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Muduru Lachhana Dora

Muduru Lachhana Dora
Muduru Lachhana Dora
Professor
Centre/School/Special Centre
School of Environmental Sciences
Room No
221
Email
mldora@mail.jnu.ac.in, dorageol@gmail.com
Personal Webpage
https://jnu.ac.in
Qualifications

M.Sc (Geology), PhD in Economic Geology: Host rock characteristics, control and genesis of copper-barite mineralization in Thanewasna area, Chandrapur district, Maharashtra (2013).

Areas of Interest/Specialization
  1. Field Geology and Ore Petrography
  2. Economic Geology: Ore Genesis and Mineral Exploration
  3. Critical Minerals for Clean Technology (Ni-PGE-Co, Cu, REE, V, Li, Bi, Te & graphite).
  4. Ore Chemistry and Isotope Geology
  5. Medical & Pollution Geology for Sustainable Environment
Experience
  1. Professor School of Environmental Sciences, Jawaharlal Nehru University, New Delhi (Dec, 2024- till date)
  2. Deputy Director General, Geological Survey of India, and OSD at Ministry of Mines, New Delhi (May-Dec, 2024)
  3. Director, GSI (2016-2024) and Faculty at Regional Training Institute (Nagpur & Hyderabad)
  4. Geologist (Group-A, UPSC-1998) (2000-2015) (Nagpur)
Awards & Honours
  1. National Geoscience Award (Solo), 2014 from the Hon’ble President of India.
  2. Indian Society of Applied Geochemistry Award 2019 (VSSR Medal).
  3. Shri SitaRam Rungta Memorial Award 2022 from SGAT, Bhubaneswar.
  4. 1st class 1st in M. Sc (Geology) in 1995 at KKAC, Berhampur University.
  5. Life members of the Indian Society Applied Geochemistry, Hyderabad, since 2019.
  6. Life Members of Gondwana Geological Society (GGS), Nagpur, since 2016.
  7. Life members of the Indian Institute of Mineral Engineers (IIME), Jamshedpur, since 2018.
  8. Life members of the SGAT, Bhubaneswar, since 2022.
  9. Life member of the Geological Society of India, since 2023.
International Collaboration/Consultancy

Nil

Best Peer Reviewed Publications
  1. Dora M.L., D. Upadhyay, S.R Baswani et al. (2024). Age and genesis of hydrothermal Ni-PGE-Te mineralisation in the Gondpipri mafic–ultramafic complex, central India: constraints from zircon U–Pb geochronology and magnetite-pyrite geochemistry, Mineralium Deposita, doi.org/10.1007/s00126-024-01338-4. Springer.
  2. Dora M. L., T. Meshram, … K.R. Randive, (2023) Geological evolution of the Proterozoic Betul Belt (2.16-0.95 Ga) of the Central Indian Tectonic Zone: its linkage to the assembly and dispersal of Columbia and Rodinia supercontinents, Gondwana Research, doi.org/10.1016/j.gr.2022.11.017.
  3. Dora M. L. …. K.R. Randive (2022) Paleo-Mesoarchean Ni-Cu-PGE bearing layered mafic-ultramafic intrusive complex of Gondpipri, Western Bastar Craton, Central India: Geochemistry and Sm-Nd-S isotope constraints. Economic Geology, doi.org/10.5382/econgeo.4947.
  4. Dora M.L., Sandip K. Roy et al. (2022). Rift-induced structurally controlled hydrothermal barite veins in 1.6 Ga granite, Western Bastar Craton, Central India: Constraints from fluid inclusions, REE geochemistry, sulfur and strontium isotopes studies, Ore Geology Review, doi.org/10.1016/j.oregeorev.2022.105050
  5. Dora M. L., D. Upadhyay Vivek P. Malviya et al. (2021). Neoarchaean and Proterozoic crustal growth and reworking in the Western Bastar Craton, Central India: Constraints from zircon, monazite geochronology and whole-rock geochemistry, Precambrian Research. doi.org/10.1016/j.precamres.2021.106284.
Recent Peer Reviewed Journals/Books
  1. Siddhartha Karmakar, Mrinal Kanti Mukherjee, M. L. Dora, B. Mohanty, 2025, Differential core-to-periphery emplacement of mafic magma in an Archean Complex and its implications: An example from Southern Granulite Terrain, India, Precambrian Research (Elsevier).
  2. K Randive,….. ML Dora et al.,2025. Lamprophyres from the Chhota Udaipur Alkaline–Carbonatite Sub-Province, Deccan Large Igneous Province, India: Implication for Petrogenesis and Crustal Structure Geological Society, London, Special Publications 551 (1), SP551-2023-112.
  3. Tushar Meshram…., M L Dora et al, 2024, Rapid magma ascent and genesis of the Neoproterozoic granite pluton in Sausar Belt, CITZ, India: Evidence of epidote dissolution, allanite trace elements and amphibole thermobarometry. Indian Journal of Geosciences, Volume 78, 2024; pp. 289-310
  4. Rajkumar R. Meshram…. M.L. Dora et al..2024. Petrology and geochemistry of olivine gabbro norite dykes from Mahbubnagar dyke swarm, NW margin of the Cuddapah Basin, Eastern Dharwar Craton, India: Implication on Source of Mafic magmatism, metasomatism and crustal contamination, Indian Journal of Geosciences. pp. 245-270
  5. P Godbole…. ML Dora…Randive,2024. Innovative Technologies for Recycling and Extraction of REE Check for updates Current Trends in Mineral-based Products and Utilization of Wastes: Recent Studies from India: Prospects and Challenges of Mineral Based Products and Utilization of Wastes for the'Make in India'Initiative, Nagpur November 10-11, 2022. Springer.
  6. Srinivas Rao Baswani, … M.L. Dora, et al, 2023. Genesis of greenockite (CdS) and associated sulphide-gold mineralization from Mahakoshal belt, Central Indian Tectonic Zone, Geological Journal.
  7. Tushar Meshram, … M. L. Dora et al, 2022, Chromite Composition and Platinum-Group Element Distribution in the Proterozoic Chimalpahad Anorthosite Complex, South India: Implications for Magmatic Processes and Discrimination of Tectonic Setting, Lithosphere.
  8. T Meshram, S Mahapatro, VVS Sai, ML Dora, K Randive, S Baswani,2022, Petrogenesis of phlogopite-pyroxenite from Southern India: Implications for the link between Proterozoic subduction-to rift-related arc magmatism, Geosystems and Geoenvironment 1 (4).
  9. M. L.Dora, Kirtikumar Randive, et al. 2021 Petrogenesis of a calc-alkaline lamprophyre (minette) from Thanewasna, Western Bastar Craton, Central India: insights from mineral, bulk rock and in-situ trace element geochemistry, Geological Society of London.
  10. Tushar Meshram, M. L. Dora, et al, 2021, Petrogenesis and U-Pb geochronology of charnockites flanking the Pranhita Godavari rift in peninsular India-link between the Bastar and Eastern Dharwar Cratons, Gondwana Research (Elsevier).
  11. Bishnu Prasad Mishra, Pitambar Pati, M. L. Dora et al,2021, Trace-element systematics and isotopic characteristics of sphalerite-pyrite from volcanogenic massive sulfide deposits of Betul belt, central Indian Tectonic Zone: Insight of ore genesis to exploration, Ore Geology Review (Elsevier).
  12. Mohammad Atif Raza,….M.L.Dora et al,2020, Multiple sulfur sources for the volcanic hosted massive sulfides in Betul Belt,Central India: Evidence from the sulfide ore chemistry and sulfur isotope geochemistry, Geochemistry (Elsevier).
  13. M.L. Dora, D. Upadhyay, K.R. Randive et al.,2020.Trace element geochemistry of magnetite and pyrite and sulfur isotope geochemistry of pyrite and barite from the Thanewasna Cu-(Au) deposit, western Bastar Craton, central India: Implication for ore genesis,    Ore Geology Review (Elsevier)
  14. Kirtikumar R. Randive, Pratik Godbole, Sanjeevani Jawadand,Vibha Chopra, M.L. Dora Sanjay J. Dhoble,2023. Radioactive waste management in India: present status and future perspectives, 360-Degree Waste Management, Volume 2.     Elsevier DOI: https://doi.org/10.1016/B978-0-323-90909-9.00005-8
  15. Kirtikumar Randive, Sanjeevani Jawadand, Arshiya Sheikh, M.L.Dora, M. Satyanarayanan, and K. S. V. Subramanyam,2022     “We Did not Notice This Demon in Our Backyard!”—Introducing a New Source of Geogenic Health Hazard , Medical Geology in Mining Health Hazards Due to Metal Toxicity    Springer, https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-99495-2.
Patents (if any)

Nil

Projects

  1. Lithospheric structure and relationship with Gold and Kimberlite clusters of Kalyandurg-Timmasamudram-Chigicherla, Ananthapur District, Andhra Pradesh by integration of geology with Magnetotelluric (M.T.), 2022-2025.
  2. Deep Crustal Mapping across Western and Eastern Dharwar Cratons for searching concealed and deep-seated mineral deposits in AP and Karnataka,2017-2022
  3. Regional Mineral targeting for base metal, REE and associated mineralization in Kandukuru-Kanigiri_Pamuru area of Nellore Schist Belt, Nellore, Prakasam and Cuddapah districts, Andhra Pradesh, 2022-2024.
  4. Characterization of gold mineralisation in parts of Mahakoshal Belt with special reference to genesis, distribution and controls of mineralisation,2019-2021
  5. Study of nature, genesis and distribution of graphite and associated mineralization from Tikari-Gauthana, Golighat and Ranipur-Bhopali area, Betul district, Madhya Pradesh, 2020-2022
  6. Reconnaissance survey for locating Vanadiferous-Titaniferous magnetite mineralization in ultramafic-mafic complexes, of Dongargarh Supergroup of rocks in Kanholi-Surtoli area, Bhandara district, Maharashtra, 2019-2020.
  7. Investigation for establishing Copper and Associated mineralization in Minjhari area, Chandrapur District, Maharashtra, 2015-2018
  8. Petrogenesis, geochemistry and tectonic evolution of Ni-PGE bearing mafic-ultramafic and associated felsic suites of Gondpipri area, Western Bastar Craton, Chandrapur district, Maharashtra, 2016-17.
  9. Investigation for PGE and Nickel in the Mafic-Ultramafic of Heti Area, Chandrapur District, Maharashtra (G-3), 2007-12.
  10. Assessment of Copper and Associated Mineralization in Thanewasna and Dubarpeth Copper Prospect, Chandrapur District, Maharashtra (E-II Stage),2004-2008
  11. Geological mapping and Prospecting for Base metal (Zn-Pb-Cu Mineralisation) in Bhuyari Block, Chhindwara District, MP, 2000-2005.