Latitude: 22°1'N
Longitude: 80°43'E
A copper mine owned by the Hindustan Copper Ltd. An open pit mine billed as the largest hard rock open pit mine in India at 180 meters deep. Capacity is 2 million tons/year ore producing 23,000 tons Cu/year. 60 million tons ore reserves estimated 91984) at 1.24% Cu.
References
- Mining Annual Review (1985): 394.
- Panigrahi, M.K., and Mookherjee, A. (1997): The Malanjkhand copper (+ molybdenum) deposit, India: mineralization from a low-temperature ore-fluid of granitoid affiliation. Mineralium Deposita 32, 133-148.
- Singer, D.A., Berger, V.I., and Moring, B.C. (2008): Porphyry copper deposits of the world: Database and grade and tonnage models, 2008. US Geological Survey Open-File Report 2008-1155.
Mineral List
46 entries listed. 40 valid minerals.
The above list contains all mineral locality references listed on mindat.org. This does not claim to be a complete list. If you know of more minerals from this site, please
register so you can add to our database. This locality information is for reference purposes only. You should never attempt to
visit any sites listed in mindat.org without first ensuring that you have the permission of the land and/or mineral rights holders
for access and that you are aware of all safety precautions necessary.
Mineral and Locality Search
