Visit to Hutti Gold Mines and National

Seminar on gold mining at KGF

12 February 2019 to 16 February 2019
Overview

• Safety Share
• Overview of Hutti Maski Schist Belt.
• Hutti Geology and HGML UG Visit
• HGML Department Visit
• Uti and Hirabuddi Mines
• Reserves and Resource of HGML
• National Gold Seminar Highlight
• An overview of Kolar Gold Field
• Field photograph
• Conclusion

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Ergonomic at work site
• Ergonomics is the study of the kind of work a person do, the
environment a person work in, and the tools person use to do
the job. It’s goal is to set up the office work space so that it fits
the person and the job the person is doing.
• Why should our work area be ergonomic?
• What kinds of injuries happen at Work ?
• How can we prevent the injuries at work?
• What can you do if you have a work related injury?

Image 1: Ergonomic to maintain during desk

job

Image 2 : Ergonomic to maintain

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Professional key learning
• Joined Hindustan Zinc limited as Geophysics at the year 2017
• Carry out SQUID EM survey in all the Mining lease of HZL
• Work in BHEM at Dariba and Kayad.
• Worked for Community engagement program at Baghmara CL.
• Current working in VedEx for Duberpeth Exploration project and Reprocessing of
historical EM data of HZL

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Overview of Hutti Maski Schist Belt
• The Hutti-Maski greenstone belt is a hook shaped
greenstone belt within the eastern Dharwar craton.
• The major lithological units in the Hutti Maski
greenstone belt are pillowed basalts followed by acid
to intermediate volcanic rocks and quartz.
• Two granites Intruded 1. Kavaital & Yalagati
granitoids
• 3 Face of deformation which led to cuspate structure
of the belt.

Image : Hutti –Maski Greenstone Belt

(Source: HGML)

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Hutti Geology and HGML UG Visit
• Host Rock- Qtz-Carboante Reef
• Brittle ductile shear zones is controlling the
mineralisation
• Mining is done underground with three main shaft,
one of the shaft is Mallappa Shaft going up to 910m.
• Visit was done mainly to Strike reef, Middle reef and
the Zone I reef.
• The ore minerals in Hutti is mainly arsenopyrite,
pyrite and gold.
• The mine visit was made to 26th level of the Mallappa
shaft.

Image : Geological map of Hutti gold mines

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(Source: GSI)
HGML Department Visit
• A visit to mill department which showed the different
stages of extracting gold.
• Mainly two stages of milling/Grinding process of gold
ore are practiced in HGML.
• Through gravity process coarse gold is being recover.
• Through the Carbon In pulp techniques. Image 1: Database Department

• The end product is recover as bullions bar and

bullions bottom with purity of 88-91% of gold and, 8-
11% of silver impurity.
• A visit to HGML database system , museum and core
library was done.

Image : Core library and museum sample

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Uti and Hirabuddini Mines

• Uti was explored by GSI and MECL

• Commercial Exploration by HGML in 2002
• HGML started the project Uti Gold Mines on 3
lodes.
• Lode is hosted by sheared metagabro and
mineralisation is characterised by hydrothermally 1
altered wall 2
• Open Cast operation was suspended due higher Uti Gold Mine
stripping ratio.
• Hirabuddini was explored by GSI G3 stage.
• The mine is serviced by two vertical shafts, Main
Shaft 189.60m and West Shaft 170.90m depth.

Image 3 & 4 : Hirrabuddini Sample

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Reserve & Resource-HGML
Total Reserve and Resource in Hutti Gold Mines.
• Proved Reserved :12.23MT
• Probable Reserved :7.23 MT
• Resource :21.77 MT
• Cut of grade @ 2 g/t
• Average grade 4.79 g/t
• Overall total ore resources of Hutti Gold Mines Deposit: 21.77 MT

Ores R&R for Uti Gold Mine: 4 Mt @ 2.8g/t Au

Proven reserve of Hira-Buddini Gold Mines : 4.7@ 4.12g/t Au

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National Gold Seminar Highlight
• There were more than 120 participation.
• A documentary on Kolar gold field was shown. Aravalli
• The seminar was conducted after a gap of 10 years. Bundelkhand
• Participation was from both private and govt. organization
as well research institutions.
• The seminar mainly focused on Green Schist belt of India.

Singhbhum

Image : Gold Prospect Studied in India

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An overview of Kolar Gold Field and some fun facts
• Before rediscovering KGF, ancient mines were at least 3000 years
old.
• Analytically proved that Gold coins recovered in Harappa and
Mahenjodaro belongs to KGF and Hutti Mines.
• The KGF mines run without a break of 121 years from 1880-2001.
• A total of 1647 kms long tunnels, more than 200 kms long shafts
Winzes, cuts and drives were dug.
• As per the records more than 800 tonnes of gold exploited from
these mines. 650 tonnes taken away to England till 1947.
• The Kolar Schist Belt occupies a north-south elongated area some
80 km long and 2 to 4 km in width in the eastern Dharwar Craton.
• Two types of gold deposits are recognized in Kolar gold field :
Gold- quartz - sulphide lodes and Gold- quartz- calcite vein system.

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Field Photograph

1. Banded Iron Formation 2. Field work at KGF

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 Key learning

• Understanding gold mineralization and geological setting in Underground .

• Observed gold nuggets, alterations, shear zones.

• Experienced gold mining methods and processing in KGF and Hutti.

• HGML, Geomysore, MSPL & Deccan Gold – many exploration work has been done which was presented at the seminar.

• Interacted with many gold experts in seminar and during the field visit.

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 THANK YOU

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