Kanjamalai is a hill located 14 km west of Salem District of

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. The estimated terrain elevation above sea level is about 1643

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found in the hills had an average iron content of 35% and it was more than 45% in the northern flank of the hills and it is an important hill station in Tamil Nadu.

References

* Imperial Gazetteer of India, v. 16, p. 289.

External links

* http://www.thehindu.com/todays-paper/tp-national/tp-tamilnadu/allow-salem-steel-plant-to-access-iron-ore-deposits-in-kanjamalai/article1393230.ece * http://www.data.gov.in/catalog/location-iron-ore-deposits-india-and-its-salient-features#web_catalog_tabs_block_10 Hills of Tamil Nadu {{SalemIN-geo-stub