Mine detail: Eppawella Project

Previously called 'EpawallaKiriwelhinnaEppawela'

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Location: Anuradhapura, Sri Lanka, Asia
Lat / long: 8.16747, 80.40031
dep_id: 60000698
mrds_id: ISM0457
Commodity type: nonmetallic
Major mineral: Phosphorus-Phosphates
Operation type: Unknown
Deposit type: MAGMATIC, CARBONATITE (?) RESIDUAL ENRICHMENT, SEE FOR G13
Production size: Production occurred
Development status: Producer
Year first produced: 1980
disc_yr: 1971
References:
  • Deposit:: BRITISH SULPHUR CORP. LTD., 1980: WORLD SURVEY OF PHOSPHATE DEPOSITS, 4TH ED., LONDON
  • Deposit:: JAYAWARDENA, D.E. DE S., 1980: THE OCCURRENCE OF ROCK PHOSPHATE DEPOSITS IN SRI LANKA IN RELATION TO THE PRECAMBRIAN BASEMENT. EAST-WEST RESOURCE SYSTEMS INSTITUTE, HONULULU
  • Deposit:: PHOSPHORUS AND POTASSIUM, NO.114, 1981, LONDON
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