Naredi Nandra Bauxite Mine
Name of the MineM | Naredi Nandra Bauxite Mine | |||
General Manager Project | Mr. S. G. Patel | |||
Agent of mine | Mr. S. G. Patel | |||
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Location | Village | Taluka | District | State |
Naredi, Mota Nandra | Abdasa | Kutch | Gujarat | |
Nearest Railway station | Bhuj | |||
Nearest Airport | Bhuj | |||
Lease Area | 169.59 Hectares | |||
Reference coordinate | Latitude : 23011'00" to 23013'00" Longitude : 69011'00" to 69013'00" |
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Mineral Mined | Bauxite | |||
Mineable Reserves | 6.95 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 | |||
Lateritic , Bauxite & Lithomargic Clay | Tertiary | |||
Altered Trap | Mesozoic | |||
Sector Wise Lignite Users | Aluminium, Abrasive, Chemicals, Flax in steel melting & in ferroalloy industries, Refractory, Cement Industries, As absorbent in refining of Kerosene | |||
Bauxite Quality | % Content | Bauxite (PG) (Al2O3 ≥ 52%) |
Bauxite (NPG) (Al2O3 40 - 51.99%) |
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Al2O3 | 52% | 40 - 51.99% | ||
SiO2 | Max. 6% | Max. 15% | ||
Fe2O3 | Max. 5% | Max. 18% | ||
TiO2 | Max. 5% | Max. 7.5% | ||
CaO | Max. 3% | Max. 3% | ||
LOI | 27 - 31% | 25 - 28% |