Kohan Jhal

Occurrence in Pakistan with commodity Manganese
Sections on this page
  1. Identification information
  2. Geographic coordinates
  3. Site location context
  4. Geographic areas
  5. Commodities
  6. Materials information
  7. Host and associated rocks
  8. Nearby scientific data
  9. Ore body information
  10. Economic information about the deposit and operations
  11. Links to other databases
  12. Bibliographic references
  13. General comments
  14. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10003913
MRDS ID AD00301
Record type Site
Current site name Kohan Jhal

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: 66.33405, 26.52413 (WGS84)
Relative position ABOUT 6KM FROM ? BETWEEN BELA AND WAD

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Pakistan(country)

Asia(continent)

Land(continent)

Geographic areas

Country
Pakistan

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Manganese Critical Tertiary

Materials information

Materials Type of material
Pyrolusite Ore

Host and associated rocks

  • Host or associated Associated
    Rock type Plutonic Rock > Mafic Intrusive Rock > Diorite
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Late Jurassic
  • Host or associated Associated
    Rock type Volcanic Rock (Aphanitic) > Mafic Volcanic Rock > Basalt

Nearby scientific data

(1) 66.33405, 26.52413

Economic information

Ore body information

  • General form LENTICULAR, DISCONTINUOUS
    Thickness 6M

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Occurrence
Commodity type Metallic
Deposit size Small
Significant No

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    ANNONYMOUS, 1960. RECONNAISSANCE GEOLOGY OF PART OF WEST PAKISTAN. REPORT TO THE GOVERNMENT OF PAKISTAN BY THE GOVERNMENT OF CANADA. MIRACLE PRESS, OSHAWA, ONTARIO, 458-462.

General comments

Subject category Comment text
Deposit IRREGULAR PATCHES OF MN OXIDES

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 01-MAY-1990 Pracejus, Bernard.M. Adelaide University

Beyond USGS

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