Pachchaimalai

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. Nearby scientific data
  7. Economic information about the deposit and operations
  8. Mining district
  9. Mineral rights holdings
  10. Reserves and resources
  11. Links to other databases
  12. Bibliographic references
  13. General comments
  14. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10158286
MAS/MILS ID 5330030029
Record type Site
Current site name Pachchaimalai

Geographic coordinates

Point of reference Ore Body
Geographic coordinates: 78.15037, 11.65043 (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

Nearby scientific data

Ore Body (1) 78.15037, 11.65043

Economic information

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 11088000mt ore
    Demonstrated 11088000mt ore
    Total resources 11088000mt 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,P149;1951.GIVES RESERVE FIGURES.

General comments

Subject category Comment text
Deposit 75-RCD 030-EXACT LOCATION UNKNOWN-NEAR SALEM 75-RCD 602-ORE CRUSHED FINER THAN 10 MESH,THEN MAGNET.SEPERA

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 27-FEB-1984 Unknown U.S. Bureau of Mines

Beyond USGS

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