Pulmoddai Deposit

Producer in Anuradhapura, Sri Lanka with commodities Titanium, 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 60000809
MRDS ID ISM0663
Record type District
Current site name Pulmoddai Deposit

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: 80.9503, 8.95069 (WGS84)

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Anuradhapura(province)

Sri Lanka(country)

Geographic areas

Country State
Sri Lanka Anuradhapura

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Titanium Critical Primary
Zirconium Critical Primary

Nearby scientific data

(1) 80.9503, 8.95069

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
Discovery year 1920
Year of first production 1961

Ownership information

  • Type Operator
    Owner CEYLON MINERAL SANDS CORPORATION (CMSC)

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    INDUSTRIAL MINERALS, 1983, SRI LANKA - MINERAL SANDS - LOOKING TO EXPANSION: INDUSTRIAL MINERALS, OCTOBER 1983, P. 63-65.

  • Deposit

    ADAMS, REG, 1984, TITANIUM AND TITANIUM DIOXIDE: FINANCIAL TIMES INFORMATION LTD. LONDON, P. 48.

  • Deposit

    BRITISH GEOLOGICAL SERVICES 1985, WORLD MINERAL STATISTICS 1979-83, PRODUCTION, EXPORTS, IMPORTS: LONDON, HER MAJESTY'S STATIONARY OFFICE, P. 246-251.

  • Deposit

    OFFICE OF THE AUSTRALIAN TRADE COMMISSION NEW DELHI, 1984, (MEMO TO AUSTRALIAN DEPARTMENT OF TRADE, 17 MAY 1984).

  • Deposit

    MEYER, K., 1983, TITANIUM AND ZIRCON PLACER PROSPECTION OFF PULMODDAI, SRI LANKA: MARINE MINING, VOL. 4, NO 2/3, P. 139-167.

  • Deposit

    LYND, L.E., AND LEFOND, S.J., 1975, TITANIUM MINERALS, IN LEFOND, S.J. (ED). INDUSTRIAL MINERALS AND ROCKS (NONMETALLICS OTHER THAN FUELS): AMERICAN INSTITUTE OF MINING, METALL. AND PETROL. ENGINEERING INC. 4TH ED.

  • Deposit

    WORLD MINING, 1983, YEARBOOK CATALOGUE, SURVEY AND DIRECTORY: WORLD MINING, AUGUST 1983, P. 148.

Beyond USGS

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