Bulletin of Pure and Applied Sciences. Print version ISSN 0970 4639 Vol.38 F (Geology), No.2, Online version ISSN 2320 3234 July-December 2019: P.218-224 DOI: 10.5958/2320-3234.2019.00021.0 Available online at www.bpasjournals.com Original Article Analysis of Geological Factors for Successful Dolomite Mining Exploration at Venkatampalli Village, Narpala Mandal, Anantapur District, Andhra Pradesh T. Madhu1,*, O. Vijaya Kumari2, G. Rajeev Kumar3, E. Chaitanya Reddy4 Author’s Affiliations: 1Assistant professor, Department of Geology, Sree Venkateshwara University, Tirupathi, Andhra Pradesh 517502, India. 2Research Scholar, Department of Geology, Sree Venkateshwara University, Tirupathi, Andhra Pradesh 517502, India. 3Department of civil engineering, St. Martin’s Engineering College, Secunderabad, Hyderabad, Telangana 500014, India. 4Department of civil engineering, St. Martin’s Engineering College, Secunderabad, Hyderabad, Telangana 500014, India. *Corresponding Author: T. Madhu, Assistant professor, Department of Geology, Sree Venkateshwara University, Tirupathi, Andhra Pradesh 517502, India. E-mail:
[email protected] (Received on 13.08.2019, Accepted on 29.10.2019) ABSTRACT Mining exploration includes different geological aspects for profitable mineral extraction. By consideration of all factors for successful mining such as preparation of mineral plan, environmental management plan, waste disposal management, water management, geology, and pre cautions. Venkatampalli village is one of the richest mineral resources of the dolomite is used as a flux in the steel making, as well as in sinter making. The size of the dolomite should be +10 mm to – 30 mm for steel making and it should be 10mm for sinter making, 0.5 mm to 2 mm consumed for fertilizer industries. The maximum water table is about 150 metre from the level of ground.