Mevasa Bauxite Mine
| Name of the Mine | Mevasa Bauxite Mines | |||
| General Manager Project | Mr. N. B. Patel | |||
| Agent of mine | Mr. N. B. Patel | |||
| Contact Details | +91 - 9727792724 | |||
| Location | Village | Taluka | District | State |
| Mevasa | Kalyanpur | Devbhoomi Dwarka | Gujarat | |
| Nearest Railway station | Bhatia & Jam Khambalia (W.R.) | |||
| Nearest Airport | Jamnagar | |||
| Lease Area | 186.96 Hectares | |||
| Reference coordinate | Latitude : 220 13' 24.90" N to 220 14' 17.38" N Longitude : 690 18' 9.46" E to 690 20' 2.31" E | |||
| Mineral Mined | Bauxite | |||
| Mineable Reserves | 6.77 Lakh MT | |||
| Method of Mining | Opencast Working by the deployment of Hydraulic Excavator-Dumper Combination. Sorting and Sizing of ore is being done by manual means. Ancillary equipment like Rock Breaker, Loader, Water Sprinkler and Motor Grader are used to keep the Mine working safe, systematic and environment friendly. | |||
| Local Geological Formation | Lithology | Age | ||
| Topsoil / Alluvium | Recent | |||
| Subsoil / Bauxite | Quaternary | |||
| Ferruginous laterite clays Bauxite laterite, lithomargical clays | Tertiary | |||
| Deccan Trap | Upper Cretaceous | |||
| Sector Wise Lignite Users | Aluminium, Abrasive, Chemicals, Flax in steel melting & in ferro alloy industries, Refractory, Cement Industries, As absorbent in refining of Kerosene | |||
| Bauxite Quality | % Content | Bauxite (PG) (Al2O3 ≥ 52%) | Bauxite (NPG) (Al2O3 40 - 51.99%) | |
| Al2O3 | Min. 52% | 40 - 51.99% | ||
| SiO2 | Max. 6% | Max. 12.5% | ||
| Fe2O3 | Max. 5% | Max. 18% | ||
| TiO2 | Max. 5% | Max. 7.5% | ||
| CaO | Max. 3% | Max. 3% | ||
| LOI | 27 - 31% | 25 - 28% | ||