Chemical Laboratory

Chemical analysis facilities are available at the laboratories established at the head office and the regional offices. Conventional and trace element analysis is being carried out successfully at the laboratories that have led to, assess the grade of various mineral deposits and established several mineral based industries, in the State. Success of a few international collaborative projects and in-house projects are to the credit of the laboratories.

1. International Collaborative Projects:

1. United Nations Development Programme (for Mineral Exploration in M.P.) during year 1979-83

Minerals	Methods of analysis	Remarks
Lepidolite	AAS	Li, Rb, Cs
Tin Ore	AAS/ Spectrograph	Thrust Area (radical element) SnO2
Gold	AAS/ Spectrograph	Au, As
Carbonatite	Wet Classical Analysis	Major oxides, rare earths F & P2O5
Base Metal	AAS/ Spectrograph	Cu, Co, Ni, Pb, Zn etc.

2. Facilities Available

Instruments/Equipments	Analysis	Expertise
AAS – Varian Spectra 220	Base Metal (Partial & Mn, Cr and Gold	Cu, Co, Ni, Pb, Zn, Ag, Cr, Au, Mn, Li, Rb, Cd
Flame Photometer Microprocessor based Elico CL-361	Alkali and Alkaline earth metals	Sodium and Potassium
Spectrophotometer Systronics UV – Visible 117	Spectrophotometer	Titanium and Phosphorus
Thermo Gravimetric Analyzer (TGA)	Coal Analysis	Moisture,Volatile Matter, Ash & Fixed Carbon
Bomb Calorimeter	Coal Analysis	Gross Calorific Value (GCV)
ED-XRF	X-Ray analysis of Limestone, Bauxite, Iron ore, Rock etc.	SiO₂, Al₂O₃, Fe₂O₃, CaO, MgO, Na₂O, K₂O, TiO₂, V₂O₅

3. Infrastructure

3.1. Central Chemical Laboratory is located at the head office, Raipur. It is equipped with modern analytical instruments to carry out the following:

3.1.1 The wet analysis of rocks, kimberlites, clay, pyrophyllite, quartz, quartzite, limestone, dolomite, bauxite, iron ore etc. by classical methods of analysis.

3.1.2 Atomic Absorption Spectrophotometer to detect Cu, Co, Ni, Pb, Zn, Ag, Cr, Au, Mn, Li, Rb, Cd.

3.1.3 X-ray analysis of Limestone, Bauxite, Iron ore, Rock etc is carried out by ED-XRF

3.2. Regional Chemical Laboratories:

Located at the Regional Office Jagdalpur and Raipur are equipped with traditional lab equipments to carry out wet classical analysis for limestone, dolomite, iron ore, bauxite, tin ore etc.

Facilities of coal analysis has been established at regional office Bilaspur for proximation and ultimate analysis of coal sample.

Analysis Rates For Commercial Samples

Sr. No.	Name of the Mineral	Radicals to be detected	Analysis Details	Rate per Sample
1.	Limestone, Dolomite, Marble, Calcite	SiO₂, Fe₂O₃, Al₂O₃, CaO, MgO, L.O.I.	Complete analysis	1550
2.	Bauxite, Laterite	SiO₂, Al₂O₃, Fe₂O₃, TiO₂, L.O.I.	Complete analysis	1600
3.	Clay, Rock, Quartz, Red Ochre, Kimberlite, Pyrophyllite, Shaie, Soap Stone	SiO₂, Al₂O₃, Fe₂O₃,TiO₂, Na₂O,K₂O, CaO, MgO, L.O.I.	Complete analysis	3200
4.	Coal	For Moisture, Volatile Matter, Ash, (U.H.V.) and Fix Carbon (Proximat Analysis)	Complete analysis	800
4.	Coal	Gross Calorific Value (GCV)	Complete analysis	550
5.	Tin	Sn, SnO2	Complete analysis only Au By AAs using MIBK	1200
6.	Iron Ore	(A) SiO₂, Al₂O₃, Fe₂O₃,TiO₂,L.O.I.	Complete analysis	1300
6.	Iron Ore	(B) SiO₂, Al₂O₃, Fe₂O₃,TiO₂; L.O.I.,P₂O₅,FeO, Fe₂O₃	Complete analysis	2500
7.	Manganese Ore	SiO₂,Fe₂O₃,MnO₂,Mn	Complete analysis	1250

For detection of S,P2O5, Na2O,K2O, and MnO2 is the above mentioned sample the charges will be levied as under

Sr.No.	Radical/Element.	Ammount (in Rs)
1.	Sulphure(S)	500
2.	Phosphorus (P₂O₅)	500
3.	Sodium (Na₂O)	300
4.	Potassium(K₂O)	300
5.	Maganese(MnO₂₎)	200

Remote Sensing

PHOTOGEOLOGY AND REMOTE SENSING (PGRS) DIVISION :

PGRS is established at the Head Office of DGM, and is involved in application of remote sensing techniques for mineral exploration projects of the Directorate. Since 1990, PGRS has potentiality to carry out natural resource management projects under approval of the Government.

Projects

International Collaboration

INDO-FGR Project Phase IV (1995-2000) For ‘Development of Diamond Exploration Model.

Departmental

Preparation of remote sensing based regional geological maps of Chhattisgarh state on 1:250,000 scale (without field check)Preparation of Geological map and demarcation of potential zones for Gold mineralisation in Sonakhan area, of district Raipur (Now, Mahasamund district) with selective field check.Preparation of Geological map and demarcation of potential zones for location of kimberlites in Mainpur area of Raipur district with selective field check.Preparation of Geological map of South Central Bastar district (Presently Dantewara district) with selective field check.Preparation of geological map for demarcation of Ultramafic bodies and zones of gold mineralisation in Saraipali area of Mahasamund district. Selective ground check was followed by exploratory work.Demarcation of granite bocks in Kanker district and ground check to confirm its feasibility as dimension stone.Preparation of Geological map of Panari-Lormi area of Kawardha- Bilaspur districts to demarcate potential zones for polymetallic mineralisation.

Other Projects

Preparation of lineament, hydromorphic and drainage maps for mili watershed development under Rajiv Gandhi water shed mission.

Services available

Interpretation of remote sensing data & aerial photographs for natural resources management especially geomorphic, hydromorphic, geological, structural, lineament, drainage maps of the terrain, supported by associated ground truth collection. landuse, land hazards zoning maps.Mineral targeting and exploration.Digital image analysis and GIS.

Logistics available

Trained manpower from the national and international institutions in interpretation of aerial photographs and remote sensing data, digital image analysis and GIS Aerial photographic coverage of almost entire Chhattisgarh on approximately 1:50,000 scale.FCC data of various IRS series satellites, covering entire Chhattisgarh on 1:250,000 scale and on 1:50,000 scale of selected area. Instrument and equipment essential for visual interpretation of aerial photographs in lab and field.Instrument and equipment essential for visual interpretation and digital image analysis of remote sensing data.Facility for digitization of maps and GIS.

Page last updated: 23-02-2018