LOW GRADE URANIUM DEPOSITS OF INDIA

Dr. ANJAN CHAKI, DIRECTOR Atomic Minerals Directorate for Exploration & Research Department of Atomic Energy, GOVERNMENT OF INDIA

PREVIEW
Uranium Provinces of India Characterisation of Indian uranium deposits Thrust areas of uranium exploration Tummalapalle uranium deposit Cuddapah uranium province, Southern India Uranium deposits around Rohil, NW India Uranium deposits of Central India Other potential areas

Uranium Exploration
Uranium exploration in India dates back from late forties and the first uranium deposit (vein type) was discovered at Jaduguda in 1951 in the Singhbhum Shear Zone (SSZ) Jharkhand, which has now been proved as an important uranium province with a number of low grade, small to medium size uranium deposits. Subsequently, number of new uranium deposits were discovered in other parts of the country (Rajasthan, Andhra Pradesh, Karnataka, Chhattisgarh, Meghalaya, etc.)

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Distribution of Uranium Deposits

Jharkhand Andhra Pradesh Rajasthan Karnataka STATE Singhbhum Shear Zone (Paleoproterozoic) Cuddapah Basin (Proterozoic) GEOLOGICAL SETUP Vein Type DEPOSIT TYPE Jaduguda, Bhatin, Narwapahar, Turamdih Lambapur, Peddagattu, Chitrial, Koppunuru TummalapalleRachakuntapalle EXAMPLES

Unconformity Type Stratabound Type

Aravalli & Delhi Supergroups Vein Type (Paleo- Mesoproterozoic) Bhima Basin (Neoproterozoic) Vein Type Vein Type Sandstone Type

Umra- Udaisagar & Rohil- Ghateshwar Gogi, Gulburga district Bodal, Bhandaritola & Jajawal, Dumhat Domiasiat, Wahkyn, Tyrnai, Gomaghat, Lostoin, Phlangdiloin

Chhattisgarh Dongargarh Shear Zone & North Surguja Shear Zone (Paleo- Mesoproterozoic) Meghalaya Mahadek Basin (Cretaceous)

Characterisation of Uranium deposits

DEPOSIT TYPE Jaduguda and SSZ in Singhbhum Surroundings Group of rocks Bodal and Bhandaritola JajawalDumhat Rohil Umra Stratabound Unconformity Tummalapalle Lambapur, Peddagattu and Chitrial Koppunuru Nandgaon Group LOW GRADE DEPOSITS GEOLOGY HOST ROCK Quartz chlorite schist (granular) Amphybolite & Quartz porphyry MINERALOGY Uraninite, Brannerite

Vein

Quartzo-feldspathic rock of North Surguja Shear Zone Delhi Supergroup Aravalli Supergroup Albitites

Uraninite, Pitchblende, Coffinite - DoPitchblende, Uraninite, Coffinite Pitchblende, Coffinite Uraninite, Pitchblende, Kasolite Uraninite, Pitchblende

Carbon phyllite Dolostone Unconformity of Granite & Srisailam quartzite

Chitravati Group Srisailam Quartzite (Cuddapah Supgr.) Palnad sub-basin (Kurnool Group) Lower Mahadek Formation

Sandstone

DomiasiatWahkyn, etc

Granite & Banganapalle quartzite Feldspathic sandstone

Pitchblende, Coffinite

Thrust Areas for Low Grade Uranium Exploration in India (A) Paleoproterozoic Singhbhum Shear Zone, Jharkhand (B) Meso- Neoproterozoic Cuddapah and Kurnool Basins, Andhra Pradesh

(C) Proterozoic Aravalli and Delhi Basins, Rajasthan (D) Paleoproterozoic Dongargarh and North Surguja Shear Zone, Chhattisgarh (F) Paleoproterozoic Dharwar (QPC), Karnataka (G) Cretaceous Sedimentary Basin, Meghalaya

(E) Neoproterozoic Bhima and Kaladgi Basins, Karnataka

(H) Meso- Neoproterozoic Chhattisgarh and Indravati Basins, Chhattisgarh

Cuddapah Basin, Andhra Pradesh Crescent shaped Paleo to Neoproterozoic Cuddapah and Kurnool basins are spread over 44,500 km2 area.

The basement Archean gneisses / Dharwar metasedimentaries are thrusted over Cuddapah Supergroup rocks on the eastern margin of the basin while the basin has an unconformable contact with the basement crystalline rocks in the west. Two main types of uranium deposits have been identified in the Cuddapah basin. These are unconformity related and stratabound type.

The Cuddapah Basin has evolved through a series of tectonic & thermal events and the formation of subbasins viz. Papaghani / Chitravati, Nallamalai, Srisailam, Kurnool and Palnad with major overlap.

GEOLOGICAL MAP OF CUDDAPAH BASIN SHOWING URANIUM DEPOSITS AND OCCURENCES

R.V. Tanda Peddagattu Chitrial

Total Area 44,500 sq km Thickness of the sediments ~ 12 Km Known unconformity related U-deposits (Northern Cuddapah) Known stratabound carbonate hosted U-deposits (Southern Cuddapah) Known fracture controlled granite hosted U-deposits

Unconformity-related deposits (Northern Cuddapah) Evaluation and exploratory drilling at Lambapur, Peddagattu and Chitrial explored unconformity between the Basement Granitoids and the overlying Srisailam quartzite (Srisailam sub- basin) and medium tonnage, low grade deposits have been established.

A small, low grade deposit has also been established around Koppunuru at the unconformity between Basement Granitoids and overlying quartzite of Banganapalle Formation (Palnad subbasin) of Kurnool Group. Surveys indicated uranium occurrences in Basement Granitoids and overlying Banganapalle Formation (Palnad sub- basin) around Rallavagu Tanda, Damarcherla and Mathampalle.

Geological map of northern part of Cuddapah Basin

URANIUM MINERALISATION IN VEMPALLE FORMATION

1900m Thick
Cherty Limestone Uraniferous Dolostone Conglomerates Massive Limestones Purple Shale

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G EO LO G ICAL M A P O F PARTS O F CU D D APA H BASIN SHO W ING U RAN IU M O CCU RREN CES
20 Km
15 00'
RED D IPALLE

10

0
78 30'

20 K m
79 00' 15 00'

78 00'

TAD PATRI

K OR IV IPALLE

G AN D IKO TA

BAD VEL

5 4
P RO D D ATU R

k m
PARN APALLE

14 30'
AM BAK APALLE

K ASTURIG ATTU

KADAPA
PU LIV EN D U LA V EM P ALLE
K ANAM PALLE

14 30'

K U R N O O LS

4 6

CU M BU M SH A LE

k m

BA IR E N K O N D A Q U RT ZITE BA SIC SILL/FLO W S G A N D IKO TA QU A R TZITE TA D P A TR I SH A LE VE M PA LLE FO RM A T ION G N E ISSE S/D H A RW A RS

TUM M ALAPALLE
G AN DI-M AD YALABODU GID DAN KIPALLE

M AD DIM ADU GU

P U LIV EN D LA Q U A R TZITE G U LCH ER U VU Q U A R TZITE

29 km
K AD IRI

32 km
M U LAPALLE

U -M IN E R A LIZA T IO N IN V EM P A LLE LIM EST O N E

14 00'

U -M IN E R A LIZA T IO N IN Q U A RT ZITE

U -M IN E R A LIZA T IO N IN F RA CTU R E/FA U LT ZO N E IN G R A N ITE BA SM EN T

78 00'

78 30'

RAY ACH O TI

79 00'

14 00'

Tummalapalle & extension areas

Stratabound Uranium Deposit (Southern Cuddapah) Dolostone hosted stratabound uranium deposit at Tummallapalle in the southern part of Cuddapah basin was established in the early nineties. As a consequence of the development of an innovative pressure alkali route beneficiation process and prevailing high uranium cost turned the deposit economical.

Exploration work has been intensified in extension areas of Tummalapalle in 30 km belt (10 blocks), out of 160 km potential uranium occurrences in Vempalle Formation along southwestern margin of Cuddapah Basin. A low grade, large size deposit has already been proved in Tummalapalle-Rachakuntapalle (3 blocks).

STRATIGRAPHIC SUCCESSION TUMMALAPALLE AREA (Paleo- Mesoproterozoic)

Pulivendla Quartzite

PAPAGHANI GROUP

Disconformity Basic Sills/Dykes Stromatolitic Cherty Limestone Purple Shale Purple Shale Vempalle Formation Dolostone- Uraniferous Uraniferous Dolostone Intraformational Conglomerate Massive Limestone Purple Shale Intraformational
Gulcheru Formation

Stromatolitic Cherty Limestone

Quarztite & Conglomerate Unconformity Basement Granite Gneiss

Conglomerate

Massive Limestone

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Out of 160 km U-Occurrence 10 blocks identified in 30 km

Disequilibrium in favour of uranium

1. Based on Chemical Value : 19% 365 2. Based on / value : 34% samples

70% Recovery by pressure alkali route

Low grade, Large size deposit has already been proved in Tummalapalle-Rachakuntapalle

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Homogeneous nature of ore body in strike as well as dip wise

URANIUM MINERALISATION IN VEMPALLE DOLOSTONE

Mode

Thin stringers of pitchblende within phosphatic dolomitic groundmass Thin fracture filled veins within quartz clasts Intergranular fillings within collophane rich portion Inclusions in quartz clasts Carbonate-phosphate contact Sutured boundary of microstylolites Layer of stromatolite Grain boundary of quartz clasts Within cavities filled with fibrous dolomite and framboidal pyrite

Vein-like pitchblende (P) in phosphate, calcitic dolostone from Tummalapalle.

Loci

U-Ti complex (U-Ti) within a clast of quartz in mineralized phosphatic, siliceous, calcitic dolostone.

Ovoid grain showing intimate association of pitchblende (P) and pyrite (Py) in phosphatic siliceous calcitic dolostone

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CHARACTERISTICS OF URANIFEROUS VEMPALLE DOLOSTONE Nature of host rock Uranium Minerals Impure, siliceous, phosphatic, dolomitic, stromatolitic Limestone Pitchblende , Coffinite, U-Ti complex, Collophane Pyrite, Chalcopyrite, Molybdenite, Bornite, Digenite, Covellite Dolomite, Quartz, Microcline 0.040 to 0.046% eU3O8

Associated minerals Gangue Minerals Grade

Trace Elements

Controls of mineralisation

The average concentration of molybdenum, nickel, copper, cobalt, barium in hangwall lode is 230, 30, 90, 25 and 215 ppm (n=250) respectively and in footwall lode are 44, 42, 55, 10 and 289ppm (n=150). Average P2O5 values are 2.46% in HW and 2.60% in FW. Phosphate, silica and organic matter in the impure dolomitic limestone are the main controlling factors for uranium mineralisation

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RECOVERY / LEACHABILITY OF TUMMALAPALLE ORE

Exhaustive experiments on leachability (alkali route) indicated recovery 65-70%, using NaCO3 & NaHCO3 as the leachants and KMnO4 as the oxidant. To increase uranium concentration in leach liquor number of multicycle leaching experiments were carried out by Cross Current Leaching, followed by Filtration and Counter Current Washing (CCLFCCW). Experiments enhanced uranium concentration in leach liquor (1.5-1.8 g/L) with significant reduction in consumption of leachants, but the cost intensive oxidant (KMnO4) could not be reduced.

Studies indicated suitable alternative cost-effective oxidants in lieu of KMnO4 are industrial oxygen or Air. Precipitation of uranium as sodium di-uranate from the leach liquor obtained by CCLFCCW, showed that it is possible to quantitatively precipitate (>95%) out the uranium values with a high grade (82% U3O8) and purity. Pilot scale test work on the process flow sheet evolved at Technology Demonstration Pilot-plant, Jaduguda. Results indicate achieving about 75% leachability following alkaline pressure leaching.

SCHEMATIC FLOWSHEET FOR PROCESSING OF TUMMALAPALLE ORE

RUN-OFF MINE ORE SIZE REDUCTION DEWATERING & REPULPING Na2CO3 & NaHCO3

Leachants

Oxidant, Industrial O2
PRESSURE LEACHING FOLLOWED BY FILTRATION AND COUNTER CURRENT WASHING

Steam EVAPORATION

YELLOW CAKE PRECIPITATION SOLID-LIQUID SEPARATION (THICKENING + FILTRATION)

DRYING & PACKING

Tailings (for Disposal)

YELLOW CAKE

Aravalli and Delhi Basins, Rajasthan Paleo- Mesoproterozoic Aravalli and Delhi Group of metasediments of Rajasthan and neighbouring areas holds potential as several shear zones with anomalous uranium have been identified. Important are Umra near Udaipur and Rohil close to Jaipur. Uranium mineralisation at Umra is associated with dolomitic limestone, carbonaceous phyllite and a dark metasedimentary assemblage ( Aravalli Supergroup) Uranium mineralisation at Rohil in the North Delhi Fold Belt is associated with albitites (320 km long zone of albitite-microclinite-pyroxinite, also referred to as albitite line) with carbonaceous phyllite and mica schist of Delhi Supergroup.

70 00' 28 00'

72 00'

74 00'

Badhaura Karoth Ki Dhanian Kerpura

Mewaragujarwas 76 00' Dhanota Jhunjhunu Kushlawali Dhani Antri Panchlangi Kanthi Goga Temple Sior Alwar

78 00' 28 00'

J J J J J J a J J Jaisalmer J J a J J J J J a J J a J J J J J J J J J J J J J J J J J J J J J J J J J
J

J J J J J J J

Badhaura

Nagaur

Sikar Diara Rohil - Ghateshwar

Siswali RohilLadi-ka-bas Ghateshwar Kalatopri JAIPUR

Bharatpur

26 00'

Jodhpur

Durgapura Kunchalwara Devpura Swai Madhopur

26 00'

Barmer
72 00'

Pali Jalor r r r r r Kalamagra Bhilwara Kherpura Bundi Kota

Alluvium

V V Deccan Trap J a Abur Beds Bap Beds

Sandstone & Conglomerate/Laterite r

Putholi

J Jurassic Formations Vindhyan Supergroup Malani Rhyolite Erinpura Granite

24 00'

Udaipur Palanpur Kharbar Prasad

Umra Umra

Udaisagar

Haldughati

Chitorgarh r r r V r V V V V V V V V V V V V

Delhi Supergroup Raialo Series Aravalli Supergroup/Basic & Ultrabasic Rocks Granite/Nepheline Syenite Uranium Occurrence Banded Gneissic Complex (BGC)

Dungapur Banswara

V V Jhalawar V V V V V V V V V V V V V V 24 00' V V V V V
Hy derabad
76 00'

50

100 km 74 00'

V V V V V

GEOLOGICAL MAP OF PART OF RAJASTHAN SHOWING URANIUM OCCURRENCES

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Rohil Exploration Blocks

Ghateshwar Block

GEOLOGICAL MAP SHOWING BOREHOLE'S LOCATION OF GHATESHWAR - ROHIL AREA DISTT. SIKAR ( RAJASTHAN)
TOPOSHEET NO. 45M/6
100m 50m

N
RNE/31

RNE-28 RNE/29
RL-49 0 .91m

Scale
0m

100m

RNE-17&19
RL-49 5.9 6m

RNE/32A RNE/32 RNE-21&23 RNE-25 & 27

RL-49 5 .96m

Kerpura 8km
4300 N 4200 N

RL-4 95 .96 m

RNE/30
4300 N

R G camp Kh a ndela

P-20

N-43

4200 N

4100 N

RNE-5

RNE-13

4000 N

N-40 RNE-4

NORTH BLOCK
4000 N

RL-49 1.4 2m

4100 N

Khandela Block 1km East

3900 N

RNE-12
R L-48 8.50m

3900 N

3800 N

3800 N

3700 N

GTR-1 GTR-2A

RNE-2 GTR-101 RNE-3

RL-4 91 .77 m

RNE-11
R L-48 9 .35m

3700 N

3600 N

GTR-3 N-35 GTR-6 GTR-113&113A ST-8 GTR-99 GTR-93

RL-4 9 5.60 m

3600 N

3500 N

RL-4 8 6.52 m

RNE-10

3500 N

3400 N

RNE-1
RL-4 89 .08 m

3400 N

3300 N

3200 N

R L-49 7.78m

GTR-90
R L-48 5.7 0m

R L-48 1.8 3m 3200 N

RNE-14

3300 N

3100 N

3100 N

North Extension Block

3000 N

N-30

R L-48 7.02m 2900 N

GTR-97 GTR-89 RNE-8

48 6.42 m

3000 N

RL-49 3.5 0m 2800 N

GTR-31

RNE-15 GTR-94
R L-48 8.80m

2900 N

R L-48 1.82m 2800 N

GTR-88 RNE-7
4 87.8 5m

2700 N

GTR-80 ST- 5 N-25 GTR-84

RL-4 88 .36 m R L-48 7.5 5m RL-4 88 .60 m

GTR-85

RNE-16 2700 N
RL-48 3.5 9m 2600 N

2600 N

RNE-9 RNE-18

2500 N

GTR-29
RL-49 2.9 0m

GTR-92&96
R L-48 8.88m

2500 N

R L-48 4.5 4m 2400 N

2400 N

2300 N

GTR-98 RHL-7 GTR-60 GTR-105

R L-48 9 .34m

RL-4 8 9.06 m

RNE-20

2300 N

RL-48 6 .20m 2200 N

2200 N

2100 N

2000 N

N-20

R L-49 2.0 0m 49 1.30 m R L-49 0.50m

GTR-109 & 114 GTR-121 GTR-27 RHL-12 GTR-66 489 .86 m RHL-3 GTR-64 RHL-1 GTR-70 KZ PZ 3 3a

49 2.20 m

RL-49 1 .40m

RNE-22

RL-48 5 .04m

2100 N

INDEX
SOIL COV ER KAOLINISED/PULV ERIS ED Z ONE

2000 N

1900 N

RL-49 1.7 0m RL-491.20m

RNE-24

1900 N

RL-4 9 1.55 m RL-49 1 .30m 1800 N RL-4 9 1.56 m 1700 N

R L-48 4.7 2m 1800 N

GTR-23 RHL-6 GTR-72 RHL-5 RHL-10

49 1.3 0m RL-4 9 0.55 m

QUART Z & AM PHIBOLE QU ARTZ ITE AT PLACES/ a :G RAPHIT IC QUARTZ ITE

R L-49 1.2 5m R L-49 1.1 3m 1600 N R L-49 1.00m 4 90.7 0m

RHL-2 RHL-8 GTR-75 RHL-9 RHL-11

49 1.0 0m 4 91.30m RHL-4,4A(Ab)

P REV IOU S BORE HOLE DRILLED (AMD/BH, G H/BH SERIES) 1700 N RNE-26 RL-48 5 .61m P RESENT G TR/RHL S ER IE S OF BOR EHOLES (COMPLE TED /IN PR OG RE SS/P ROPO SED) S URFACE ANOMALY SHEAR Z ONE/FAULT SURV EY STATION CONDUCT OR AX IS I.P. ANOMA LOU S Z ONE 1300E 1400E 1200E 1500E 800E 1000E 1400 N 1600 N

North Block

RL-4 9 0.30 m

1500 N

N-15

GTR-16

1400 N

RL-4 9 1.00 m R L-49 0.70m

&GTR-52

1500 N

1300 N -100 E

N-13
100 E 200 E 300 E 0 0

R L-49 0.9 0m RL-49 0.7 5m

GTR-44 GTR-54

600E

700E

400 E

1200 N

GEOLOGICAL MAP SHOWING BOREHOLES LOCATION 1100 N N- 11 OF ROHIL AREA ( CENTRAL BLOCK ) DISTT. SIKAR , RAJASTHAN
1000 N

G TR -8 RL-491.44m

RL-490.10m

G TR-46(Ab) G TR-58 RL-492.75m

500 E

RL-4 9 1.00 m R L-49 0.87m

900E

N
1100 N

N- 10 N- 9 N- 8 N- 7 N-6 N- 5 N- 4 N- 3 N- 2 N- 1
KZ 3 PZ 3a

TOPOSHE ET NO. 45 M/6

50m

G TR -24 RL -488.50m

G TR-48 RL-488.90m 1000 N

100m

Scale
0m

100m G TR-33 RL-489.80m G TR -45& 51(60 ) RL-485.30m GTR-34

CENTRAL BLOCK
900 N

900 N

INDEX
S OIL CO VER K AOLINISED/PU LVERI SED Z ONE QUARTZ & AMPH IBOLE QUARTZ ITE AT PLACES/ a:G RA PHITIC QUARTZ ITE

800 N

G TR-30 RL-489.10m

R HL-15

RL-485.40m RL-484.30m

800 N

700 N

P REVIO US BOREHO LE D RI LLED (AMD/BH, GH /BH SERI ES)

G TR-5 RL-489.00m

G TR -32 G TR-63 RHL-26 R HL-23 RH L-29

P RESENT G TR/RH L SERI ES OF BOREH OLES (CO MPLETED /I N PRO GRESS/PRO POSED) S URF ACE ANOMALY G TR-112 RH L-36 509.50m

484.20m 483.60 483.40 4 8 2 . 4 5 RL-485.70m

700 N

600 N

S HEA R Z ONE/F AULT 501.87m S URVEY STATION C ONDUCTOR AXIS I .P. ANO MA LOU S Z O NE

G TR-68 G TR-7 491.70m 486.28m

G TR-38 483.30m

RH L-14 483.25m

482.45m

RHL-22

R HL-43 482.70m

600 N

500 N

G TR -106 501.05m

G TR -28 492.50m

G TR -10 484.80m

G TR-59 484.00m

R HL-40 482.50m

500 N

G TR -108 G TR-22 484.30m

400 N

G TR -102 497.67m

488.28m 487.00m

G TR- 116 G TR-25

G TR-11 484.76m

G TR-55& 62 484.20m

RHL-21 R HL-34 483.60m 483.45m

400 N

300 N

R HL-47A 496.85m

487.40m

G TR -12

RHL-35 G TR-14 485.80m 485.60m G TR-19 486.70m G TR-26A 489.00m

G TR -37& 47 485.00m

R HL-20 485.10m

RH L-38 485.00m

RHL-42 485.30m

300 N

200 N

G TR-81 495.30m G TR -78 494.80m G TR -73 494.65m G TR-79 494.82m -300 E -200E

G TR -100 NORTHING (Y) 493.54m G TR-76

G TR -120 G TR-18 488.22m 486.90m G TR -21 487.40m

G TR-39 486.20m G TR -40 487.50m

RH L-16 486.60m

487.10m 486.82m

RH L-19 R HL-44

200 N

Central Block 1km x 1km

100 N

493.70m G TR -71 493.08m G TR-74 493.70m

RH L-33

R HL-13A RH L-18 488.80m 489.35m

R HL-41 490.05m

100 N

00

0-N 0 0-S1
-400 E

RH L-31 G TR -117 492.30m 491.25m EASTING (X) G TR-32 492.35m 100 E 200 E G TR-119 493.29m

O H

I L

RHL-28 RHL-17 RH L-39 RH L-25 39A 490.20 490.20 491m 491.20 492.50m R HL-30 492m RH L-24& 27 R HL-37 492.15m 491.80m 600E

G TR-86 491.25m -100 N

00

-500E

700E

-200 N

G TR-82 495.06m GEOLO GI CAL MAP SH OWING BOREH OL ES LOCATI ON OF ROH IL AREA ( SOUT H BL OCK ) DIST T. SI KAR , RAJASTH AN
TOPOS HEET NO. 4 5M /6

G TR -35 488.60m

400 E

494.33m 494.05m

488.40m

300 E

488.15m G TR -61 486.80m

G TR -69 489.00m

-200 N

-300 N G TR-111 -400 N

G TR -36 487.00m GTR-42A G TR-57 487.95m 486.60m

-300 N

GTR-107 G TR-103

Khatundra-Goria 4km Jhumpa-Jajod 8km

SOUTH BLOCK
INDEX
S OIL COVER KZ PZ 3 3a KAOL INI SE D/PUL VER IS ED ZONE

800E

GTR-67

500 E

-100 N

0 G TR-118 G TR-77 0

G TR -65

-400 N

G TR-104 -500 N

G TR-50 487.10m -500 N

G TR-53 485.70m -600 N GTR-95 G TR-56 486.00m -700 N G TR-83 486.20m -800 N G TR-110 492.76m -900 N 300 E

Q UAR TZ & A MPH IBOLE QUA RTZ ITE A T PLAC ES/ a :GRA PH ITIC QUA RTZITE PREV IOU S B ORE HOL E D RIL LED (AMD /BH, GH /B H SERIES)

-600 N

P RES ENT GT R/R HL SER IES OF BOREHOLES (C OMPLE TED /I N PROGR ESS /PROPOSED) S UR FACE AN OM ALY S HEA R Z ONE /FAU LT S UR VE Y ST AT ION C ON D UC T OR AXI S I .P. AN OMA LOUS Z ON E

-700 N

South Block

-800 N G TR-87 487.08m -900 N 400 E 100 E 200 E 500 E 600E G TR -115 492.06m

1600E

1100E

GTR-41 GTR-49

1300 N 1200 N

Significant U-Mineralisation intercepted in BH. GTR/134

Rohil Central Block

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Borehole Location Plan, Rohil Central Block

GEOLOGICAL MAP SHOWING BOREHOLES LOCATION N- 11 OF ROHIL AREA ( CENTRAL BLOCK ) DISTT. SIKAR , RAJASTHAN
1000 N

GTR-8

E-1

GTR-46(Ab) GTR-58 GTR-48

N
1100 N

N- 10 N- 9 N- 8 N- 7 N-6 N- 5 N- 4 N- 3 N- 2 N- 1

TOPOSHEET NO. 45M/6

50m 0m

GTR-24

100m

Scale

100m

200m

CENTRAL BLOCK
GTR-33 GTR-45&51 GTR-34 RHL-15 RHL-26 RHL-23 RHL-29 RHL-43
600 N 900 N

1000 N

900 N

INDEX
SOIL COVER

800 N

QUARTZITE

RHL-51

RHL-52

GTR-30

800 N

SHEAR ZONE/FAULT

700 N

GTR-143 GTR-134 GTR-146

GTR-112 RHL-36 GTR-126

A A1 GTR-5 GTR-32

GTR-63

700 N

CONDUCTOR AXIS

600 N

GTR-68 GTR-7 GTR-38 RHL-14 RHL-22 RHL-40

Projected U-Lodes
GRANITE

500 N

GTR-106

GTR-28

GTR-10

GTR-59 GTR-22

GTR-108

500 N

400 N

RHL-49A
RHL 47A

RHL-49

GTR-102

B1GTR-116 GTR-25 GTR-11 GTR-55&62 RHL-21 School GTR-37&47 RHL-20 GTR-14

RHL-34

400 N

300 N

Samadhi RHL-35

RHL-38

B2 GTR-100
NORTHING (Y)

GTR-12

RHL-42

300 N

200 N

GTR-81

B4B3

GTR-120 GTR-18 GTR-19 GTR-21 A GTR-26A

GTR-39 RHL-16 GTR-40

RHL-19

RHL-44

200 N

RHL-50

GTR-78 GTR-76

100 N

0-N 0 0-S1
400 W 300 W 200W

GTR-73 GTR-71 RHL-31GTR-117 RHL-48 GTR-79 GTR-74 RHL-32

100 W

RHL-33

RHL-18 RHL-13A RHL-41

EASTING (X)

R O H I L
B
300 E 200 E

RHL-28 RHL-39 RHL-17 GTR-43A RHL-25 RHL-45 RHL-39A RHL-30 RHL-24&27 RHL-37
700E

100 N

500 E

600E

800E

100 S

0 0

100 E

B1

E-1

GTR-86
100 S

GTR-65

RHL-46

Dongargarh and N. Surguja Shear Zone, Chhattisgarh Uranium exploration in Kotri-Dongarhgarh belt located uranium mineralisation at Bodal, Bhandaritola, Baghnadi, Jangalpur, etc. associated with amphibolite (Pitepani), metarhyolite (Bijli) and Dongarhgarh granite of Nandgaon Group (Paleoproterozoic). Uranium mineralisation at Mogrra, Malharbodi, Nalpani, Udarichhapar, etc. is associated with Bortalao sandstone and conglomerate of Khairagarh Group (Mesoproterozoic).

Low grade, small size uranium reserves have been proved at Mogrra, Maharashtra and Bodal-Bhandaritola, Chhattisgarh.

Uranium mineralisation as vein, lenses and shoots of variable size & shape confined in the quartzo- feldspathic rocks of North Surguja Shear Zone at Jajawal-Dumhat, Chhattisgarh.

GEOLOGICAL MAP OF MADHYA PRADESH, MAHARASHTRA AND CHHATTISGARH

74 50 24 Jhabua 22 Nasik 20
34

76 50 km

78

80 Rewa

82 Sidhi
14

84
ALLUVIUM LATERITE

16

Sagar
t me n L in e a S o n a d a 17 Na r m
n t a me ti L i n e T a p

15

35 36

Khandwa

33

Ambikapur 31
26

7 10
8

9 13

11

DECCAN TRAP INFRATRAPPEAN/LAMETA GONDWANA VINDHYAN SUPERGROUP CHHATTISGARH/INDRAVATI SUPERGROUP PAKHAL/ABUJHMAR/KHAIRAGARH SAUSAR/CHILPI DONGARGARH GRANITE NANDGAON/SONAKHAN GROUP BIJAWAR GROUP BUNDELKHAND GRANITE SAKOLI UNCLASSIFIED GRANITE

20 24 25

27

12

42 39

18 3

Aurangabad Nanded

Nagpur

2 1
30 29

40

Ratnagiri 18

28

41 32

21

Jagdalpur

Kolhapur

Uranium occurrences / deposit

16
37

1. BODAL 2. BHANDARITOLA 4. MOGARRA 7. JAJAWAL 8. DHABI 9. DUMHAT

D E P O S I T

Raipur 6

38 22 23

19

Other potential areas Mesoproterozoic Gwalior Basin, Madhya Pradesh, Kunjar Basin, Orissa, and Shillong Basin, Meghalaya. Paleoproterozoic Quartz Pebble Conglomerates (QPC) of Sundargarh and Jajpur districts of Orissa. Mesozoic Satpura Gondwana, Madhya Pradesh Cenozoic Siwalik Basin, Lesser Himalaya. Proterozoic Bijawar-Mahakoshal-Vindhyan Basins.

South Purulia Shear Zone (SPSZ) exposing alkaline carbonatite complex within tuffaceous phyllite of Singhbhum Group, Eastern India.

CONCLUSION
Indian uranium deposits are of low Karnataka. grade except Gogi,

Vempalli Formation (160 km), in SW margin of Cuddapah Basin has very large potential for Stratabound (dolostone) type low grade uranium deposit.

Delhi Supergroup (North Delhi Fold Belt) holds large promise for low grade uranium deposit associated with albitites. Low grade large size deposits may be made economically viable by new technology in mining and milling processes.

There are many geological settings, which have ample potential for uranium deposits.