


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:
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.
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.
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.
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.
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%.
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.
Sr.No | Name of district | Name of the Block | Co-ordinate | Area (Sq.km.) | Reserve (million tonnes) | Grade (Al2O3%) |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 |
1 | Jashpur | Khuria Highland, Tahsil-Bagicha |
23o00’:23o10’ 83o35’:83o45’ 64 M/12 |
2.50 | 0.092 probable 0.159 inferred |
44.78 to 56.10 |
2 | Jashpur | Datunpani (Pendrapat) Tah. Bagicha |
23o00’:23o05’ 83o40’:83o45’ 64 M/12 | 0.69 | 0.138 | 50 |
3 | Jashpur | Khuria Highland Tah. Bagicha |
23o00’:23o15’ 83o30’:83o45’ 64 M/12 & M/16 |
0.908 | 12.93 (estimated) | 45 to 60 |
4 | Jashpur | Pakritola, Tah. Bagicha |
23o00’11”:23o01’40” 83o40’00”:83o41’20” 64 M/12 |
0.19 | 0.90 Possible | 54.98 |
5 | Jashpur | Kadampat Tah. Bagicha |
23o00’01”:23o01’40” 83o40’00”:83o21’20” 64 M/12 |
1.00 | 4.80 Possible | 51.78 |
6 | Surguja | Chutai Tahsil-Samri |
23o20’:23o24’ 83o50’:83o55’ 64 M/15 |
1.00 | 0.15 | 45.32 to 52.27% |
7 | Surguja | Chutai and Gopatu, Tahsil Samri |
23o25’:23o30’ 83o40’:84o00’ 64 M/11 & M/15 |
2.60 0.65 | 0.38 proved 1.85 possible |
51.00 |
8 | Surguja | Chutai Tatijharia Samri block |
23o20’:23o25’ 83o51’:83o57’ |
10.18 | 4.91 estimated | 48.90 |
9 | Surguja | Samripat block (Jamirapat area) Tah. Samri |
1.Kutku- 23o25’:83o56’ In the north 2.Amtahi-23o24’:83o58’ in the west 3.Gopatu- 23o23’:83o56’ In the south and by the Samri nala in the west |
3.50 | 3.37 | 51.18 |
10 | Surguja | Sarangdag Tah. Samri |
23o20’:23o22’ 83o53’:83o56’ 64 M/15 |
4.20 | 9.17 | 51.75 |
11 | Surguja | 1. Samri block (Kutku sector) 2. Kudag block (Dumarkholi sector) Tah. Samri |
64 M/15 | 3.00 | 1.33 , 2.15 | 46.92 to 56.60 47.18 |
12 | Surguja | Tatijharia Tah. Samri |
23o22’:23o24’ 83o53’:83o54’ 64 M/15 |
4.50 | 9.30 | 51 |
13 | Surguja | Jamirapat Tah. Samri | 22o21”:83o57’ 64 M/15 |
1.88 | 4.37 | 45 |
14 | Surguja | Nagardand Tah. Sitapur |
22o52’32”:22o54’00” 83o17’30”:83o19’16” 64 N/5 |
5.46 | 10.161 | 45 |
15 | Surguja | Sapnadand Tah. Sitapur |
22o50’45”:22o52’18” 83o17’20”:83o19’20” 64 N/1 & N/5 |
2.88 | 11.468 | 45 |
16 | Surguja | Kudaridih Tah Sitapur |
22o45’45”:22o47’53” 83o17’00”:83o18’04” 64 N/1 & N/5 |
11.63 | 11.924 | 45 |
17 | Surguja | Kesara Tah. Sitapur |
22o45’57”:22o47’17” 83o14’50”:83o16’48” 64 N/1 & N/5 |
6.18 | 8.873 | 45 |
18 | Surguja | Barima Tah. Sitapur |
22o45’:22o47’ 83o18’:83o20’30” 64 N/5 & N/6 |
3.00 | 2.39 | 49 |
19 | Surguja | Kandraja Tah. Sitapur |
22o44’:22o46’30” 83o20’:83o22’ 64 N/5 & N/6 |
11.50 | 10.10 | 45.33 |
20 | Surguja | Barima Tah. Sitapur | 20o47’22”:22o48’33” 83o18’41”:83o20’35” 64 N/5 |
8.00 | 3.1775 | 53.72 |
21 | Surguja | East Barima Tah. Sitapur |
20o46’40”:22o47’07” 83o19’34”:83o20’32” 64 N/5 |
1.27 | 0.1934 | 46.75 |
22 | Surguja | North Narvadapur | 22o47’07”:22o48’21” 83o20’44”:83o21’55” 64 N/5 |
5.01 | 0.2553 | 52.77 |
23 | Surguja | South Narvadapur | 22o46’15”:22o47’07” 83o20’44”:83o21’55” 64 N/5 |
3.55 | 0.9285 | 49.39 |
24 | Surguja | South Narvadapur “B” Tah. Sitapur |
22o45’06”:22o46’013” 83o20’44”:83o21’55” 64 N/5 |
5.20 | 0.0255 | 45 |
25 | Surguja | South Barima-Uranga Tah. Sitapur |
22o45’:22o46’ 83o17’:83o21’ 64 N/5 |
4.00 | 2.97 | 42.10 to 54.20 |
26 | Surguja | Parpatia Tah. Sitapur |
22o50’10”:22o50’48 83o09’42”:83o09’54” 64 N/1 & N/5 |
0.70 | 0.994 Probable | 47.45 |
27 | Surguja | Uranga Tah. Sitapur |
22o45’34”:22o45’45” 83o20’48”:83o21’10” 64 N/5 |
0.36 | 0.1866 | 49.38 |
28 | Surguja | Kesara & Lurena Tah. Sitapur |
22o46’33”:22o47’15” 83o16’30”:83o16’47” 64 N/5 |
1.05 | 0.271 | 47.98 |
29 | Surguja | North Kameleshwarpur Tah. Sitapur |
22o49’28”:22o50’20” 83o16’22”:83o17’16” 64 N/5 |
1.18 | 0.240 | 50.22 |
30 | Surguja | Bijlahawa Tah. Sitapur |
22o49’32”:22o50’04” 83o20’54”:83o21’23” 64 N/5 |
0.805 | 0.25 | 745 |
31 | Surguja | Pathrai Tah. Sitapur |
22o46’42”:22o48’14” 83o14’40”:83o15’42”64 N/1 & N/5 |
3.82 | 1.876 | 45.62 |
32 | Surguja | Pathrai North-East Tah. Sitapur |
22o47’37”:22o48’29” 83o15’37”:83o16’08” 64 N/5 |
4.05 | 2.631 | 47.27 |
33 | Surguja | Sarbhanja Tah. Sitapur |
22o46’43”:22o47’55” 83o13’03”:83o14’15” 64 N/1 |
1.92 | 0.20 | 40.00 to 55.80 |
34 | Korba | Paunakhara Pahar Ranaikhet Pahar Gaurduari Pahar |
22o28’:22o30’ 82o54’:82o57’ 64 J/15 |
- | 0.20 | 60.18 |
35 | Rajnand-gaon | Gaurdurai Pahar Sarodhaghat plateau West of Raigarh (Benda) |
64 B/16 22o12”:81o02’ |
1.00 | 5000 tonnes (estimated) 1.50 (estimated) 50,000 tonnes (estimated) |
49.98 49.92 to 54.06 51.51 |
36 | Kabirdham | Bodai-Daldali area (Sesmeta-Rabla block) Tah. Kawardha |
22o23’:22o29’ Sesmeta 81o10’:81o12’ block) (Rabda block) 64 F/3 |
0.84 0.28 | 2.31 0.49 | 46.44 46.72 |
37 | Kabirdham | Daldali block Tah. Kawardha |
20o23’”:22o20’ 81o10”:81o12’ 64 F/3 |
0.60 | 1.53 | 47.78 |
38 | Kabirdham | Bodai-Daldali Tah. Kawardha |
21o55’:23o33’ 80o47’:81o29’ 64 F/3 |
(1)Raboda block-0.2832 sq.km (2)Samseta block-0.3487 sq.km Bodai block – 0.80 sq.km |
0.5068 0.9555 2.3903 | 46.72 46.44 46.22 |
39 | Kabirdham | Kesarmarda & Daldali Tah. Kawardha |
64 F/3 | 1.Kesarmarda block – 0.71 sq.km 2.Ghamda block– 0.16 sq.km 3.Daldali block – 0.44 sq.km |
1.6819 1.1941 | Metal grade |
40 | Kabirdham | Darai Tah. Bodla, Distt. Kabirdham |
22o23’48”:22o24’44” 81o11’08”:81o11’57” 64 F/3 |
1.84 | (1) 0.1417 probable (2) 0.0545 probable (3) 0.1182 probable |
45.21 35 to 40 30 to 35 |
41 | Kanker | Bandhanpara Kuye Tah. Kondagaon |
20o04’30”:20o05’47” 81o25’00”:81o26’30” 64 H/8 |
5.01 | 2.16 (inferred) | 64.49 |
42 | Kanker | 1.Cherbera 2. Kudarwahi (Kesalara area) |
20o04’30”:20o05’00” 81o25’30”:81o27’00” 20o06’30”:20o08’ 81o25’:81o27’ 64 H/8 |
0.28 0.59 | 0.8203 | 53.10 48.04 |
43 | Kanker | Tarandul & Kumkakurum (Keshkal area) |
20o10’50”:20o12’10” 81o16’25”:81o17’06” 20o12’38”:20o13’21” 81o17’34”:81o18’31” 64 H/8 & H/4 |
2.04 2.00 | 0.1993 0.1455 | 59.85 57.77 |
44 | Dantewada | Tarallimeta, Tah. Dantewada |
18o30’:18o35’ 81o10’:81o30’ 65 F/2 & F/5 |
1460.00 | 0.483 | 45 to 57 |
45 | Bastar | Asna Tarapur Tah. Jagdalpur |
19o09’15”:19o10’10” 82o08’00”:82o09’10” 64 I/4 |
4.00 | 1.87 Possible | 45 to 60 |
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