Boula Mining Area

Producer in Orissa, India with commodity Chromium
Sections on this page
  1. Identification information
  2. Geographic coordinates
  3. Site location context
  4. Geographic areas
  5. Commodities
  6. Nearby scientific data
  7. Geologic structures
  8. Economic information about the deposit and operations
  9. Ownership information
  10. Bibliographic references

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 60000529
MRDS ID ISM0053
Record type District
Current site name Boula Mining Area
Alternate or previous names Bula

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: 85.5835, 21.58278 (WGS84)
Relative position SE FRINGE OF BOULA STATE FOREST; LAT AND LONG FOR KEONJHAR

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Orissa(province)

India(country)

Asia(continent)

Land(continent)

Geographic areas

Country State
India Orissa

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Chromium Critical Primary

Nearby scientific data

(1) 85.5835, 21.58278

Economic information

Geologic structures

Type of structure Regional
Structure description DISRUPTED, LAYERED ULTRAMAFIC COMPLEX; DEEPLY WEATHERED

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Producer
Commodity type Metallic
Year of first production 1944

Ownership information

  • Type Owner
    Owner FERRO ALLOY CORP., LTD. (FACOR)
  • Type Owner
    Owner SERAJUDDIN
  • Type Owner
    Owner ORISSA MINING CORP.
  • Type Operator
    Owner FERRO ALLOY CORP., LTD. (FACOR)

Reference information

Bibliographic references

Beyond USGS

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