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URANIUM
EXPLORATION IN
INDIA
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www.amd.gov.in
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Field Camp, Meghalaya

Airborne Geophysical Survey

Radioactive sandstone,
Umthongkut, Meghalaya

Uranium exploration
Py
U

Radiometric Survey

Crawler mounted Hydrostatic rig

I/P Resistivity Survey

Seismic Survey

Gamma-ray logging of borehole

Exploratory mining at Gogi

OVERVIEW
Proterozoic basins for
Unconformity & Stratabound U-mineralization.

Phanerozoic sediments
for Sandstone type U mineralization.
Deep crustal shears for
vein and metasomatite
type U -mineralization.
Archaean volcanosedimentary domains for
QPC type U mineralization.

Arid regions for Calcrete

type of U -mineralization.

URANIUM EXPLORATION STRATEGY

HELIBORNE GEOPHYSIAL SURVEY
Time Domain Electromagnetic (TDEM) Airborne
Survey is a useful Technique for locating deep
seated concealed high grade large tonnage
uranium deposit.

Heliborne TDEM Survey

in operation at Rajasthan

AMD has planned Heliborne Geophysiacal

Survey using TDEM, Magnetic and
Radiometric survey in
Proterozoic Basins of India
> 300000 Line km during next five years

EXPLORATORY DRILLING
Subsequent sub-surface exploration has also
been planned by >700000m of departmental
and contract drilling modes .
Truck mounted Hydrostatic Rig
in Tummalapalle, Andhra Pradesh

Singhbhum Shear Zone, Jharkhand

Bhanduhuran

Six mines
One mine under construction

Two mills for beneficiation

Nineteen uranium deposits

200

400 km

Delhi

Hyderabad

Cuddapah Basin
Kaladgi Basin
Bhima Basin
Pakhal Basin
Vindhyan Basin
Chhattisgarh Basin
Khairargarh Basin
Ampani Basin
Abhujhmar Basin
Indravati Basin
Sukma Basin
Shillong Basin
Kunjar Basin
Gwalior Basin

Uranium mineralisation in Cuddapah basin, A. P.

Uranium Mineralisation at Lambapur

Srisailam Quartzite

LAMBAPUR PROSPECT

SECTION ALONG BOREHOLES LBR/107(C), 111(C), 114(C), 121(C) & 161(C)

0
(m)

20 40 60m
Horizontal Scale

350

10 20 30m

Basement Granite

Vertical Scale

LBR/114 (C)
S 35 30' W

340

LBR/111 (C)

R.L.340.08m

N 35 30' E

R.L.333.25m

330
320

LBR/107 (C)

LBR/121 (C) Proj. <50

R.L.309.38m

R.L.307.00m

310

LBR/161 (C)
R.L.298.94m

300
290
280
D.D.55.00m
D.D.34.95m

270

D.D.15.15m
D.D.62.10m

260
250

DATUM

OVERBURDEN

D.D.101.20m

MASSIVE QUARTZITE

UNCONFORMITY

INTERCALATED QUARTZITE AND SHALE

BASEMENT GRANITE

SHALE

MINERALISED ZONE WITH 0.020% eU 3O 8 x 1.20 m cut-off

PEBBLY / GRITTY QUARTZITE

MINERALISED ZONE WITH 0.010 % eU 3 O 8 cut-off

TUMMALAPALLE
MILL
TUMMALAPALLE URANIUM
DEPOSIT,
KADAPA DISTRICT, ANDHRA
PRADESH
TUMMALAPALLE
MINE

3 km
1. Nagareddipalle (W)
2. Nagareddipalle (E)
3. Motnutalapalle
4. Kanampalle

Mining Block
5 Tummalapalle-II
6 Tummalapalle-I
7 Rachakuntapalle
8 Rachakuntapalle (E)

Gidagivaripalle
10 B.K Palle
11 V.M Palle

Rohil
North Delhi Fold Belt
Vein Type

Domiasiat,Wahkyn
Mahadeks

Major
Uranium
Deposits

Sandstone type
Jaduguda, Narwapahar
Singhbhum Shear Zone
Vein Type

Gogi
Bhima Basin
Vein Type

Lambapur, Chitrial
N Cuddapah Basin
Unconformity related
Tummalapalle
S Cuddapah Basin
Stratabound

Uranium Corporation of India

Meghalaya
Plan for mine and plant construction at KP M

Jharkhand:
Operating mines at Jaduguda,
Bhatin, Narwapahar, Turamdih,
Bagjata, Banduhurang; Plants at
Jaduguda and Turamdih; Mine
construction at Mohuldih; Plant
expansion at Turamdih
Andhra Pradesh
Mine and plant construction at Tummalapalle; Plan
for expansion
Plan for construction of mine and plant at
Lambapur
Karnataka
Plan for mine and plant construction at Gogi

FUTURE URNIUM SUPPLY SCENARIO

INDIGENOUS PRODUCTION
Operating
mines &
Plants

OVERSEAS
OPPORTUNITIES
Possibility of
acquisition of
uranium
properties

New mines
& Plants
Under
construction

Operating
units under
capacity
expansion

Planned for
construction

Possibility of
other
sources
Sea water, Lignite,
phosphate rock etc.
(at R&D stage)

Beach and inland placer deposits

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Mineral
map and
THRUST AREAS
OF
Nb-Ta-Be
AND
Y MINERALS
Thrust
areas
for
IN INDIA
augmentation
of RM & RE
Resources
27

Malani

Delhi
25

Jaipur

Shillong 8

Ranchi

Limboi

31

12

19

Siri River

Baroda 11
7

10
9

13

Nagpur

15

BastarMalkangiri
29

Hyderabad
18

Bangalore 3
Marlagalla

22
23

Thiruvananthapuram

Jharsuguda

Visakhapatnam

Kanigiri

Samchampi

Sevattur

Xenotime

6
24 26

Kolkata

20
5 14
30

17
16

21

28

Andhra Pradesh: Nellore Mica Belt(3),

Mahaboobnagar(17), Kanigiri(18),
Rudramkota(29), Kasipatnam(30).
Assam and Arunachal Pradesh:
Samchampi(28), West Kameng(25).
Bihar: Bihar Mica Belt(1),
Deo River, Girma, Kalwai(10),
Kanyauka, Puram Jundgri(21).
Gujarat: Ambadongar(7),
Vaswa Nade(11), Limboi, Umedpur(31).
Karnataka: Holenarsipur, Krishnarajapet
and Nagammangal Schist Belt(4).
Kerala: Trivendrum(24).
Madhya Pradesh: Metapal, Challampara
and Bodenar Group(5),
Siri River(9), Sarguja(12).
Maharashtra: Salai-Pannai(13),
Ratnagiri(16).
Meghalaya: Sung Valley(8).
Tamil Nadu: Kullampatti(6), Sevattur(22),
Idaiyattiampatti(23), Palai(26).
Orissa: Koraput(14),
Sambalpur-Jharsuguda(15), Gokhandi(20)
Rajasthan: Rajasthan Mica
Belt(2),Buelna(27)
West Bengal: Purulia and Northern
Shear Zone(19).

Nb-Ta Minerals
Beryl
Lithium

Samarskite, Allanite, Cyrtolite,

Brannerite, Fergusonite, Cheralite
Bastnasite etc.
Nb-Ta-Be Areas
Y - Areas

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