Usgaon Chromite & PGM Research Context Rockhounding & Mineral Guide

Quick answer

Usgaon Chromite & PGM Research Context is a documented Goa geological or mineral locality/context. Reported interests include Chromite, Platinum, Palladium, Magnetite, Ultramafic Rocks. Access status: Collecting status not confirmed.

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MaterialsChromite, Platinum, Palladium, Magnetite, Ultramafic Rocks

Locality typeOccurrence

Access statusCollecting status not confirmed

Map precisionPublished scientific locality context; no recreational prospecting coordinate

DistrictNorth Goa

ReviewedSeptember 7, 2026

What is documented here?

IBM records low-level platinum and palladium values from Usgaon mafic-ultramafic rocks; IBM chromite literature also marks Usgaon as a chromite occurrence. This is scientific context, not a prospecting site.

Can you collect here?

The geological or mineral occurrence is documented, but recreational collecting permission is not established. Verify land ownership, mineral rights and current Goa rules before removing material.

The mineral/geological occurrence is documented, but occurrence evidence alone does not establish a general recreational right to remove material.

Before visiting

Confirm exact land access, mineral/mining rights, protected-area or coastal-zone status, local restrictions and any permission required before collecting.

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Related Goa localities

Usgaon–Bondla Mafic-Ultramafic Complex Barcem Metavolcanic / Quartz-Schist Context Goa Magnetite Resource Context Chapora River Bauxite / Laterite Context

Field-use reminder: a geological occurrence or map pin does not create a right to collect.