| Deposit ID | 10279513 |
|---|---|
| MAS/MILS ID | 5330430001 |
| Record type | Site |
| Current site name | Tirthamalai |
| Point of reference | Ore Body |
|---|---|
| Geographic coordinates: | 78.33037, 12.63033 (WGS84) |
Political divisions (FIPS codes)
India(country)
Asia(continent)
Land(continent)
| Country |
|---|
| India |
| Commodity | Importance |
|---|---|
| Iron | Tertiary |
| Phosphorus-Phosphates | Tertiary |
| Silica | Tertiary |
| Titanium Critical | Tertiary |
| Materials | Type of material |
|---|---|
| Magnetite | Unknown |
| Ore Body (1) | 78.33037, 12.63033 |
|---|
| Strike | N00S | ||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dip | 00W | ||||||||||
| |||||||||||
| Development status | Prospect |
|---|---|
| Commodity type | Both |
| Significant | No |
| District name | Salem Area |
|---|
| Type of mineral rights | Unknown |
|---|---|
| Type of mineral rights | Minerals Only |
| Agency | Database name | Acronym | Record ID | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| U.S. Bureau of Mines | Minerals Availability System | MAS | 5330430001 |
UNITED NATIONS SURVEY OF WORLD IRON ORE RESOURCES 1970 NEW Y
T OF ECONOMIC AND SOCIAL AFFAIRS P 111 158 ; KRISHNAN M S AN
GAR N K N 1953 THE IRON ORE DEPOSITS OF PARTS OF SALEM AND T
POLY DISTRICTS BULL OF GSI SERIESA-ECON GEOL NO 8 P 37-40
| Subject category | Comment text |
|---|---|
| Deposit | LAKE SUPERIOR TYPE OF DEPOSIT. MAGNETIC QTZITE CAN BE CONCENTRATED TO 60% FE BY MAG. SEPARA HOWEVER, DIFFICULTY EXISTS IN SEPARATING THE TIO2 CONTENT. |
| Type | Date | Name | Affiliation | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reporter | 27-FEB-1984 | West, B.J. | U.S. Bureau of Mines |
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