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Rangala

Producer in Sri Lanka with commodity Graphite
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  1. Identification information
  2. Geographic coordinates
  3. Site location context
  4. Geographic areas
  5. Commodities
  6. Host and associated rocks
  7. Nearby scientific data
  8. Economic information about the deposit and operations
  9. Ownership information
  10. Links to other databases
  11. Bibliographic references
  12. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10024427
MRDS ID ISM0140
Record type Site
Current site name Rangala
Alternate or previous names Bulathkohupitiya

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: 80.33364, 7.11755 (WGS84)

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Sri Lanka(country)

Geographic areas

Country
Sri Lanka

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Graphite Critical Primary

Host and associated rocks

  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Metamorphic Rock > Gneiss
  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Plutonic Rock > Granitoid > Granite

Nearby scientific data

(1) 80.33364, 7.11755
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Economic information

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Producer
Commodity type Non-metallic
Significant No
Year of first production 1974
Year of last production 1985

Ownership information

  • Type Owner-Operator
    Owner Sri Lanka State Mining And Mineral Development Corp.

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    WIJESEKERA, N., 1984: MINERAL EXPLORATION IN SRI LANKA.- MINING MAG. MAY 1984, P.464-467

  • Deposit

    HERATH, J.W., 1975: MINERAL RESOURCES OF SRI LANKA.- GEOL. SURV. DEPT. SRI LANKA, ECON. BULL. NO.2

  • Deposit

    FERNANDO, L.J.D., 1950: THE GEOLOGY AND MINERAL DEPOSITS OF CEYLON.- LONDON, IMPERIAL INSTITUTE

  • Deposit

    SILVA, DE, P.H. 1967: AN INTRODUCTION TO THE GEOLOGY OF CEYLON.- NATIONAL MUSEUMS OF CEYLON PUBLICATION

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 01-APR-1985 Krauss, Ulrich H. Bundesanstalt Fuer Geowissenschaften und Rohstoffee (Germany)

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

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