Scientific Quarterly Journal of Geosciences

Scientific Quarterly Journal of Geosciences

Geochemical Dispersion in Mineralized and Unmineralized Soils near Malanjkhand Copper Deposit (M.P.) India

Document Type : Original Research Paper

Author
Mohammad Jafar Mohammadzadeh Fakhri
Department of Mining Engineering, Sahand University of Technology, Tabriz, Iran
Abstract
A multi element orientation study including the use of secondary halos and dispersion trains of trace elements and halogens was undertaken on the soils over an Archean copper deposit with the view of evaluating the optimal parameters. The analysis of Cu, Pb, Zn, Cr, Ni, Co, Cd, Ag, Fe, Mn, I, Br, Cl and pH in the ore body was taken up to evaluate their applicability to this deposit. The results of analysis indicate that, simple bulk analysis of metal content in soil fail to reveal the presence of important copper anomalies along the trend of mineralization. It is observed that some mobile elements (Zn, Mn, Ni) are regional guides, and others such as Ag, Cd and the Br/CI ratio are more useful in detecting anomalies related to this deposit and thereby the extension of the mining area.
The correlation matrix of elements indicates that Pb, Zn, Ni, Co, Fe, Mn, and Br are the prominent elements of secondary environment in the Malanjkhand area.
Subjects
Antropova, L. V., 1969- Forms of occurrence of Lead in dispersion trains (Extonica), Inter. Geol. Review. Vol. II (1): pp. 24-30.
Dunlop, A. C., Atherdhen, R. R. and Govett, J. S., (1983): Lead distribution in drainage channels about the Elura Zn-Pb- Ag deposit, Cobar, New South Wales, Australia. J. Geochem. Expl. Vol. 18 (13): pp, 195- 200.
H.C. L., 1986- Hindustan Copper Ltd., Malanjkhand Copper Project, Dist. Balaghat, (M.P.), India.
Hess, P. R., 1971- A textbook of Soil Chemical Analysis; John Murray, 520 pp.
Md. Jafar. Md. Zadeh. F. (1991)- An Orientation Geochemical Survey near Malanjkhand Copper deposit (M.P.) India. Ph. D. thesis (unpublished).
M. E. C., 1979- Mineral Exploration Corporation Nagpur., Report on Malanjkhand Deposit, Balaghat District.
Norish, K., 1975- The Geochemistry and Mineralogy of trace elements In Soil, plant- Animal Systems.
Nicholas, D. J. D., Trace and Egan, A. R., Eds. Academic press, New York. Vol. 23: pp, 163-91.
Saha, H. L., 1982- Geochemical criteria for exploration of Copper in the granite tract around the Malanjkhand Copper deposit. Balaghat dist., M. P. Geol. 'Surv. India. Special Publication No. 8, 110 pp.
Schintzer, M. and Kernodorff. H., 1981- Reactions of fluoric acid with metal ions. Water Air Soil Pollution pp. 15-97.
Sikka, D. B., 1989- Malanjkhand Proterozoic porphyry Copper deposit (M.P.) J. Geol. Soc. India, Vol. 34: No.5
Solovov, A. P., Garanin, A. V. and Golubev, V. S., 1971- Theoretical principles of Geochemical Exploration methods for blind ore bodies, in Scientific Principles of Geochemical Methods of Exploration for deep ore deposits, part II, pp. 245- 298.
Tidbal, R. R., 1976- Lead in Soils, Lead in environment, in Lovering, T. G., ed., U. S. Geol. Surv. Prof. Paper 957-43.
Scientific Quarterly Journal of Geosciences
Volume 3, Issue 10
Winter 1994, Vol. 3, No. 10
Winter 1994
Pages 72-79