As of[update] the 2011 Census of India, Hutti had a population of 13,536 across 2,676 households. There were 6,858 males (50.6%) and 6,678 females (49.4%). 10,305 (76%) of people were literate. 1,384 (10%) were under the age of 6.[2]
Historyedit
This mine is probably one of the most ancient metal mines in the world, dating to the pre-Ashokan period, the ancient miners having worked down to a depth of over 2300 feet. It is probable they had broken the rock by "fire-setting" i.e. heating it by means of fires and suddenly cooling it by pouring water onto the heated rock causing pieces to break off. As per carbon dating done by Dr. Rafter from Australia in the year 1955, the age of the two samples of timber found in old workings was estimated to be about 1980 years old.
For crushing the ore to extract the gold they used a grinding stone similar to those used now for making masalas and a few of which can even now be found in the area. The actual gold was recovered by passing the crushed ore, mixed with water, over goats' skins, the fur trapping the heavy particles of gold while allowing the lighter minerals to be washed off.
In addition to the ancient mining in mentioned above, there was further mining in the area between 1890 and 1920 when the price of gold was about Rs. 18 for 10 grams (Rs 20.97 per tola). The biggest of these ventures was at Hutti where, from 1902 to 1919, nearly 7,400 kg of gold were obtained from very rich ore, at an average yield of 19 g/tonne. Most of this ore came from the main mine, which reached a depth of about 1,100 m below surface. The industry closed down in 1920 due to technical difficulties and lack of funds.
In 1937, the Nizam's Government decided to prospect the area again with a view to possible re-opening of the mines (the only industry in the area apart from agriculture) so as to provide employment. The area was a backward district, which was considered at that time to be a more or less perpetual famine area. In 1940, after some satisfactory exploratory work, it was decided to install a plant to treat 100 tonnes of mine ore per day, but before the plant could be obtained, operations were suspended, and from 1942 to 1946, due to World War II, the mine was shut down except for pumping.
The company was originally formed in 1947 as the Hyderabad Gold mines Company Ltd., with the Hyderabad State Government holding a majority of the shares. After the end of the war, the scheme was resumed and production started in September 1948, at the rate of 130 tonnes of ore per day. By 1972 this rate had progressively increased to 600 tonnes of ore per day. With the re-organization of the States in 1956, the company was transferred to Mysore State (Karnataka State) and became Hutti Gold Mines Limited.
The mine produced about 38,56,300 tonnes of ore to yield about 26,550 kg at an average recovery of 6.88 g per tonne. In addition about 48,800 tonnes of gold tailings lifted about 112 kg of gold production for the year 1982 – 83 was about 62.83 kg gold per month at an average recovery grade of 5.24 per g per tonne. After extensive working, the main mine became water-logged, and was closed.
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This article is about the notified area council For the census town see Hutti Raichur For the company that owns the mines see Hutti Gold Mines Limited This article needs additional citations for verification Please help improve this article by adding citations to reliable sources Unsourced material may be challenged and removed Find sources Hatti Gold Mines news newspapers books scholar JSTOR October 2021 Learn how and when to remove this template message Hutti Gold Mines also spelled Hatti is a notified area council in Raichur district in the Indian state of Karnataka The mines are owned and operated by Hutti Gold Mines Limited 1 Hutti Gold MinesCityNickname s Chota Hubli Golden CityHutti Gold MinesLocation in Karnataka IndiaCoordinates 16 11 49 N 76 39 36 E 16 197 N 76 660 E 16 197 76 660Country IndiaStateKarnatakaDistrictRaichurGovernment TypeState BodyTown panchyathPopulation 2011 Total27 000DemonymHuttiansLanguages OfficialKannadaTime zoneUTC 5 30 IST Vehicle registrationKA 36Hutti is situated in Raichur District Karnataka State and is 80 km 50 miles due west of Raichur which is also the nearest railway station Contents 1 Demographics 2 History 3 Transport 3 1 Long distance bus routes 3 2 Railways 4 See also 5 ReferencesDemographics editAs of update the 2011 Census of India Hutti had a population of 13 536 across 2 676 households There were 6 858 males 50 6 and 6 678 females 49 4 10 305 76 of people were literate 1 384 10 were under the age of 6 2 History editThis mine is probably one of the most ancient metal mines in the world dating to the pre Ashokan period the ancient miners having worked down to a depth of over 2300 feet It is probable they had broken the rock by fire setting i e heating it by means of fires and suddenly cooling it by pouring water onto the heated rock causing pieces to break off As per carbon dating done by Dr Rafter from Australia in the year 1955 the age of the two samples of timber found in old workings was estimated to be about 1980 years old For crushing the ore to extract the gold they used a grinding stone similar to those used now for making masalas and a few of which can even now be found in the area The actual gold was recovered by passing the crushed ore mixed with water over goats skins the fur trapping the heavy particles of gold while allowing the lighter minerals to be washed off In addition to the ancient mining in mentioned above there was further mining in the area between 1890 and 1920 when the price of gold was about Rs 18 for 10 grams Rs 20 97 per tola The biggest of these ventures was at Hutti where from 1902 to 1919 nearly 7 400 kg of gold were obtained from very rich ore at an average yield of 19 g tonne Most of this ore came from the main mine which reached a depth of about 1 100 m below surface The industry closed down in 1920 due to technical difficulties and lack of funds In 1937 the Nizam s Government decided to prospect the area again with a view to possible re opening of the mines the only industry in the area apart from agriculture so as to provide employment The area was a backward district which was considered at that time to be a more or less perpetual famine area In 1940 after some satisfactory exploratory work it was decided to install a plant to treat 100 tonnes of mine ore per day but before the plant could be obtained operations were suspended and from 1942 to 1946 due to World War II the mine was shut down except for pumping The company was originally formed in 1947 as the Hyderabad Gold mines Company Ltd with the Hyderabad State Government holding a majority of the shares After the end of the war the scheme was resumed and production started in September 1948 at the rate of 130 tonnes of ore per day By 1972 this rate had progressively increased to 600 tonnes of ore per day With the re organization of the States in 1956 the company was transferred to Mysore State Karnataka State and became Hutti Gold Mines Limited The mine produced about 38 56 300 tonnes of ore to yield about 26 550 kg at an average recovery of 6 88 g per tonne In addition about 48 800 tonnes of gold tailings lifted about 112 kg of gold production for the year 1982 83 was about 62 83 kg gold per month at an average recovery grade of 5 24 per g per tonne After extensive working the main mine became water logged and was closed Transport editHutti is well connected by road to Bangalore Hubli Chitradurga Davangere Shimoga Kalburgi Vijayapura Bagalkot Raichur Pune Hyderabad and other major cities The nearest major airport is in Hyderabad Long distance bus routes edit The Karnataka State Road Transport Corporation KSRTC runs a bus service to other cities and villages There are also various private bus services Railways edit Raichur is the nearest railway station to Hutti and Raichur is served by a major rail line and is well connected by trains to all major parts of India such as Bangalore Mumbai Delhi Chennai Hyderabad Ahmedabad Trivandrum Kanyakumari Pune Bhopal and Agra See also editMaski Jaladurga Mudgal Piklihal RaichurReferences edit Hutti Gold Mines in Karnataka huttigold karnataka gov in Retrieved 1 November 2021 Hutti Gold Mines NAC 2011 Census of India Registrar General and Census Commissioner of India Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Hatti Gold Mines amp oldid 1157676751, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
