Satak Mine and Satak Extension Mi

IN / Maharashtra

•21.34951, 79.26036View on Map Open in Google Maps

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Satak Mine and Satak Extension Mi is a historic mining site in Maharashtra, documented by the USGS Mineral Resources Data System. Reported specimens include Iron, Pyrolusite, Rhodonite, Spessartine. Production began in 1901.

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IronPyrolusiteRhodoniteSpessartine

Mining history

Status: Past Producer
Operation type: Surface-Underground
First production: 1901

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CHAKRAVARTY, S.C 1973 THE GEOLOGYAND MANGANESE-ORE DEPOSITSRI-MANSAR AREA, NE PART OF NAGPURDISTRICT MAHARASHTRA, PT 3,ERIES A- ECON GEOL, BULL OF GSI P9-16

Data: USGS Mineral Resources Data System, record 10207106 — view the source record

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Coordinates: 21.34951, 79.26036

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