Mine detail: Rajpura - Dariba Zn - Pb - Ag - Cu - Cd

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Location

Lat / long:

24.74924, 74.18384

Resource(M)

Primary:	Lead, Zinc, Silver
Secondary:	Copper, Cadmium
Tertiary:	Molybdenum, Gallium, Arsenic
Ore:	Bornite, Chalcopyrite, Covellite, Cubanite, Galena, Sphalerite, Zincite
Gangue:	Barite, Chert, Dolomite, Enargite, Fluorite
Orebody form:	LINEAR
Discovery year:	0

Production

Operation type:	Unknown
Production size:	Small
Development status:	Producer
First production started:	1934

Geology

Host rock:	Graphitic Phyllite, Chert, Dolomite
Host type:	Phyllite,Dolomite,Chert
Structure:	Dariba - Rajpura Fault Zone. On West Limb Of A Ne Plunging Macrosyncline.

References

MRDS	W018885
DEP	10073075
Reference	{Deposit:: RAJA, C. S. ET AL, 1972, DARIBA - RAJPURA - BETHUMNI BELT OF ZINC - LEAD - COPPER MINERALIZATION, UDAIPUR DIST., RAJASTHAN; GEOL. SURV. INDIA MISC. PUB. NO. 16 P. 617 - 626.}{Deposit:: SHAFER, F. E., 1976, U. S. DEPT. OF STATE AIRGRAM A-344; NEW DELHI 5-21-76 P. 12 - 20}{Production:: RAJA, C. S. ET AL, 1972, GEOL. SURV. INDIA MISC. PUBL. NO. 16 P. 617 - 626}{Reserve-Resource:: SHAFER, F. E., 1976, U.S. DEPT. OF STATE AIRGRAM A-344 P. 13}
Reporter	Schruben, Paul G.