Chitteri Hill

Prospect in India with commodities Iron, Phosphorus-Phosphates, Silica
Sections on this page
  1. Identification information
  2. Geographic coordinates
  3. Site location context
  4. Geographic areas
  5. Commodities
  6. Materials information
  7. Nearby scientific data
  8. Ore body information
  9. Economic information about the deposit and operations
  10. Mining district
  11. Mineral rights holdings
  12. Links to other databases
  13. Bibliographic references
  14. General comments
  15. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10183056
MAS/MILS ID 5330430002
Record type Site
Current site name Chitteri Hill

Geographic coordinates

Point of reference Ore Body
Geographic coordinates: 78.48037, 12.06039 (WGS84)

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

India(country)

Asia(continent)

Land(continent)

Geographic areas

Country
India

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Iron Tertiary
Phosphorus-Phosphates Tertiary
Silica Tertiary

Materials information

Materials Type of material
Magnetite Unknown

Nearby scientific data

Ore Body (1) 78.48037, 12.06039

Economic information

Ore body information

  • Strike N00E
    Dip 00N
    Field Value
    Type of Orebody #1 SEDIMENTARY
    Primary mode of Origin SEDIMENTATION
    Strike And Dip N00E:00N
    Date of Last Modification 780213

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Prospect
Commodity type Both
Significant No

Mining district

District name Salem Area

Mineral rights holdings

Type of mineral rights Unknown
Type of mineral rights Minerals Only

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    UNITED NATIONS SURVEY OF WORLD JRON RESOURCES 1970 NEW YORK

  • Deposit

    ECONOMIC AND SOCIAL AFFAIRS P 111, 158 ; KRISHNAN M S AND A

  • Deposit

    N K N 1953 THE IRON ORE DEPOSITSOF PARTS OF SALEM AND TRICH

  • Deposit

    DISTRICTS BULL OF GSI SERIES A-ECON GEOL NO 8 P

General comments

Subject category Comment text
Deposit LAKE SUPERIOR TYPE OF DEPOSIT

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 27-FEB-1984 West, B.J. U.S. Bureau of Mines

Beyond USGS

Supplemental information added by qvyshift.com. Not part of the original USGS MRDS record.