Rampura Agucha is a mine of zinc

Zinc

Zinc , or spelter , is a metallic chemical element; it has the symbol Zn and atomic number 30. It is the first element in group 12 of the periodic table. Zinc is, in some respects, chemically similar to magnesium, because its ion is of similar size and its only common oxidation state is +2...

 and lead

Lead

Lead is a main-group element in the carbon group with the symbol Pb and atomic number 82. Lead is a soft, malleable poor metal. It is also counted as one of the heavy metals. Metallic lead has a bluish-white color after being freshly cut, but it soon tarnishes to a dull grayish color when exposed...

 in the Bhilwara district

Bhilwara district

Bhilwara District is a district of the state of Rajasthan in western India. The town of Bhilwara is the district headquarters.-Geography and demographics:...

 of Rajasthan

Rajasthan

Rājasthān the land of Rajasthanis, , is the largest state of the Republic of India by area. It is located in the northwest of India. It encompasses most of the area of the large, inhospitable Great Indian Desert , which has an edge paralleling the Sutlej-Indus river valley along its border with...

 state of India

India

India , officially the Republic of India , is a country in South Asia. It is the seventh-largest country by geographical area, the second-most populous country with over 1.2 billion people, and the most populous democracy in the world...

. It has world's largest deposits of zinc and lead.
Hindustan Zinc Limited is owner of this mine.

History

Rampura-Agucha deposits were discovered by T.C. Rampuria in August,1977 a geologist with the Government of Rajasthan

Government of Rajasthan

The Government of Rajasthan also known as the State Government of Rajasthan, or locally as State Government, is the supreme governing authority of the Indian state of Rajasthan and its 33 districts...

's directorate of Mines and Geology.Hindustan Zinc ltd. started drilling in February 1980 and report regarding estimate of deposit submitted in 1981.The development of this mine started in 1988 and first ore production being in March 1991. Rampura-Agucha is a open pit type mine.

Smelter for this mine

Chanderiya

Chanderiya Smelter Complex

Chanderiya Smelter Complex is the world's largest zinc-lead smelter complex in the Chittorgarh district of Rajasthan state of India.It is metallurgical type plant.It was built in 2005. It refines zinc-Lead of Rampura Agucha.It produces Zinc,Lead and Cadamium....

 smelter was produced in the Chittorgarh district

Chittorgarh district

Chittorgarh District is a district of Rajasthan state in western India. The historic city of Chittorgarh is the administrative headquarters of the district....

 to refine the zinc-lead ore of this mine. (click on "smelter" information)

Location

It is located 220 km from Jaipur

Jaipur

Jaipur , also popularly known as the Pink City, is the capital and largest city of the Indian state of Rajasthan. Founded on 18 November 1727 by Maharaja Sawai Jai Singh II, the ruler of Amber, the city today has a population of more than 3.1 million....

.It is located north to Bhilwara

Bhilwara

Bhilwara is the city in Mewar region of Rajasthan, India. The Cloth & Industrial city has its own uniqueness which makes it as a special district in Rajasthan.Bhilwara "The City of Cloth Culture & Calmness"- History :...

 but north-west to Shahpura

Shahpura

See Shahpura for disambiguationShahpura is a city and a municipality in Bhilwara district in the Indian state of Rajasthan.- Geography :Shahpura is located at . It has an average elevation of 364 metres .- Demographics :...

.From townGulabpura

Gulabpura

Gulabpura is a city and a municipality in Bhilwara district in the Indian state of Rajasthan.- Geography :Gulabpura is located at . It has an average elevation of 397 metres...

on NH 79,Rampura-Agucha is 15 km in South-east direction.