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Mysore

Prospect in India with commodities Gold, Platinum, Iridium, Osmium, Rhodium, Palladium
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  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. Mining district
  9. Links to other databases
  10. Bibliographic references
  11. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10038988
MRDS ID M046487
Record type Site
Current site name Mysore
Alternate or previous names Kolar Gold Field

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: 76.65041, 12.31703 (WGS84)
Relative position 250 MILES WSW OF MADRAS

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

India(country)

Asia(continent)

Land(continent)

Geographic areas

Country
India

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Gold Primary
Platinum Critical Tertiary
Iridium Critical Tertiary
Osmium Tertiary
Rhodium Critical Tertiary
Palladium Critical Tertiary

Nearby scientific data

(1) 76.65041, 12.31703
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Economic information

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Prospect
Commodity type Metallic
Significant No

Mining district

District name Kolar District

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    QUIRING, 1962, DIE METALLISCHEN ROHSTOFFE: PLATINMETALLE 16 BAND, ENKE VERLAG STUTTGART, P. 133

  • Deposit

    RUDRA, 1904, MIN. RES. BRITISH INDIA: AIME, V. 34, P. 825

  • Deposit

    BALL, 1881, GEOL. OF INDIA: GEOLOGICAL SURVEY OF INDIA, V. 3, P. 167

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 01-MAR-1976 Blair, Will N. U.S. Geological Survey

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