Bihar
Past Producer

Mosabani-Badia Area

Bihar, India
CopperSilverGoldNickelMolybdenumIron
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Commodities
PrimaryCopper
SecondarySilver, Gold, Nickel
TertiaryMolybdenum, Iron
Commodity typeM
Deposit
WorkingsUnderground
Materials
Other materialsApatite, Biotite, Chalcopyrite, Chlorite, Magnetite, Millerite, Pentlandite, Pyrite, Pyrrhotite, Quartz
Economic & production
Development statusPast Producer
First production1925
Identification
Deposit ID10304337
Alternate namesMushabani, Musaboni, Musabani
RegionAS
Data scoreB
Coordinates22.5172, 86.47207
References
DUNN, J. A., THE MINERAL DEPOSITS OF EASTERN SINGHBHUM ANDSURROUNDING AREAS, MEMOIRS OF THE GEOLOGICAL SURVEY OF INDIAVOL. LXIX, PT. I, 1937, PP. 99-110.BANERJEE, P. K., AND SIBDAS GHOSH, COPPER, LEAD AND ZINC,REVIEW PAPERS ON SOME MINERAL DEPOSITS OF INDIA, RECORDS OFTHE GEOLOGICAL SURVEY OF INDIA, VOL. 102, PT. 2, 1972,PP. 19-40.PART V, BIHAR, GEOLOGICAL SURVEY OF INDIA, MISC. PUBLICATIONNO. 30, 1974, 34P.JHINGRAN, A. G. AND B. N. SINHA, ASSESSMENT OF BASE METALRESOURCES IN INDIA, BASE METALS, PART 1, GEOLOGICAL SURVEYOF INDIA, MISC. PUBLICATION NO. 16, A COLLECTION OF PAPERSPRESENTED AT THE SYMPOSIUM JULY 5-6, 1966, CALCUTTA, 1971,PP. 21-59.KHAN, M. A., UNDERGROUND MINING OF COPPER ORE AT THEMOSABONI GROUP OF MINES., INDIAN MINING AND ENGNG JOURNAL,DEC. 1976, PP. 15-26.STAFF, COPPER, INDIAN MINERALS YEARBOOK, 1971, INDIAN BUREAUOF MINES, NAGPUR, 1975, PP. 403-409.HCL EXPANSION, MINING JOURNAL, JULY 22, 1977, P. 69.RAJA, ARJUN, RESEARCH SHOWS WAY TO SEND INDIAN COPPERROUGHER CONCENTRATES DIRECTLY TO SMELTER, ENGNG. AND MININGJOURNAL, JULY, 1976, PP. 80-82.PERSONAL CORRESPONDENCE, CORDOBA COPPER CO., 1978.KAR, P. ET. AL., METALS AND MINERALS OF ECONOMIC INTERESTASSOCIATED WITH THE RADHA COPPER ORE, BASE METALS.GEOLOGICAL SURVEY OF INDIA MISC. PUBLICATION NO. 16, ACOLLECTION OF PAPERS PRESENTED AT THE CALCUTTA SYMPOSIUM,JULY 5TH AND 6TH, 1971, 1971, PP. 232-250.SEL AT MOSABONI, MINING JOURNAL, LONDON, APR. 4, 1977, P.310