Attur-Singiliyankombai

Prospect in Andhra Pradesh, India with commodities Iron, Silica
Sections on this page
  1. Identification information
  2. Geographic coordinates
  3. Site location context
  4. Geographic areas
  5. Commodities
  6. Materials information
  7. Nearby scientific data
  8. Ore body information
  9. Economic information about the deposit and operations
  10. Mining district
  11. Mineral rights holdings
  12. Reserves and resources
  13. Links to other databases
  14. Bibliographic references
  15. General comments
  16. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10133911
MAS/MILS ID 5330030024
Record type Site
Current site name Attur-Singiliyankombai

Geographic coordinates

Point of reference Ore Body
Geographic coordinates: 78.60036, 11.60043 (WGS84)

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Andhra Pradesh(province)

India(country)

Asia(continent)

Land(continent)

Geographic areas

Country State
India Andhra Pradesh

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Iron Tertiary
Silica Tertiary

Materials information

Materials Type of material
Chlorite Unknown
Garnet Unknown
Hematite Unknown
Magnetite Unknown
Quartz Unknown

Nearby scientific data

Ore Body (1) 78.60036, 11.60043

Economic information

Ore body information

  • Thickness 7.8M
    Length 2400M
    Field Value
    Primary mode of Origin UNKNOWN
    Strike And Dip S45E:
    Date of Last Modification 780213

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Operation type Surface
Development status Prospect
Commodity type Metallic
Significant No

Mining district

District name Salem

Mineral rights holdings

Type of mineral rights Unknown

Reserves and resources

  • Type In-situ
    Estimate year 1951
    Measured 11724000mt ore
    Demonstrated 11724000mt ore
    Total resources 11724000mt ore
    Commodity Subtype Grade units Group Importance Year
    Iron Fe2O3 37.5 wt-pct Iron Trace 1951
    Silica SiO2 50 wt-pct Silica Trace 1951

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    KRISHNAN, M.S., MINERAL RESOURCES OF MADRAS, MEMOIRS OF THE

  • Deposit

    SURVEY OF INDIA,VOL.80,P.148,1951.GIVES RES.FIGURES.

General comments

Subject category Comment text
Deposit 75-RCD 602-ORE CRUSHED FINER THAN 10 MESH,THEN MAGNETIC SEPARATION

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 27-FEB-1984 West, B.J. U.S. Bureau of Mines

Beyond USGS

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