Moiskal Island Deposit

Prospect in Bangladesh with commodities Titanium, Zirconium, Kyanite
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 60000841
MRDS ID ISM0710
Record type District
Current site name Moiskal Island Deposit
Alternate or previous names Maiskhali Island, Maiscal Island, Moiscal Island

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: 91.91673, 21.3328 (WGS84)
Relative position AN ISLAND 25 KM LONG, 10 KM WIDE, ABOUT 10 KM NW OF THE LARGE REGIONAL TOWN OF COX'S BAZAR. APPROXIMATELY 150 KM S OF THE MAJOR PORT AND INDUSTRIAL CENTRE OF CHITTAGONG. DEPOSITS ARE LOCATED IN THE WESTERN PART OF THE ISLAND.

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Bangladesh(country)

Geographic areas

Country
Bangladesh

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Titanium Critical Primary
Zirconium Critical Primary
Kyanite Primary

Nearby scientific data

(1) 91.91673, 21.3328

Economic information

Geologic structures

Type of structure Regional
Structure description COASTAL BEACH AND FURTHER CONCENTRATION BY WIND ACTION.

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Prospect
Commodity type Both
Discovery year 1961
Year of last production 1975

Ownership information

  • Type Owner
    Owner BANGLADESH GOVERNMENT
  • Type Operator
    Owner BANGLADESH ATOMIC ENERGY COMMISSION (BAEC)

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    HOWARTH, W.J. ET AL, 1977, MINERAL SANDS STUDY: COX'S BAZAR, BANGLADESH: AUSTRALIAN MINERAL DEVELOPMENT LABORATORIES, REPORT NO. 1168, 81P.

  • Deposit

    ADAMS, REG, 1984, TITANIUM AND TITANIUM DIOXIDE: FINANCIAL TIMES INFORMATION LTD, LONDON, P. 26.

  • Deposit

    MINING JOURNAL, 1985, BANGLADESH BEACH SANDS, MINING JOURNAL, NOVEMBER 29.

Beyond USGS

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