Naredi-II Bauxite Mine
| Name of the Mine | Naredi-II Bauxite Mine | |||
| General Manager Project | Mr. S. G. Patel | |||
| Agent of mine | Mr. S. G. Patel | |||
| Contact Details | 02834 - 282289, 02834 - 282310 | |||
| Location | Village | Taluka | District | State |
| Naredi | Abdasa | Kutch | Gujarat | |
| Nearest Railway station | Bhuj | |||
| Nearest Airport | Bhuj | |||
| Lease Area | 66.97 Hectares | |||
| Reference coordinate | Latitude : 230 12' 12" to 230 12' 43" Longitude : 690 10' 46" to 690 11' 25" | |||
| Mineral Mined | Bauxite | |||
| Mineable Reserves | 10.71 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 | |||
| Weathered Bauxite, Bauxite, Lithomarge | Tertiary & Mesozoic | |||
| Sector Wise Lignite Users | Aluminium, Abrasive, Chemicals, Flax in steel melting & in ferro alloy industries, Refractory, Cement Industries, as an absorbent in refining of Kerosene, etc. | |||
| Bauxite Quality | % Content | Bauxite (PG) ( Al2O3 ≥ 52%) | Bauxite (NPG) (Al2O3 40 - 51.99%) | |
| Al2O3 | Min. 52% | 40 - 51.99% | ||
| SiO2 | Max. 6% | Max. 15% | ||
| Fe2O3 | Max. 5% | Max. 18% | ||
| TiO2 | Max. 5% | Max. 7.5% | ||