Mine detail: Eppawella Project

Previously called 'EpawallaKiriwelhinnaEppawela'

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Location

Lat / long: 8.16747, 80.40031

Resource(N)

Primary: Phosphorus-Phosphates
Discovery year: 1971

Production

Operation type: Unknown
Deposit type: MAGMATIC, CARBONATITE (?) RESIDUAL ENRICHMENT, SEE FOR G13
Production size: Yes
Development status: Producer
First production started: 1980

Geology

References

MRDSISM0457
DEP60000698
Reference{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}