Manavalakurichi Deposit

Producer in India with commodities Garnet, Zirconium, Titanium, Thorium, REE
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 60000817
MRDS ID ISM0677
Record type District
Current site name Manavalakurichi Deposit
Alternate or previous names M.K.

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: 77.33369, 8.20077 (WGS84)
Relative position ON THE SOUTHERN PENINSULAR TIP OF INDIA NEAR THE TOWN OF COLACHEL. 25 KM W OF CAPE COMORIN.

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

India(country)

Asia(continent)

Land(continent)

Geographic areas

Country
India

Commodities

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

Nearby scientific data

(1) 77.33369, 8.20077

Economic information

Geologic structures

Type of structure Regional
Structure description COASTAL BEACH

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Producer
Commodity type Both
Year of first production 1911

Ownership information

  • Type Owner
    Owner INDIAN RARE EARTHS LTD. (IRE)
  • Type Operator
    Owner INDIAN RARE EARTHS LTD. (IRE)

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, IN LEFOND, S.J., (ED): INDUSTRIAL MINERALS AND ROCKS (NONMETALLICS OTHER THAN FUELS) AIMMPE 4TH EDITION, P. 1181-82.

  • Deposit

    MINING JOURNAL, 1985, INDIAN MINERAL SANDS FIND: MINING JOURNAL, FEBRUARY 8, 1985, P. 98.

Beyond USGS

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