GEOLOGY MINERAL RESOURCES MINERAL BASED INDUSTRIES INFRA-STRUCTURE
SHAHDOL  DISTRICT AT A GLANCE
A. Geographical Area 14028.00 Sq. Km.
B.       Population  208841
C.     Forest Area   5156.733 Sq. Km.
D.     Covered Toposheets   63 D, H 64A, E, & I F (Part)
E.      Co-ordinates  Latitudes 220 32’ – 240 17’ N

Longitudes 800 32’ : 820 13’E
F.        Subdivisions   06
G.    Tahsils 10
H.        Parliament constituency  01 (ST)
I.             Assembly Constituencies  08
 
 
GEOLOGY :  
A generalised geological succession of the area is as follows:

Age

Group

Rock formation

Holocene

Recent

Soil, Alluvium, Clay, Sand

Cretaceous to Palaeogene

Deccan Trap

Basalt, Bauxite, Laterite

Cretaceous

Lametas

Limestone with green/felspathic sandstone and shale.

Carboniferous Permian to Cretaceous

Gondwanas

Sandstone, Shale, Siltstone, clay Conglomerate and coal seams

Proterozoic

Vindhyans

Sandstone, Shale, Conglomerate, Limestone, Quartzite

Palaeo

Proterozoic

Archaean

Mahakoshals

Phyllite, Limestone, Quartzite, BHQ

Marble, Dolomite, Metabasics

Granite, Gneisses & Schists.


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MINERAL RESOURCES OF THE DISTRICT

S. No.
Mineral
Village
Block
Vidhansabha
Accessibility
Geological setting
Grade
Reserve
Use
1.
COAL
Umaria
Bandogarh
Umaria
Nuaria Rly.
Lower Gondwana
Non coking
154.43 Million Tonnes
 
 
 
Korar
“
“
“
“
“
32.51 Million Tonnes
 
 
 
Johilla
“
“
Sohagpur
“
“
177.8 Million Tonnes
 
 
 
Sohagpur
Sohagpur
Sohagpur
Anuppur Chirmiri Rly. Line SE. Rly.
“
Semi coking (urtan)
4064 Million Tonnes
 
2.
BAUXITE
Amar-kantak
Pushprajgarh
Pushprajgarh
Accessible by road from pendra and shahdol
Derived from Decan trap Maikal range
Metal Grade
5000000 Tonnes
Balco Korba Plant
 
 
Porhmandadar
“
“
“
“
“
Few thousand tonnes
 
 
 
Khapri Pani
“
“
“
“
“
40,000 tonnes
 
 
 
Chita Pahar
“
“
“
“
“
Few thousand tonnes
 
 
 
Ridge south Saraha and Kunaha
“
“
“
“
“
80000 tonnes
 
 
 
Pondit Pahara
“
“
“
“
“
17,000 tonnes
 
 
 
Daiki banda Pahara
“
“
“
“
“
50,000 tonnes
 
 
 
Dhodo tola
“
“
“
“
“
70,000 tonnes
 
 
 
Chhindi Pani
“
“
“
“
“
Few thousand tonnes
 
3.
FIRE CLAY
Majhgawan
Chanda
Umaria
Bilaspur
Katni railway
Line Passes
Trough the
Area
Super Group Barakar
-----
522250 tonnes
 
 
 
Deore
“
“
 
1650 tonnes
 
 
 
Bharwar
“
“
 
1918 tonnes
 
 
 
Karahia
“
“
 
3000 tonnes
 
 
 
Jhala
“
“
 
33000 tonnes
 
 
 
Tekam
“
“
 
3,500 tonnes
 
 
 
Dhanwahi
“
“
 
 
 
 
 
4.
CHINA CLAY
Jagardah
Beohari
Beohari
16 kms.
SSW of shahdol
NE
NE
Pottery and Refractory
 
 
Majhgawan
“
“
20 kms.
North of Beohari
 
 
 
 
 
Barhai
“
“
 
 
 
 
 
5.
DOLOMITE (Intrusive)
Saliyya
Sohagpur
Sohagpur
39 kms.
NE of Shahdol
NE
NE
 
6.
DOLOMITE
Bannemala Kataldo Village
Bandhogarh
Sohagpur
25 kms. ESE of Bandhogarh
 
NE
NE
 
7.
GYPSUM
Barhar
Anuppur
Anuppur
9 kms. south of Anuppur
Bijawars
---
Minor occurrence
---
8.
COPPER
Cherka
Beohari
Beohari
12 kms. NW of Beohari
Bijawars
--
 
 
 
 
Dhandukua
“
“
14 kms. NW of Beohari
“
“
 
 
9.
GARNET
Umaria
Bandhogarh
Umaria
Umaria Rly. Station
Garnet Schist
--
Minor Occurrence
--
10.
OCHRE
Bharouli
Bandhogarh
Umaria
25 kms. from Chandia
Ferruginous sandstone
 
 
For paint industries
11.
MARBLE
Majhagawan
Chandia
Umaria
Bilaspur Katni Rly. Line Passes through the area.
Bijawars
----
Minor Occurrence
----

*(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 : 

At present two thermal power plants are established in Shahdol district one at Chachai and other is at Birsingpur respectively. One ceramic industry is established by M/s. Chandia ceramic at Chandia. At present this industry has gone sick due to some unavoidable circumstances. Two Burnt lime industries are setup at Jaisinghnagar & Burhar respectively in the district. Besides above about 53 stone crushers are working in the district in which approximately 500 labourers are engaged and employed
Mineral based industries existing in the district are summarized below:
S. No.
Name of industries
Mineral used
Remark
1.
Sanjay Thermal Power station MPEB Birsingpur
COAL
Working
2.
Chachai Thermal Power Stations Chachi Anuppur.
COAL
Working
3.
Glass Factory, Burhar, Shahdol
Silica Sand
Working
4.
Sonanchal lime company semra, Jaisinghnagar, Shahdol
Limestone
Working
5.
Vindhya lime company Burhar
Limestone
Working
6.
Chandia ceramic Industries, Chandia
White clay
Sick
7.
Stone crushers 53 Nos.
Basalt
Working
B.                Possible Mineral Based Industries : 
An appraisal of the total mineral resources of Shahdol district, so far known, reveals the fact that the mineral wealth of the district is quite considerable. It encompasses a wide range of minerals containing bauxite, clay, coal, copper ore, fire clay, garnet, gypsum, limestone, marble, ochre and several construction material.
These minerals can be used as raw material in mineral based industries for sustainable development of the district. Moreover, marble can be very well  utilized in cutting and polishing industries.
The district has bright prospects to establish a few mineral based industries in future, coal based industries in particular.

 
Possible mineral based industries which can be established in Shahdol district are here by summarized below :

 
S.No.
Name of Possible Industries
Mineral to be used
Possible Place
1.
Thermal power station
COAL
Around Anuppur
2.
Stone Crushers.
Basalt, Marble
Around Shahdol Beohari
3.
Cutting Polishing Industry
Dolomite, Marble
Near Beohari Umaria etc.
4.
Paint Industries.
Ochres, clay
Around Shahdol
5.
Aluminium Plant
Bauxite
Amarkantak
6.
Coal mining of small blocks in joint venture with S.M.C. Bhopal
COAL
Around Umaria, Anuppur & Shahdol
7.
Industries based on Coal bed methane gas
CBM
Around Anuppur & Shahdol

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INFRA-STRUCTURE : 

(A)  Industries Categorization (A B C)   “A”
(B)  Industries Growth Centres (Nos.)    NIL
(C)   Industries Estate (Nos.)    01
(D)  Ground Water Potential  Mode rate
(E)  Communication  Moderate

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