GEOLOGY MINERAL RESOURCES MINERAL BASED INDUSTRIES INFRA-STRUCTURE
SEONI  DISTRICT AT A GLANCE
A. Geographical Area 8758 Sq.Km.
B.       Population  1165893
C.     Forest Area   2840.37 Sq. Km.
D.     Covered Toposheets   55 N, O and 64 C
E.      Co-ordinates  Latitudes: 21035’: 220 58’ N

Longitudes 79012’ : 80018 E
F.        Subdivisions   04
G.    Tahsils 06
H.        Parliament constituency  01
I.             Assembly Constituencies  05
 
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GEOLOGY :  
A generalised geological succession of the area is as follows:

Age

Group

Rock formation

Recent to Cenozoic  Quaternary                    Soil/Alluvium
Up. Cretaceous  to Paleocene   Deccan Trap Basic dyke Basaltic flow with inter trappean beds
Late  Cretaceous          Lametas  Chert, cherty limestone, and shale.
Late Meso- Proterozoic Intrusive    Quartz vein, Pegmatite, Granite
Meso-Proterozoic Sausar  Group                       Crystalline  Quartzites, Schist, Granite.
Archaean   Tirodi   Gnelsses Gnelsses, migmatites, Amphibolites.
 

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MINERAL RESOURCES OF THE DISTRICT

Mineral
Village
Block
Vidhan Sabha
Accessibility
Geological setting
Grade
Reserve
Uses
Dolomite
Jatama,

Agri,

Hatigarh,

Ambajhiri,

Pindrai,

Pulpula,

Dongitola,

Paraswani

Piteshwar,

Khirki

Dulhapur
 
 
 
 
 
 
Kurrai
 
 
 
 
 
 
Seoni
 

 

 

 

BY ROAD
 

 

 

 

 

 
 
 
Sausar Group
 
 
 
 
 
 
B.F.

And

Refractory
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
250

Million

Tonnes
Refractory industry Magnesia lime furnance lining chips granites Glas industry Dusting for Coalmines.

*(The reserves shown were estimated in the year of investigation and do not show the  present status)  

 

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MINERAL BASED INDUSTRIES

A.                 Existing Mineral Based Industries : 
Thirteen units are working in the district, out of it, seven units are working as crushing plant, and four units are powdering unit and rest two engaged in mineral trading work. One granite polishing industry also exists in the district.
B.                Possible Mineral Based Industries : 
Cutting/Polishing units :
Based on vast deposits of dolomite and granite/granite gneisses, cutting and polishing units can be set-up in the district.
Refractory Industry :
This can be set-up in the district, utilizing dolomites of Jatama-Piparwani area. This dolomite is in general of B.F. grade.

Many small-scale industries can also be installed for making tiles, chips, and Granules, based on various types of rocks available in the district

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INFRA-STRUCTURE : 

(A) Industries Categorization (A B C)   
(B)  Industries Growth Centres (Nos.)   
(C) Industries Estate (Nos.)    
(D)  Ground Water Potential  Poor
(E)  Communication  Moderate  to good

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