Chavara

Producer in Kerala, India with commodity Zirconium
Sections on this page
  1. Identification information
  2. Geographic coordinates
  3. Site location context
  4. Geographic areas
  5. Commodities
  6. Nearby scientific data
  7. Geologic structures
  8. Economic information about the deposit and operations
  9. Ownership information
  10. Bibliographic references

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 60000782
MRDS ID ISM0632
Record type District
Current site name Chavara
Alternate or previous names 'Q' Deposit, Quilon

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: 76.50041, 9.16738 (WGS84)
Relative position DEPOSIT EXTENDS OVER 23KM BETWEEN KAYAMKULAM AND NEENDAKARA, 15KM NORTH OF QUILON, SOUTHERN INDIA.

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Kerala(province)

India(country)

Asia(continent)

Land(continent)

Geographic areas

Country State
India Kerala

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Zirconium Critical Primary

Nearby scientific data

(1) 76.50041, 9.16738

Economic information

Geologic structures

Type of structure Regional
Structure description COASTAL BEACH

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Producer
Commodity type Metallic
Year of first production 1932

Ownership information

  • Type Owner
    Owner INDIAN RARE EARTHS LTD. (IRE)
  • Type Owner
    Owner KERALA MINERALS AND METALS LTD. (KMML)
  • Type Operator
    Owner INDIAN RARE EARTHS LTD. (IRE)
  • Type Operator
    Owner KERALA MINERALS AND METALS LTD. (KMML)

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    CLARK, GERRY, 1987, ZIRCON--IN DEMAND AS AVAILABILITY SQUEEZED: INDUSTRIAL MINERALS NO. 232, P. 35-45.

  • Deposit

    INDIAN RARE EARTHS LTD., 1986, LETTER TO R TOWNER, BMR, 18 NOVEMBER 86

  • Deposit

    US BUREAU OF MINES, 1988, MINERALS YEARBOOK (1925-86): WASHINGTON, D.C., US GOVERNMENT PRINTING OFFICE

  • Deposit

    U.S. BUREAU OF MINES, 1982, DEPOSIT SUMMARIES, FOREIGN TITANIUM PROPERTIES: MINERALS AVAILABILITY SYSTEM, REPORTS PREPARED BY KAISER ENGINEERS, INC.

Beyond USGS

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