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MANOAIfESE DEPOSITS OF INDIA : DESCRIPTIVE. [pART IV : 
31. Junapani. 
(Madhu Lall Doogae Mining SyndicateI.) 
The foUowing account of this part of the Mandvi Bir-Janapani 
band of manganiferous limestones is taken mostly from Mr. Goodchild's 
report (see page 965 ), but partly from Mr. Vredenburg's notes. 
This is described by Mr. Goodchild as the Chorbaoli concession, but 
Chorbaoli is the name applied to a part of the Government reserved 
forest on the east side of the main Nagpur-Jabalpur road, which runs 
within a short distance of the east end of this concession. The eastern 
end of the band cannot be more than about J mile west of a point on th(> 
road near the 33rd milestone from Nilgpur, the Chorbaoli Rest House 
being at milestone 31. The eastern end lies in a small hill (1,280 feet) 
near Junapani, which rises to some 60 feet above the stream at its base. 
Solid black ore had been uncovered for about 40 yards along the strike. 
, , The thickness of this ore varied from 4 to 6 feet, 
Ihe Kaskuri band. ... , ■ i 
rising m one place to 10 teet. J^rom a pit at the 
south-west end of the outcrop, where the ore-body is 4 to 6 feet thick, 
Mr. Goodchild took samples G, H, and J below : — 
G. 
H. 
•J. 
K. 
Manganese .... 
47-82 
53-78 
46-17 
48-86 
Iron ..... 
2-98 
2-23 
3-06 
2-81 
Silica ..... 
10-90 
4-55 
11-75 
7-40 
Phosphorus .... 
0-060 
0-040 
0-055 
0-059 
Sample G was taken right across the ore face. 
Sample H consisted of selected yjieces from this pit. 
Sample J represented the smalls made by working the ore with a pick. 
From the north-east end of this outcrop, where the thickness of the 
ore was 4 feet, Mr. Goodchild took sample K above. This ore could 
be improved by dressing. Just beyond this point towards the north- 
east the ore pinches out altogether.^ ' The hill is capped by an irregular 
layer of loose nodules and clay often accompanied by bands of quartz 
pebbles '. Samples L and M below ' were taken here as the working 
of this layer by means of shallow excavations might be more profitable 
than working the black ore of the pockets, although the selected ore, 
after separating clay, etc., would not average more than 20% of the whole 
1 This syndicate has been actually working atJunawani and Junapani; but the 
Central India Mining Co. claims prior rights to a portion of the area. 
2 As explained on page 967, Mr. Vredenburg thinks this is the end of a synclinal. 
