Past Producer

Pulmoddai Deposit

Sri Lanka
REEZirconiumTitanium-IlmeniteTitanium-Rutile
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Commodities
PrimaryREE, Zirconium, Titanium-Ilmenite
SecondaryTitanium-Rutile
Commodity typeM
Deposit
Deposit sizeY
Materials
Ore mineralsIlmenite, Monazite, Rutile, Sillimanite, Zircon
GangueMagnetite, Quartz
Geology
Host rockSand and Gravel
StructureCoastal Beach
Tectonic settingBasin
Economic & production
Development statusPast Producer
First production1961
Discovery year1920
Identification
Deposit ID10085031
MRDS IDW700467
RegionAS
Data scoreB
Coordinates8.95069, 80.9503
References
ISMI RECORD, 1985, PULMODDAI DEPOSITISMI RECORD, 1985.