Chavara Deposit

Producer in Kerala, India with commodities Zirconium, Thorium, Kyanite, REE, Titanium
Sections on this page
  1. Identification information
  2. Geographic coordinates
  3. Site location context
  4. Geographic areas
  5. Commodities
  6. Nearby scientific data
  7. Economic information about the deposit and operations
  8. Ownership information
  9. Bibliographic references

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 60000816
MRDS ID ISM0674
Record type District
Current site name Chavara Deposit
Alternate or previous names Quilon

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: 76.50041, 9.16738 (WGS84)
Relative position 15 KM NORTH OF QUILON. THE DEPOSIT MINED BY KMML EXTENDS OVER 23 KM LENGTH BETWEEN KAYAMKULAM AND NEENDAKARA, SOUTH INDIA.

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Kerala(province)

India(country)

Asia(continent)

Land(continent)

Geographic areas

Country State
India Kerala

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Zirconium Critical Primary
Thorium Primary
Kyanite Primary
REE Critical Primary
Titanium Critical Primary

Nearby scientific data

(1) 76.50041, 9.16738

Economic information

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Producer
Commodity type Both
Year of first production 1932

Ownership information

  • Type Owner
    Owner INDIAN RARE EARTHS LTD. (IRE)
  • Type Owner
    Owner KERALA MINERALS AND METALS LTD. (KMML)
  • Type Operator
    Owner INDIAN RARE EARTHS LTD. (IRE)
  • Type Operator
    Owner KERALA MINERALS AND METALS LTD. (KMML)

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    ADAMS, R., 1984, TITANIUM AND TITANIUM DIOXIDE: FINANCIAL TIMES INFORMATION LTD, LONDON P. 33-35.

  • Deposit

    LYND, L.E. AND LEFOND S.J., 1975, TITANIUM MINERALS, IN LEFOND S.J., INDUSTRIAL MINERALS AND ROCKS (NONMETALLICS OTHER THAN FUELS) AIMMPE, 4TH EDITION P. 1180-81.

  • Deposit

    INDUSTRIAL MINERALS, 1983, HEAVY MINERAL SANDS (INDIA): INDUSTRIAL MINERALS, AUGUST 1983, P. 35-36.

  • Deposit

    H AND N INVESTMENTS PTY LTD, 1982, (MEMO TO MR J. WARD, BMR 7.3.82)

  • Deposit

    INDUSTRIAL MINERALS, 1973, DHRANGADHRA SET TO EXPAND BENEFICIATED ILMENITE CAPACITY: INDUSTRIAL MINERALS, AUGUST 1973, P. 35.USBM 1985 PERSONAL COMMUNICATION TO ROY TOWNER NOVEMBER 1985.

Beyond USGS

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