Khetri Copper Belt

Past Producer in Rajasthan, India with commodity Copper
Sections on this page
  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. Links to other databases
  13. Bibliographic references
  14. General comments
  15. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10231314
MAS/MILS ID 5330410004
Record type Site
Current site name Khetri Copper Belt

Geographic coordinates

Point of reference Ore Body
Geographic coordinates: 75.80048, 27.99899 (WGS84)
Elevation 400

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Rajasthan(province)

India(country)

Asia(continent)

Land(continent)

Geographic areas

Country State
India Rajasthan

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Copper Tertiary

Materials information

Materials Type of material
Azurite Unknown
Chalcanthite Unknown
Chalcopyrite Unknown
Chlorite Unknown
Chrysocolla Unknown
Malachite Unknown
Pyrite Unknown
Pyrrhotite Unknown
Quartz Unknown
Tourmaline Unknown

Nearby scientific data

Ore Body (1) 75.80048, 27.99899

Economic information

Ore body information

  • Length 80000M
    Field Value
    Type of Orebody #1 SHEAR ZONE
    Primary mode of Origin UNKNOWN
    Type of Wallrock Alter. #1 SERICITIC
    Date of Last Modification 780213

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Past Producer
Commodity type Metallic
Significant No

Mining district

District name Madhan-Kudhan

Mineral rights holdings

Type of mineral rights Unknown

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    DUNN, J.A., BULLETIN OF THE GEOLOGICAL SOCIETY OF INDIA

  • Deposit

    SERIES A, ECONOMIC GEOLOGY, NO. 23, 1965, P. 129-130.

  • Deposit

    CHOWDURY, R., GEOLOGICAL POTENTIAL OF THE KHETRI COPPER

  • Deposit

    BELT, RAJASTHAN: GEOLOGICAL SOCIETY OF INDIA MISCELLANEOUS

  • Deposit

    PUBLICATION NO. 13, 1968, P. 165-181.

  • Deposit

    RAO, M.V.N.R.S., KHETRI COPPER COMPLEX: MINING MAGAZINE,

  • Deposit

    VOL. 131, NO. 5, NOVEMBER 1974, P. 350-357.

  • Deposit

    METALS SOURCEBOOK, AUGUST 12, 1974, ITEM (B3801).

General comments

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.

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 27-FEB-1984 West, B.J. U.S. Bureau of Mines

Beyond USGS

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