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Pulmoddai Deposit

Past Producer in Sri Lanka with commodities Titanium-Ilmenite, Zirconium, REE, Titanium-Rutile
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  1. Identification information
  2. Geographic coordinates
  3. Site location context
  4. Geographic areas
  5. Commodities
  6. Materials information
  7. Host and associated rocks
  8. Nearby scientific data
  9. Geologic structures
  10. Economic information about the deposit and operations
  11. Ownership information
  12. Production statistics
  13. Reserves and resources
  14. Links to other databases
  15. Bibliographic references
  16. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10085031
MRDS ID W700467
Record type Site
Current site name Pulmoddai Deposit

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: 80.9503, 8.95069 (WGS84)

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Sri Lanka(country)

Geographic areas

Country
Sri Lanka

Comments on the location information

  • DEPOSIT LOCATED ON BEACH OF PULMODDAI, 58 KM N OF THE TOWN OF TRINCOMALEE, 400 KM NE OF COLOMBO, IN NE OF THE COUNTRY.

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Titanium-Ilmenite Primary
Zirconium Critical Primary
REE Critical Primary
Titanium-Rutile Secondary

Materials information

Materials Type of material
Ilmenite Ore
Monazite Ore
Rutile Ore
Sillimanite Ore
Zircon Ore
Magnetite Gangue
Quartz Gangue

Analytical data

Result MINERAL ASSEMBLAGE IS 70-75% ILMENITE, 10-12% RUTILE, 8-10% ZIRCON, 1% SILLIMANITE, 0.4% MONAZITE, QUARTZ, MAGNETITE.

Host and associated rocks

  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Unconsolidated Deposit > Sand and Gravel

Nearby scientific data

(1) 80.9503, 8.95069
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Economic information

Geologic structures

Type of structure Local
Structure description Coastal Beach

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Past Producer
Commodity type Metallic
Significant No
Discovery year 1920
Year of first production 1961

Ownership information

  • Type Operator
    Owner Ceylon Mineral Sands Corp.
  • Type Owner
    Owner Sri Lankan Government
    Home office Sri Lanka

Production statistics

  • Year 1982
    Material RUTILE
    Accuracy Accurate
    Description Ap_Grade: ^96.76% Tio2
    Importance Item Commodity Group Amount recovered Grade Recovery percentage
    TiO2 Titanium Titanium 97wt-pct
  • Year 1982
    Material ILMENITE
    Accuracy Accurate
    Description Ap_Grade: ^54.48% Tio2
    Importance Item Commodity Group Amount recovered Grade Recovery percentage
    TiO2 Titanium Titanium 54wt-pct
  • Year 1983
    Period 1973-1983
    Material RUTILE
    Accuracy Accurate
    Description Cp_Grade: ^96.76% Tio2
    Importance Item Commodity Group Amount recovered Grade Recovery percentage
    TiO2 Titanium Titanium 97wt-pct
  • Year 1983
    Period 1973-1983
    Material ILMENITE
    Accuracy Accurate
    Description Cp_Grade: ^54.48% Tio2
    Importance Item Commodity Group Amount recovered Grade Recovery percentage
    TiO2 Titanium Titanium 54wt-pct
  • Year 1983
    Material RUTILE
    Accuracy Accurate
    Description Ap_Grade: ^96.76% Tio2
    Importance Item Commodity Group Amount recovered Grade Recovery percentage
    TiO2 Titanium Titanium 97wt-pct
  • Year 1983
    Material ILMENITE
    Accuracy Accurate
    Description Ap_Grade: ^54.48% Tio2
    Importance Item Commodity Group Amount recovered Grade Recovery percentage
    TiO2 Titanium Titanium 54wt-pct

Reserves and resources

  • Type In-situ
    Estimate year 1984
    Commodity Subtype Grade units Group Importance Year
    Titanium-Ilmenite Ti 70 wt-pct Titanium Major 1984
    Titanium-Rutile Ti 10 wt-pct Titanium Minor 1984

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    ISMI RECORD, 1985, PULMODDAI DEPOSIT

  • Production

    ISMI RECORD, 1985.

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 01-JAN-1989 Paidakovich, Matthew E. U.S. Geological Survey

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