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Tamilnadu

Producer in India with commodity Magnesite
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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. Ownership information
  9. Links to other databases
  10. Bibliographic references
  11. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10134136
MAS/MILS ID 5330431061
Record type Site
Current site name Tamilnadu

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: 78.15037, 11.73372 (WGS84)

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

India(country)

Asia(continent)

Land(continent)

Geographic areas

Country
India

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Magnesite Primary

Nearby scientific data

(1) 78.15037, 11.73372
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Economic information

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Operation type Surface
Development status Producer
Commodity type Metallic
Significant Yes
Mining method Bench (Berm)
Milling method Handsort

Ownership information

  • Type Operator
    Owner Tamil Nadu Magnesite Ltd.
    Home office India
    Year 1992

Comments on the ownership information

  • INDIA MAGNESIA PRODUCTS LTD. IS A JOINT VENTURE BETWEEN TAMIL NADU MAGNESITE LTD. AND KHAITAN SUPERMAG LTD.

Comments on the production information

  • CONSTRUCTION TO EXPAND THE PRODUCTION OF A SINTERED MAGNESIA AND MAGNESIA-CHROME CLINKER PLANT AT SALEM, TAMIL NADU. INCREASED NOMINAL CAPACITY WILL BE 34,000 METRIC TONS PER YEAR.

Comments on the reserve resource information

  • ONE OF THREE DEPOSITS IN THE SALEM DISTRICT

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    INDUSTRIAL MINERALS; JULY 1989, P. 10-11.

  • Deposit

    INDUSTRIAL MINERALS; SEPT. 1991, P. 49, 121.

  • Deposit

    INDUSTRIAL MINERALS; AUG. 1991, P. 17-20.

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 23-SEP-1996 Wilburn, David R. U.S. Bureau of Mines

Beyond USGS

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

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