Summary of Deposits In Mysore

Occurrence in India with commodities Iron, Titanium, Metal, Vanadium
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. Links to other databases
  9. Bibliographic references
  10. General comments
  11. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10008263
MRDS ID D000274
Record type Site
Current site name Summary of Deposits In Mysore

Geographic coordinates

Point of reference Approximate
Geographic coordinates: 79.61656, 22.88286 (WGS84)

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

India(country)

Asia(continent)

Land(continent)

Geographic areas

Country
India

Comments on the location information

  • LAT. AND LONG. ARE APPROXIMATE.

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Iron Tertiary
Titanium, Metal Critical Tertiary
Vanadium Critical Tertiary

Nearby scientific data

Approximate (1) 79.61656, 22.88286

Economic information

Comments on the geologic information

  • GEOL.DESC: LENTICULAR BODIES OF TITANIFEROUS MAGNETITE IN ULTRAMAFIC ROCKS. 55-60% FE, UP TO 12% TIO2, SOME V2O5, UP TO 3% CR2O3, LITTLE NI (KRISHNAN, 1954)

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Occurrence
Commodity type Metallic
Significant No

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    KRISHNAN, M. A., 1954, IRON-ORE

  • Deposit

    UN, 1970, IRON RESOURCES OF WORLD.

  • Reserve-Resource

    KRISHNAN, 1954, P. 176

General comments

Subject category Comment text
Deposit THIS IS A SUMMARY OF DEPOSITS IN THE MYSORE STATE WHICH INCLUDES THE FOLLOWING: KUNIGAL AND SARGUR DEPOSITS IN THE TUMKUR AREA; THE NUGGIHALLI DEPOSIT IN THE HASSAN AREA; THE UBRANI DEPOSIT IN THE SHIMOGA AREA; THE MADDUR-MALAVELLI DEPOSIT IN THE BANGALERE AREA.

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 01-AUG-1973 Fischer, Richard P. U.S. Geological Survey

Beyond USGS

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