Kanjamalai

Prospect in India with commodities Iron, Phosphorus-Phosphates, Silica, Sulfur, Titanium
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 10215595
MAS/MILS ID 5330430003
Record type Site
Current site name Kanjamalai

Geographic coordinates

Point of reference Ore Body
Geographic coordinates: 78.23037, 11.83041 (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
Sulfur Tertiary
Titanium Critical Tertiary

Materials information

Materials Type of material
Magnetite Unknown

Nearby scientific data

Ore Body (1) 78.23037, 11.83041

Economic information

Ore body information

  • Field Value
    Type of Orebody #1 SEDIMENTARY
    Primary mode of Origin SEDIMENTATION
    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

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    UNITED NATIONS SURVEY OF WORLD IRON ORE RESOURCES 1970 NEW Y

  • Deposit

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

  • Deposit

    E IRON ORE DEPOSITS OF PARTS OF SALEM AND TRICHINOPOLY DISTR

  • Deposit

    ULL OF GSI SERIES A-ECON GEOL NO 8 P 15-23

General comments

Subject category Comment text
Deposit KANJAMALAI IS A PROMINENT HILL WITH A BASIN-SHAPED STRUCTURE ARE 3 MAIN BANDS OF MAGNETITE-QUARTZITE WHICH BECAUSE OF THE STRUTURE FORM CONCENTRIC ELLIPTICAL RINGS

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.