| Deposit ID | 10231314 |
|---|---|
| MAS/MILS ID | 5330410004 |
| Record type | Site |
| Current site name | Khetri Copper Belt |
| Point of reference | Ore Body |
|---|---|
| Geographic coordinates: | 75.80048, 27.99899 (WGS84) |
| Elevation | 400 |
Political divisions (FIPS codes)
Rajasthan(province)
India(country)
Asia(continent)
Land(continent)
| Country | State |
|---|---|
| India | Rajasthan |
| Commodity | Importance |
|---|---|
| Copper | Tertiary |
| Materials | Type of material |
|---|---|
| Azurite | Unknown |
| Chalcanthite | Unknown |
| Chalcopyrite | Unknown |
| Chlorite | Unknown |
| Chrysocolla | Unknown |
| Malachite | Unknown |
| Pyrite | Unknown |
| Pyrrhotite | Unknown |
| Quartz | Unknown |
| Tourmaline | Unknown |
| Ore Body (1) | 75.80048, 27.99899 |
|---|
| Length | 80000M | ||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| |||||||||||
| Development status | Past Producer |
|---|---|
| Commodity type | Metallic |
| Significant | No |
| District name | Madhan-Kudhan |
|---|
| Type of mineral rights | Unknown |
|---|
| Agency | Database name | Acronym | Record ID | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| U.S. Bureau of Mines | Minerals Availability System | MAS | 5330410004 |
DUNN, J.A., BULLETIN OF THE GEOLOGICAL SOCIETY OF INDIA
SERIES A, ECONOMIC GEOLOGY, NO. 23, 1965, P. 129-130.
CHOWDURY, R., GEOLOGICAL POTENTIAL OF THE KHETRI COPPER
BELT, RAJASTHAN: GEOLOGICAL SOCIETY OF INDIA MISCELLANEOUS
PUBLICATION NO. 13, 1968, P. 165-181.
RAO, M.V.N.R.S., KHETRI COPPER COMPLEX: MINING MAGAZINE,
VOL. 131, NO. 5, NOVEMBER 1974, P. 350-357.
METALS SOURCEBOOK, AUGUST 12, 1974, ITEM (B3801).
| Subject category | Comment text |
|---|---|
| Deposit | 1975 - THE $152 MILLION KHETRI COMPLEX INCLUDES TWO MINES, ONE AT KHETRI AND ANOTHER AT KOLIHAN, A CONCENTRATOR, A SMELTER AND AN ELECTROLYTIC REFINERY. ORE RESERVES ARE EST- IMATED AT 47 MILLION METRIC TONS AT 0.72% COPPER AT KHETRI AND 29 METRIC TONS/YEAR OF 1.56% COPPER AT KOLIHAN. PRO- DUCTION FOR 1974-1975 SHOULD BE ABOUT 3600 METRIC TONS OF REFINED COPPER WITH AN INCREASE TO 8000 METRIC TONS/YEAR OF REFINED COPPER BY 1978-1979. THE FACILITY WILL HAVE AN EX- PECTED CAPACITY OF 31,000 METRIC TONS/YEAR OF REFINED COP- PER. 1974 - THE SITE IS SERVED BY ROAD FORM DELHI AND JAIPUR AND BY RAIL WITH THE DELHI-AHMEDABAD LINE. ELECTRIC POWER IS SUPPLIED BY THE RAJASTHAN STATE ELECTRICITY BOARD. NINE MILLION GALLONS OF WATER/DAY ARE SUPPLIED VIA 30 TUBE WELLS 30 MILES AWAY. THE COMPLEX EMPLOYS 7000 PERSONS. |
| Type | Date | Name | Affiliation | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reporter | 27-FEB-1984 | West, B.J. | U.S. Bureau of Mines |
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