Mine detail: Singhbhum

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Location: West Bengal, India, Asia
Lat / long: 23.79167, 87.99351
dep_id: 10003870
mrds_id: AD00233
Commodity type: metallic
Major mineral: Manganese
Operation type: Unknown
Production size: No production occurred
Development status: Occurrence
ore: Manganite, Pyrolusite, Rhodochrosite
gangue: Dolomite, Hematite, Jasper
orebody_fm: STRATIFORM
alteration: Supergene Oxdation
conc_proc: Metamorphism
Reporter: Pracejus, Bernard.M.
hrock_unit: Noamudi Group
hrock_type: Metasedimentary Rock,Shale,Chert
arock_type: Granite
Structure: Synform And Antiform Folding
References:
  • BANERJI, A.K., 1977. ON THE PRECAMBRIAN BANDED IRON - FORMATIONS AND THE MANGANESE ORES OF THE SINGHBHUM REGION, EASTERN INDIA, ECONOMIC GEOLOGY, 72: 90-9
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