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Panchpatmali

Producer 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. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10230909
MAS/MILS ID 5330370001
Record type Site
Current site name Panchpatmali
Alternate or previous names Panchpatmali Reserve, Panchpatmali-Talcher, Panchpatmali Bauxite Deposit

Geographic coordinates

Point of reference Ore Body
Geographic coordinates: 82.16698, 17.49986 (WGS84)
Elevation 1200
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

Comments on the location information

  • PANCHPATMALI DEPOSIT IS APPROXIMATELY 40KM FROM THE KORAPUT RAILWAY STATION ON THE KOTTAVALASA-KIRANDUL RAIL LINE.

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Aluminum Critical Primary

Materials information

Materials Type of material
Gibbsite Unknown

Nearby scientific data

Ore Body (1) 82.16698, 17.49986
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Economic information

Ore body information

  • Thickness 14.4M
    Length 15000M
    Width 2000M
    Depth to top 2.86M
    Field Value
    MAS Matrix # 1
    MAS Column # 3
    Type of Orebody #1 LATERITE
    Shape of Orebody #1 MANTLELIKE
    Type of Orebody #2 REPLACEMENT
    Shape of Orebody #2 TABULAR
    Primary mode of Origin RESIDUAL CONCENT
    Secondary mode of Origin OXIDATION
    Primary Ore Control LITHOLOGY
    Degree of Wallrock Alter. NONE
    Minimum Depth to Top 0
    Avg. Thick. Unconsol. Mat. 2.86
    Min. Thick. Unconsol. Mat. 0
    Date of Last Modification 900612
  • Area 1500HA
    Field Value
    Total Surface Area (HA) 1500
    Date of Last Modification 910418

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Operation type Surface
Development status Producer
Commodity type Metallic
Significant Yes
Discovery year 1961
Year of first production 1985
Milling method Sizing

Mining district

District name Koraput

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

Production statistics

  • Year 1985
    Description Bauxite Ore Production-1985 200000 Mtpy
    Importance Item Commodity Group Amount recovered Grade Recovery percentage
    Major Ore Aluminum Aluminum 200000mt
  • Year 1986
    Description Bauxite Ore-1986 1200000 Mtpy
    Importance Item Commodity Group Amount recovered Grade Recovery percentage
    Major Ore Aluminum Aluminum 1200000mt

Comments on the production information

  • PLANS CALL FOR EXPANSION TO 3600000 MTPY.

Reserves and resources

  • Type In-situ
    Estimate year 1987
    Measured 163000000mt ore
    Indicated 3170000000mt ore
    Demonstrated 3333000000mt ore
    Total resources 3333000000mt ore
    Commodity Subtype Grade units Group Importance Year
    Aluminum Al2O3 46.81 wt-pct Aluminum Major 1987
    Aluminum Al2O3 40 wt-pct Aluminum Major 1987

Comments on the reserve resource information

  • ORISSA ON ORIGINAL CONTRACT. PLANNED TO BEGIN PRODUCTION AT END OF 1987.
  • THESE ARE GOLDER ASSOCIATES RESERVE/RESOURCES ESTIMATES FROM THE 1980-1981 ALUMINUM CONTRACT. QMATRIX 1 COLUMN 1 AND QMATRIX 9 COLUMN 4. QMATRIX 1 COLUMN 3 AND QMATRIX 9 COLUMN6 ARE THE RESERVE/ RESOURCE ESTIMATE FOR THE 1987 UPDATE STUDY. THESE ARE BASED ON 1986 PUBLISHED RESERVE/RESOURCES DATA, SEE THE BIBLIOGRAPHY.

Workings at the site

  • Type of workings Surface
    Area 1500HA
    Field Value
    MAS Development Schedule # 1
    Mining Record # 1
    Status of Mining Method ESTIMATE
    Mining Method OPEN PIT
    Avg. Overburden Thickness 2.86
    Primary Material Cover M-HARD ROCKS
    Percentage 100
    Hardness of Ore M-HARD ROCKS
    Avg. Bench Height (meters) 9
    Capacity 9230
    Capacity Units MT ORE/DAY
    Operating Days per Year 260
    Operating Shifts per Day 2
    Year of Information 1987

Comments on the workings information

  • THE GENTLY SLOPING PLATEAU TOPS LIE AT AN AVERAGE ELEVATION OF 1220M, WHILE SURROUNDING VALLEYS ARE ABOUT 305M BELOW. FAIRLY DENSE SCREE FORESTS OCCUR IN LOWER VALLEY AREAS BUT VEGETATION BECOMES SPARSE ON PLATEAU TOPS. CAPTIVE POWER PLANT TO BE BUILT NEAR TALCHER SMELTER. POSSIBLE LABOR SHORTAGE DURING MONSOON SEASON.

Comments on other economic factors

  • THE "MILL" IS ATTACHED TO THE ALUMINA PLANT (REFINERY). WHICH WILL BE LOCATED ABOUT 14 KM AWAY FROM THE MINE.
  • THE OFF SITE MILL IS LOCATED AT THE ALUNIMA PLANT (REFINERY) IN TALCHER.

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Reserve-Resource

    MINING JOURNAL, JANUARY 3, 1986, "MINING WEEK", P4.

  • Deposit

    GEOLOGICAL SURVEY OF INDIA. "GEOLOGY AND MINERAL RESOURCES

  • Deposit

    OF THE STATES OF INDIA", ORISSA. NO. 30 FEBRUARY, 1974.

  • Deposit

    GOLDAR ASSOCIATES INC. DEPOSIT PROFILE--PANCHPATMALI-

  • Deposit

    TALCHER, ORISSA, INDIA. MAY, 1981.

  • Deposit

    INDIAN BUREAU OF MINES. MINERAL FACTS AND PROBLEMS: BAUXITE

  • Deposit

    VOLUME 3, NO. 5, 1977.

  • Deposit

    INDIAN BUREAU OF MINES. MONOGRAPH ON BAUXITE SUPPLEMENT,

  • Deposit

    1979.

  • Deposit

    MINING CONGRESS JOURNAL. OCTOBER, 1980.

  • Deposit

    MINING JOURNAL. APRIL 17, 1981. P. 30.

  • Deposit

    MINING JOURNAL, JULY 10, 1987, P1,23.

  • Deposit

    MINING ANNUAL REVIEW "FAR EAST" 1987, P 367.

  • Deposit

    MINING JOURNAL, NOVEMBER 14, 1986, P357..

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 18-FEB-93 Wilburn, David R. U.S. Bureau of Mines

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