Kathpal Deposit

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 60000530
MRDS ID ISM0054
Record type District
Current site name Kathpal Deposit
Alternate or previous names Katpal

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: 85.71689, 21.01623 (WGS84)

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) 85.71689, 21.01623

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
Discovery year 1950

Ownership information

  • Type Owner
    Owner TATA IRON AND STEEL CORP., LTD.
  • Type Owner
    Owner ORISSA MINING CORP.
  • Type Owner
    Owner MISARILAL JAIN COMPANY
  • Type Owner
    Owner B.C. MOHANTY
  • Type Operator
    Owner TATA IRON AND STEEL CORP., LTD.
  • Type Operator
    Owner ORISSA MINING CORP.
  • Type Operator
    Owner MISARILAL JAIN COMPANY
  • Type Operator
    Owner B.C. MOHANTY

Reference information

Bibliographic references

Beyond USGS

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