| GEOLOGY | MINERAL RESOURCES | MINERAL BASED INDUSTRIES | INFRA-STRUCTURE |
| A. | Geographical Area | 8466 sq.km. |
| B. | Population | 1120159 (census 2001) |
| C. | Forest Area | 3353.09 sq.km |
| D. | Covered Toposheets | 55 E, F, I, J |
| E. | Co-ordinates | Latitudes
22047’ – 23033' N
Longitudes 77021’-78049’E |
| F. | Subdivisions | 03 |
| G. | Tahsils | 07 |
| H. | Parliament constituency | 01 |
| I. | Assembly Constituencies | 04 |
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A generalised geological succession of the area is as follows: |
|
Age |
|
Group |
Rocks
formation |
| Pleistocene to Recent | Alluvium and soil | ||
| U. Cretaceous to L. Eocene | Deccan Trap | Basaltic lava flows, Inter-Trappean beds | |
| Infra-Trappeans | Lameta Beds | ||
| U. Proterozoic | Vindhyan Super Group | Sandstone and Shale |
MINERAL RESOURCES OF THE DISTRICT
S. No.
|
Mineral
|
Village
|
Block
|
Vidhan
Sabha
|
Accessibility
|
Geological setting
|
Grade
|
Reserve (in million tons)
|
| 1 | Flagstone | Amarkheda | Sanchi | Sanchi | By Road | U.Vindhyans | Polish Grade |
_ |
| Chilwah | Raisen | Sanchi | By Road | U.Vindhyans | Polish Grade |
- |
||
| Jamgarh | Bareli | Bareli | By Road | U.Vindhyans | Polish Grade |
- |
||
| Pathri | Raisen | Sanchi | By Road | U.Vindhyans | Polish Grade |
- |
||
| Sodarpur | Gairatganj | Sanchi | By Road | U.Vindhyans | Polish Grade |
- |
||
| 2 | Clay | Rampura | Gairatganj | Sanchi | By Road | Inter-Trappean |
- |
- |
| Antkhedi | Gairatganj | Sanchi | By Road | Inter-Trappean |
- |
- |
||
| Bandoli | Gairatganj | Sanchi | By Road | Inter-Trappean |
- |
- |
||
| Jhamar | Gairatganj | Sanchi | By Road | Inter-Trappean |
- |
- |
||
| Pipliya khurd | Gairatganj | Sanchi | By Road | Inter-Trappean |
- |
- |
||
| 3 | Silica Sand | Nagori | Raisen | Sanchi | By Road |
U.Vindhyans Kaimur Group |
97.62% Silica | 0.5 |
| Kanchi Kankhera | Sanchi | Sanchi | By Road |
U.Vindhyans Kaimur Group |
92.94% Silica | 0.2 | ||
| Sanchi | Sanchi | By Road |
U.Vindhyans Kaimur Group |
94.78% Silica | 0.06 | |||
| 4 | Laterite | Rasidpur | Gairatganj | Sanchi |
By Road |
Deccan Trap | - | - |
| Silwani | Silwani | Bareli |
By Road |
Deccan Trap | - | - | ||
| Imaliya | Udaipura | Udaipura |
By Road |
Deccan Trap | - | - |
*(The reserves shown were estimated in the year of investigation and do not show the present status)
MINERAL BASED INDUSTRIES
Mineral based industries of Raisen Distt. are summarized below :
|
S.No.
|
Name
of industries
|
Mineral
used
|
Remark |
1. |
Zinc Ingots | Galena |
The raw material is acquired from other localities since no Economic mineral is found in this district. |
2. |
Graphite Electrode | Graphite | |
3. |
Ceramic Electronic Capacitor | Clay | |
4. |
Fetilizer | Rock Phosphate |
| Possible Mineral based industries are hereby summarized below: |
S.No.
|
Name of Possible Industries
|
Mineral to be used
|
Possible Place
|
1.
|
Stone cutting polishing | Flagstone |
- |
2.
|
Stone crusher | Sandstone |
- |
| (A) | Industries Categorization (A B C) | C |
| (B) | Industries Growth Centres (Nos.) | 2 |
| (C) | Industries Estate (Nos.) | NIL |
| (D) | Ground Water Potential | Good |
| (E) | Communication | Good |
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