Study of Petrography and Ore Mineralisation of Buddini Area, Lingasugur Taluk, Hutti-Maski Schist Belt, Raichur District, Karnataka, India

Indodeep Ghosal, Dr P C Nagesh

Abstract: Gold ore mineralization in greenstone belts is most diverse and widespread in space and time. Archean greenstone belts contribute significantly to the bulk production of gold and other economic mineral deposits of the world. The important minerals that are found in greenstone belts are As, Sb, Cu, Pb, Zn, Hg, W, Te, Fe, Au, Ag, etc. This report thus aims to understand the mineralization zones in the Hatti Maski Schist Belt region using modern techniques of petrographic studies which includes sample collection, rock slide preparation and analysis under a petrological microscope.

Keywords: Mineralisation, Mining, Prospecting, Greenstone Belts, Schist Belts, Petrography, Ore studies, Lithology, Stratigraphy