Puga Valley

Producer in Jammu and Kashmir, India with commodities Sulfur, Boron-Borates, Halite, Gypsum-Anhydrite, Sodium Sulfate, Soda Ash
Sections on this page
  1. Identification information
  2. Geographic coordinates
  3. Site location context
  4. Geographic areas
  5. Commodities
  6. Nearby scientific data
  7. Controls for ore emplacement
  8. Economic information about the deposit and operations
  9. Ownership information
  10. Bibliographic references

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 60001087
MRDS ID RL10018
Record type District
Current site name Puga Valley
Alternate or previous names Pugga

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: 78.41713, 33.91525 (WGS84)
Relative position PUGA VALLEY CONTINUES INTO WESTERN TIBET.

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Jammu and Kashmir(province)

India(country)

Asia(continent)

Land(continent)

Geographic areas

Country State
India Jammu and Kashmir

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Sulfur Primary
Boron-Borates Primary
Halite Secondary
Gypsum-Anhydrite Secondary
Sodium Sulfate Secondary
Soda Ash Secondary

Nearby scientific data

(1) 78.41713, 33.91525

Economic information

Controls for ore emplacement

  • Volcanism

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Producer
Commodity type Non-metallic
Year of first production 1800

Ownership information

  • Type Operator
    Owner JAMMU AND KASHMIR MINERALS LTD.

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    LYDAY, P.A., 1992, HISTORY OF BORON PRODUCTION AND PROCESSING: INDUSTRIAL MINERALS, NO. 303, P. 19-37.

  • Deposit

    INDUSTRIAL MINERALS, 1974, BORATES: SUPPLIES STILL TIGHT DESPITE RISING CAPACITY: NO. 79, P. 11-29.

Beyond USGS

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