Commodities
PrimaryGraphite
Commodity typeN
Deposit
Deposit typeGRAPHITE, CRYSTALLINE, LUMP ORE
Deposit sizeY
Geology
StructureN-S DOMAL STRUCTURE
Economic & production
Development statusProducer
First production1872
Discovery year1675
Identification
Deposit ID60000562
MRDS IDISM0138
Alternate namesK/K Mines - Dodangaslana
RegionAS
Data scoreD
Coordinates7.56753, 80.53361
References
WIJAYANANDA, N.P. AND JAYAWARDENA, D.E. DE, 1983: SOME ASPECTS OF THE GEOLOGY OF GRAPHITE MINERALIZATION IN SRI LANKA.- TRANSACT. INST. MIN. MET. SECT.B.92, MAY 1983, P.93-97WIJESEKERA, N., 1984: MINERAL EXPLORATION IN SRI LANKA.- MINING MAG. MAY 1984, P.464-467HERATH, J.W., 1975: MINERAL RESOURCES OF SRI LANKA.- GEOL. SURV. DEPT. SRI LANKA, ECON. BULL. NO.2FERNANDO, L.J.D., 1950: THE GEOLOGY AND MINERAL DEPOSITS OF CEYLON.- LONDON, IMPERIAL INSTITUTESILVA, DE, P.H. 1967: AN INTRODUCTION TO THE GEOLOGY OF CEYLON.- NATIONAL MUSEUMS OF CEYLON PUBLICATION