Manavalakurichi

Producer in Tamil Nadu [Madras], India with commodity Zirconium
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 60000785
MRDS ID ISM0635
Record type District
Current site name Manavalakurichi
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)

Tamil Nadu [Madras](province)

India(country)

Asia(continent)

Land(continent)

Geographic areas

Country State
India Tamil Nadu [Madras]

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Zirconium 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 Metallic
Year of first production 1911

Ownership information

  • Type Owner
    Owner INDIAN RARE EARTHS LTD. (IRE)
    Interest 100
  • Type Operator
    Owner INDIAN RARE EARTHS LTD. (IRE)
    Interest 100

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    CLARKE, G.M., 1983, THE INDUSTRIAL MINERALS OF INDIA: INDUSTRIAL MINERALS NO. 191, P. 21-52

  • Deposit

    H. AND N. INVESTIMENTS PTY LTD. 1982, LETTER TO J WARD, BMR, 7 MARCH 12

Beyond USGS

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