Chalk Hills Near Salem

Past Producer in Andhra Pradesh, India with commodity Chromium
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. Mineral rights holdings
  11. Links to other databases
  12. Bibliographic references
  13. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10134075
MAS/MILS ID 5330030002
Record type Site
Current site name Chalk Hills Near Salem

Geographic coordinates

Point of reference Ore Body
Geographic coordinates: 78.10037, 11.70042 (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
Chromium Critical Tertiary

Materials information

Materials Type of material
Chromite Unknown

Nearby scientific data

Ore Body (1) 78.10037, 11.70042

Economic information

Ore body information

  • Thickness 1M
    Field Value
    Type of Orebody #1 STOCKWORK
    Shape of Orebody #1 OTHER
    Primary mode of Origin UNKNOWN
    Date of Last Modification 780213

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Operation type Surface
Development status Past Producer
Commodity type Metallic
Significant No

Mineral rights holdings

Type of mineral rights Unknown

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    KRISHNAN,M.S., MINERAL RESOURCES OF MADRAS, 1951, MEMOIRS OF

  • Deposit

    GEOLOGICAL SURVEY OF INDIA, VOL. 80, P.44.

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 14-DEC-1994 West, B.J. U.S. Bureau of Mines

Beyond USGS

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