INDIA STATE FIELD GUIDE

Rockhounding in Manipur

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Manipur currently has 57 sourced map records in this explorer. Mineral occurrences are mapped separately from access and collecting permission.

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57mapped localities

0permission required

35status not confirmed

22viewing/protected

Materials documented in Manipur

Chromite 30 Nickel 26 Serpentinite 22 Limestone 17 Calcite 17 PGE 8 Ophiolite 5 Cobalt 4 Brine 4 Salt 4 Saline spring 4 Chromium 3 Harzburgite 3 Copper 3

Why Manipur matters for rockhounding research

This state guide prioritizes sourced mineral occurrences and conservative access classification.

Ministry of Mines — Overview of Mining Operations and Mineral Block Auction Progress in Manipur ↗

Mapped locality guides

Phangrai Chromite Resource & Ni–Co–PGE Exploration AreaChromite, Chromium, Nickel, CobaltReference / viewing only Pushing Chromium–Nickel Ophiolite ProspectChromite, Chromium, Nickel, HarzburgiteReference / viewing only Kamjong–Pihang Bhungpa Chromium ContextChromite, Chromium, SerpentiniteReference / viewing only Phungyar Limestone Resource AreaLimestone, CalciteReference / viewing only Meiring Limestone Actionable BlockLimestone, CalciteReference / viewing only Hungdung Limestone Resource AreaLimestone, CalciteReference / viewing only Kwatha–Namjet Lok Nickel Ophiolite ContextNickel, Chromite, Serpentinite, OphioliteReference / viewing only Gamnom–Yentem Nickel BeltNickel, Chromite, Cobalt, PGEReference / viewing only Moreh–Minau Nickel Ophiolite BeltNickel, Serpentinite, HarzburgiteReference / viewing only Champhai–Hermon–Seivangkho Nickel Laterite ContextNickel, Goethite, Serpentine, TalcReference / viewing only Chalwa–Kwatha Nickel–Chromitite Ophiolite ContextNickel, Chromite, Dunite, PyroxeniteReference / viewing only Nungbi Khullen Chromite & Associated Sulphides ProspectChromite, Sulphides, Nickel, SerpentiniteReference / viewing only Aken–Tusom Nickel & Associated Minerals SurveyNickel, Chromite, Serpentinite, Associated sulphidesReference / viewing only Ningchou Critical-Mineral Assessment AreaCritical minerals, Chromite, Nickel, OphioliteReference / viewing only Yentem Critical-Mineral Assessment AreaCritical minerals, Nickel, Chromite, Copper sulphidesReference / viewing only Gamnom Ni–Co–Cr–PGE Exploration BlockNickel, Cobalt, Chromite, PGEReference / viewing only Kwatha Chromite & Associated-Minerals Exploration AreaChromite, Nickel, Copper, PGEReference / viewing only Gamnom–Ningthi Nickel & Sulphides ProspectNickel, Copper sulphides, Chromite, SerpentiniteReference / viewing only Shingcha–Gamnom Chromite Deposit ContextChromite, Serpentinite, NickelReference / viewing only Luntching (Copper Hill)–Nampisha PGE & Native-Metal ContextPGE, Native copper, Nickel, Iron sulphidesCollecting status not confirmed Lunghar–Thangrai Chromite & PGE ContextChromite, PGE, Nickel, SerpentiniteCollecting status not confirmed Siroi (Shirui) Chromite–Nickel ContextChromite, Nickel, PGE, SerpentiniteCollecting status not confirmed Khangkhui Chromite Ophiolite ContextChromite, Serpentinite, NickelCollecting status not confirmed Hangkau Nickel–Chromite ContextNickel, Chromite, SerpentiniteCollecting status not confirmed Apong Nickel–Chromite ContextNickel, Chromite, SerpentiniteCollecting status not confirmed Pinghang Chromite ContextChromite, Nickel, SerpentiniteCollecting status not confirmed Chingai Chromite ContextChromite, SerpentiniteCollecting status not confirmed Poi Chromite ContextChromite, SerpentiniteCollecting status not confirmed Kangpat Chromite ContextChromite, SerpentiniteCollecting status not confirmed Chattrick Khunou Chromite ContextChromite, SerpentiniteCollecting status not confirmed Sibong Chromite ContextChromite, Serpentinite, OphioliteCollecting status not confirmed Khudengthabi Nickel–Chromite Ophiolite ContextNickel, Chromite, SerpentiniteCollecting status not confirmed Minou–Mangkang Chromite ContextChromite, SerpentiniteCollecting status not confirmed Nampisha Copper–Sulphide ContextCopper, Malachite, Azurite, MagnetiteCollecting status not confirmed Kwatha Copper–Malachite–Azurite ContextCopper, Malachite, Azurite, MagnetiteCollecting status not confirmed Lambui Limestone ContextLimestone, CalciteCollecting status not confirmed Paorei Limestone ContextLimestone, CalciteCollecting status not confirmed Phungcham Limestone ContextLimestone, CalciteCollecting status not confirmed Shokpau–Yongphu Limestone Block ContextLimestone, CalciteReference / viewing only Singkap Limestone ContextLimestone, CalciteCollecting status not confirmed Shangshak Limestone ContextLimestone, CalciteCollecting status not confirmed Sirarukhong Limestone ContextLimestone, CalciteCollecting status not confirmed Khangkhui Limestone ContextLimestone, CalciteCollecting status not confirmed New Paoyi Limestone ContextLimestone, CalciteCollecting status not confirmed Narum Limestone ContextLimestone, CalciteCollecting status not confirmed Toupokpi Limestone ContextLimestone, CalciteCollecting status not confirmed Chakpikarong Limestone ContextLimestone, CalciteCollecting status not confirmed Pallel Limestone ContextLimestone, CalciteCollecting status not confirmed Sajik Tampak Limestone ContextLimestone, CalciteCollecting status not confirmed Nungbi Soapstone–Steatite ContextSoapstone, Steatite, TalcCollecting status not confirmed Kangvai Lignite–Clay ContextLignite, ClayReference / viewing only Waikhong Brine / Salt-Spring ContextBrine, Salt, Saline springCollecting status not confirmed Sikhong Sekmai Saline-Spring ContextBrine, Salt, Saline springCollecting status not confirmed Chandrakhong Saline-Spring ContextBrine, Salt, Saline springCollecting status not confirmed Keithelmanbi Saline-Spring ContextBrine, Salt, Saline springCollecting status not confirmed Shingcha Serpentinite Ophiolite ContextSerpentinite, Chromite, Nickel, OphioliteCollecting status not confirmed

Access and collecting rules

Manipur has well-documented chromite, nickel, cobalt and PGE potential in the eastern ophiolite belt plus limestone and other mineral occurrences. Published occurrence, exploration or resource information does not establish a public recreational right to collect; all Manipur records in this release are non-navigable pending site-specific access verification.

Government of Manipur — Directorate of Trade, Commerce & Industries: Acts & Rules / Mineral Policy ↗

Dataset last reviewed: September 8, 2026. Coordinates are reference points; some mineral databases warn that locality coordinates may be generalized.

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