Kuttinga

Producer in Orissa, India with commodity Manganese
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. Mineral rights holdings
  11. Ownership information
  12. Reserves and resources
  13. Links to other databases
  14. Bibliographic references
  15. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10255709
MAS/MILS ID 5330370110
Record type Site
Current site name Kuttinga

Geographic coordinates

Point of reference Ore Body
Geographic coordinates: 83.46695, 19.1664 (WGS84)
Elevation 600
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
Manganese Critical Tertiary

Materials information

Materials Type of material
Psilomelane Unknown
Pyrolusite Unknown

Nearby scientific data

Ore Body (1) 83.46695, 19.1664

Economic information

Ore body information

  • Field Value
    MAS Matrix # 1
    MAS Column # 1
    Type of Orebody #1 SEDIMENTARY
    Shape of Orebody #1 LENTICULAR
    Primary mode of Origin RESIDUAL CONCENT
    Primary Ore Control BEDDING
    Degree of Wallrock Alter. NONE
    Date of Last Modification 830629

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Operation type Surface
Development status Producer
Commodity type Metallic
Significant No
Discovery year 1938
Year of first production 1938

Mineral rights holdings

Type of mineral rights Federal Lease

Ownership information

  • Type Owner-Operator
    Owner Jaypore Sugar Co. Ltd
    Interest 100
    Home office India
    Year 1976

Reserves and resources

  • Type In-situ
    Estimate year 1979
    Indicated 324000mt ore
    Demonstrated 324000mt ore
    Total resources 324000mt ore
    Commodity Subtype Grade units Group Importance Year
    Manganese Mn 44 wt-pct Manganese Trace 1979

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    CONTROLLER, INDIAN BUREAU OF MINES, 1970, DIRECTORY OF MINES

  • Deposit

    AND MINING LEASES: INDIAN BUREAU OF MINES, NAGPUR,

  • Deposit

    V.1 AND 2, 1264P.

  • Deposit

    CONTROLLER, INDIAN BUREAU OF MINES, 1974, MINERAL FACTS AND

  • Deposit

    PROBLEMS: MANGANESE ORE: INDIAN BUREAU OF MINES,

  • Deposit

    MONOGRAPH 4, NAGPUR, INDIA, 335 P.

  • Deposit

    KANUNGO, S.B., AND SANT, B.R., 1971, SOME CHARACTERISTICS OF

  • Deposit

    OF THE MANGANESE ORES OF KUTTINGI MINES, KORAPUT

  • Deposit

    DISTRICT, ORISSA, INDIA: INDIAN JOURNAL OF MINES,

  • Deposit

    METALS, AND FUELS, JULY ISSUE, P.191-194.

  • Deposit

    PRASADA RAO, G.H.S.V., AND MURTY, Y.G.K., 1956, MANGANESE

  • Deposit

    ORE DEPOSITS OF ORISSA AND BIHAR, INDIA: SYMPOSIUM

  • Deposit

    SOBRE YACIMIENTOS DE MANGANESO, XX CONGRESO GEOLOGICO

  • Deposit

    INTERNACIONAL, MEXICO, P.115-131.

  • Deposit

    SRIRAMADAS, A., 1963, THE MANGANESE ORES OF KUTTINGI MINES,

  • Deposit

    KORAPUT DISTRICT, ORISSA, INDIA: ECON. GEOL. V.58,

  • Deposit

    P.569-578.

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 27-FEB-1984 Aubol, A. U.S. Bureau of Mines

Beyond USGS

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