record type | Site |
| Current site name | Amarkantak |
| Alternate or previous names | Amarkantak Plateau, Phutka Pahar Mine |
| Point of reference | Ore Body |
|---|---|
| Geographic coordinates: | 81.717, 22.81608 (WGS84) |
| Elevation | 1050 |
| Location accuracy | 5000(meters) |
Political divisions (FIPS codes)
Madhya Pradesh(province)
India(country)
Asia(continent)
Land(continent)
| Country | State |
|---|---|
| India | Madhya Pradesh |
| Commodity | Importance |
|---|---|
| Aluminum Critical | Primary |
| Materials | Type of material |
|---|---|
| Boehmite | Unknown |
| Gibbsite | Unknown |
| Hematite | Unknown |
| Quartz | Unknown |
| Rutile | Unknown |
| Ore Body (1) | 81.717, 22.81608 |
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| Thickness | 2.5M | ||||||||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Depth to top | 12M | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Area | 581HA | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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| Operation type | Surface |
|---|---|
| Development status | Producer |
| Commodity type | Metallic |
| Significant | No |
| Discovery year | 1885 |
| Year of first production | 1972 |
| Milling method | Sizing |
| Type | Owner-Operator |
|---|---|
| Owner | Bharat Aluminum Co., Ltd. (Balco) |
| Interest | 100 |
| Home office | India |
| Year | 1981 |
| Year | 1980 | ||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Description | 25.4% Al2o3 480000 Metric Tons Ore/Year | ||||||||||||||
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| Type | In-situ | ||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Estimate year | 1968 | ||||||||||||||
| Measured | 8500000mt ore | ||||||||||||||
| Demonstrated | 8500000mt ore | ||||||||||||||
| Inferred | 4000000mt ore | ||||||||||||||
| Total resources | 12500000mt ore | ||||||||||||||
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| Type of workings | Surface | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Area | 581HA | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Agency | Database name | Acronym | Record ID | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| U.S. Bureau of Mines | Minerals Availability System | MAS | 5330210148 |
BULLETINS OF THE GEOLOGICAL SURVEY OF INDIA, SERIES A-
ECONOMIC GEOLOGY, REPORT ON THE DETAILED INVESTIGATION
OF SOME BAUXITE DEPOSITS OF THE AMARKANTAK AREA,
MADHYA, PRADESH, NO. 28, 1968.
ANNOTATED INDEX OF INDIA MINERAL OCCURENCES, PART I (A-E).
GEOLOGICAL SURVEY OF INDIA. 1960, P. 33.
ROYCHOWDHURY, A. T. BAUXITE DEPOSITS OF PHUTKA PAHAR, BI-
LASPUR DISTRICT, MADHYA PRADESH. NO. 27, SERIES A - ECO-
NOMIC GEOLOGY, BULLETINS OF THE GEOLOGICAL SURVEY OF
INDIA, 1968, P. 39.
CHOWHURDY, M.K.R., A NOTE OF THE OCCURRENCE OF BAUXITE
DEPOSITS OF THE AMARKANTAK AREA, GEOLOGICAL SURVEY INDIA.
GNOSH, K.P. AND DUTTA, B.C., MINERALOGY AND GENESIS OF
PHUTKAPAHAR DEPOSITS OF EASTERN MADHYA PRADESH, INDIA.
INDIAN BUREAU OF MINES, MONOGRAPH ON BAUXITE, MINERAL FACTS
AND PROBLEMS: VOL. 3, NO. 5, NOV. 1977.
JOURNAL OF MINES, METALS, FUELS, JAN. 1974, P. 15.
| Subject category | Comment text |
|---|---|
| Deposit | VERY LOW REGIONAL DIP. |
| Type | Date | Name | Affiliation | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reporter | 23-DEC-1994 | Rfb | U.S. Bureau of Mines |
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