Rampura-Agucha Zinc-Lead Deposit

Contents: Preface. 1. Introduction. 2. Discovery and history of exploration. 3. Ancient mining and smelting. 4. Regional geological setting. 5. Local geology. 6. Ore zone. 7. Mineralogy and chemistry of the ore body. 8. Lithogeochemistry. 9. Fluid inclusion studies and geothermobarometry. 10. Isotope studies and geochronology. 11. Ore genesis. 12. Mining. 13. Ore beneficiation. 14. Environmental aspects. 15. World zinc-lead resources and Indian scenario. 16. Conclusions. 17. References.

From the preface: "This volume covers the discovery and history of exploration; ancient mining and smelting; geological setting, both regional and local; the mineralogy and chemistry of the ore body; lithogeochemistry; fluid inclusion studies, isotope studies and the proposed models for the ore genesis. Present-day mining, ore beneficiation operations, environmental concerns and world zinc-lead resources and Indian scenario, with relevant illustrations have also been covered."