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Maure Fe Mine, Dagana District, Bhutani
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Maure Fe MineMine
Dagana DistrictDistrict
BhutanCountry

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Latitude & Longitude (WGS84):
26° 43' 55'' North , 89° 52' 47'' East
Latitude & Longitude (decimal):
26.73210,89.87988
GRN:
N18E58
Type:
Mine
Deposit first discovered:
1994 (approx.)
Köppen climate type:
Cwa : Monsoon-influenced humid subtropical climate
Nearest Settlements:
PlacePopulationDistance
Goshaingaon13,933 (2014)33.6km
Daga2,243 (2012)38.1km
Tsirang18,667 (2013)40.2km
Sarpang10,416 (2013)41.1km
Alīpur Duār65,232 (2018)45.0km
Mindat Locality ID:
471812
Long-form identifier:
mindat:1:2:471812:6
GUID (UUID V4):
0
Other/historical names associated with this locality:
Maure iron Mine; Maurey mine


The black iron ores occur as three detached isolated elongated bodies within shale and carbonaceous phyllite. The iron ores bed mineralized strongly with more than 25m thickness is sandwiched between the thrust faults. The phosphorite zone with a maximum thickness of 20m is located within the black iron ores. The iron mineralized zone extends over 820m along strike. Fe contents are low varying 25 to 46 % and hosted within micaceous sandstone of Miocene Siwalik formation. The phosphorite zone indicates P2O5 content varying 0.43 to 23.9 % and total REE content ranging 2,677.5 to 10,289.5 ppm.
A shallow strip mine near the Bhutan / India border.

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2 valid minerals.

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Group 4 - Oxides and Hydroxides
ⓘMagnetite4.BB.05Fe2+Fe3+2O4
ⓘHematite4.CB.05Fe2O3
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ⓘ'Psilomelane'-

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OOxygen
Oⓘ HematiteFe2O3
Oⓘ MagnetiteFe2+Fe23+O4
FeIron
Feⓘ HematiteFe2O3
Feⓘ MagnetiteFe2+Fe23+O4

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Eurasian Plate
Indian PlateTectonic Plate

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References

[1](2021) Project on Mineral Resources Development Plan in Bhutan - Final Report (Part I). 291 pp.
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