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MINERAL
DEPOSITS/OCCURRENCES
Name of Mineral -
Bauxite
Chhattisgarh
mainly comprises metal (B & C) and refractory grade (A)
bauxite, located in Surguja, Korba, Jashpur, Kanker,
Bastar and Kabirdham districts. Total estimated reserves
of all grades are of the tune of 148 million tonnes.
Bauxite
exploitation in the State is reserved for Public Sector
Undertaking either singly or through JVC working.
A number of PL and
ML have been granted / sanctioned in parts of the State.
However, there are potentials of prospecting and mining
bauxite deposits in these areas. Bauxite of Chhattisgarh
is being consumed mainly in Aluminium Extraction and
Calcination Plants. Aluminium extraction plant of BALCO
is operational at Korba, based on the leased bauxite
blocks of Mainpat in Surguja district from their own ML
area, lease hold areas of CMDC and other operators.
Aluminium extraction plant of HINDALCO located at
Renukot, in Uttar Pradesh is another consumer of
Samripat area, Kusmi Tehsil, Surguja district from
Chhattisgarh from their ML hold area and lease hold
areas of other operators. The existing Bauxite deposits
may suffice the need of an Aluminium plant of 1 million
tonne production capacity in the State.
Brief information
of known bauxite bearing areas is as follows:
SURGUJA DISTRICT
MAINPAT
Mainpat
(65 N/1 & 5) forms an almost oval, E-W elongated plateau
(average 1O50 m altitude) occupying about 470 km2 area,
which is situated in the southeastern part of the
Surguja district. Bauxite is widely developed in the
form of pockets and lenses within extensively developed
laterite over the Deccan basaltic plateau.
JAMIRAPAT
Samripat and Jamirapat (64 M/15) forming irregular
plateaus occupying about 322km2 and 112km2 area
respectively are situated in the eastern part of the
Surguja district. Bauxite is widely developed in the
form of pockets and lenses within extensive laterite
over the Deccan basaltic plateau.
JASHPUR DISTRICT
PANDRAPAT
Pandrapat forms an irregular shaped plateau of about 500
km2 and its eastern extension is highly dissected with
several small plateaus occupying overall about 700km2
area situated in the western part of Jashpur district.
These plateaus are capped by laterite, over the Deccan
basaltic flows containing Bauxite in the form of pockets
and lenses of various dimensions.
KANKER DISTRICT
KESHKAL AREA
Bauxite is developed in the form of pockets and lenses
on small plateaus of varying dimensions in Keshkal area.
It figures within the extensively developed laterite
over the Bahmni sandstone, forming capping over hilly
terrain of granite. Bauxite of this area belongs to A
and B grade and may be considered as refractory grade.
KABIRDHAM DISTRICT
In the district, Bauxite is known in and around villages
Bodai Daldali, Keshmarda, Rabda, Mundadadar and Samsetta.
A total reserves of 6.12 million tones of metal grade
bauxite is expected from the area. The area is leased
out to BALCO.
Recently DGM has identified number of bauxite
occurrences in Kabirdham district. Over 25 localities,
in northern and north western part of varying dimension
(length 250 to 500 m.) have been identified. Over 11
million tones of metal grade bauxite is expected from
there localities. Al2O3 content varies from 35 to 60%.
BASTAR DISTRICT
A small bauxite
pocket has been discovered by DGM in Asna - Tarapur area
of Bastar district. The area is a few kms. away from
Jagdalpur 1.5 million tones of bauxite has been
estimated from the area.
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