Kharidhunga mine

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Kharidhunga mine
Location
Bagmati
Country Nepal
Production
Products Magnesium

The Kharidhunga mine is one of the largest magnesium mines in Nepal and in the world. [1] The mine is located in the east of the country in the Janakpur Zone. [1] The mine has estimated reserves of 180 million tonnes of ore 88% magnesium. [1]

Dolakha-Sindhupalchwok ropeway

The Dolakha-Sindhupalchwok ropeway is an ropeway conveyor connecting the talc and magnesium mine at Kharidhunga [2] with the processing plant at Lamosanghu in Nepal. It is one of the longest ropeways in Nepal, crossing two districts: Sindhupalchok and Dolakha. The talc plant used to be 3rd largest talc plant in South Asia. [3]

The ropeway is 10.3 kilometres (6.4 mi) long. It was operational in the 1990s, but has since been closed down. It travels through Kharidhunga, Tauthali, Tekanpur and Lamosangu.

References

  1. 1 2 3 "Mineral deposits of Nepal". ngs.org.np. 2012. Archived from the original on 2012-10-19. Retrieved 2013-07-22.
  2. ↑ "Kharidhunga Mine, Dolakha District, Province No. 3, Nepal". www.mindat.org.
  3. ↑ "3rd Largest Talc Plant in South Asia with 10.30 KMTR Ropeway : Dolakha - Sindhupalchok - Nepal". June 22, 2019.


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