part 4 .] Ball: Copper of'Dhalbh&m and Singhbhum. 
OP SINGHBHUM. 
101 
No. 
Ore. 
Rock. 
Remarks. 
1 
Traces of carbonate : a spe- 
Quartz and black mica-schist, 
strike 10° E. of N., granite 
These mines are full of water, to remove which 
cimen yielded according 
and renew excavation would be necessary 
to Col. Haughton 24f p. c. 
close by. 
before the condition of the ore could be 
of copper. 
ascertained. 
2 
No traces of ore in situ ... 
Black and grey mica-schists ... 
Slag close by, indicating that ore was once found. 
3 
This locality is given by M. Stcehr. 
4 
Traces of carbonates abun- 
Grey and black mica-schists, 
The relative positions of the Badia excavations 
dant. 
strike 25° W. of N. Towards 
indicate four distinct outcrops of ore. The 
Mosabuni gneissose rocks 
principal of these passes through the village 
strike more to north. 
of Badia, near which are great heaps of slag. 
This was evidently a centre of extensive oper- 
ations. 
5 
Ditto. 
6 
No trace of ore at present 
Schists. 
exposed. 
7 
Incrustations of tlie carbo- 
Black mica-schist 
From the abundance of slag it would appear 
nates on the walls. 
that here, as at Badia, considerable quantities 
of ore must have been smelted by the ancients. 
8 
Traces of carbonates rare ... 
Mica-schist. 
9 
Ditto slag abundant ... 
Ferruginous mica-schist 
At the site of the old town of Ruam, there 
are several tanks covered up by jungle and 
immense quantities of slag. 
10 
This locality is given by M. Stcehr. 
11 
Ditto 
Mica-schist. 
12 
Ditto 
Ditto 
A number of deserted potstone mines and some 
which are still worked occur along this range. 
13 
Traces of carbonates 
Ditto & quartzite 
Incrustations of the carbonates and black oxides 
occur oil the cuartzites forming the main axis 
of the hill. 
14 
Ditto 
Slaty blue schists 
These are situated on a spur of Rangamatti. 
Ditto 
Ditto ... \ 
These were worked by the Copper Company. 
Copper pyrites ... 
Ditto ... >- 
But the pyrites was only just reached a short 
time before working was discontinued; d is 
Traces of carbonates 
Ditto ... ) 
west of the river, b and c being to the east. 
15 
Carbonates, traces of red 
Greenish talcose schist and 
copper and pyrites. 
quartzo-felspathic grit. 
16 
No ore seen 
Quartzite. 
17 
Traces of carbonates 
Schist and quartzite ... 
Originally commenced by the ancients; it was 
deepened by the Company, but has subse¬ 
quently become filled up. 
18 
Ditto 
Quartz and mica-schist much 
A considerable amount of ore appears to have 
contorted and baked. Banded 
been obtained here by the Company. M. Stcehr’s 
jaspery quartzites close by. 
papers give the details of workings carried 
on at Landu, 
