Lake Chini Deposits

Occurrence in Pahang, Malaysia with commodities Manganese, Iron
Sections on this page
  1. Identification information
  2. Geographic coordinates
  3. Site location context
  4. Geographic areas
  5. Commodities
  6. Materials information
  7. Alteration
  8. Host and associated rocks
  9. Nearby scientific data
  10. Ore body information
  11. Controls for ore emplacement
  12. Economic information about the deposit and operations
  13. Mining district
  14. Links to other databases
  15. Bibliographic references
  16. General comments
  17. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10003908
MRDS ID AD00292
Record type Site
Current site name Lake Chini Deposits

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: 102.91642, 3.41792 (WGS84)
Elevation 213
Relative position ABOUT 150KM EAST OF KUALA LUMPUR

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Pahang(province)

Malaysia(country)

Asia(continent)

Land(continent)

Geographic areas

Country State
Malaysia Pahang

Comments on the location information

  • EXTENSIVE AREA ON THE SLOPES OF A HILL BETWEN THE TWO SOUTHERLY ARMS OF LAKE CHINI.

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Manganese Critical Primary
Iron Secondary

Comments on the commodity information

  • MN-ORE OFTEN CONTAINS FE-MINERALS

Materials information

Materials Type of material
Goethite Ore
Hematite Ore
Psilomelane Ore
Pyrolusite Ore

Alteration

  • (Local) Most Ores Show Secondary Features

Analytical data

Result 45% MN AS MAXIMUM

Host and associated rocks

  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Metamorphic Rock > Metasedimentary Rock > Quartzite
  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Sedimentary Rock > Clastic Sedimentary Rock > Shale
  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Volcanic Rock (Aphanitic) > Pyroclastic Rock > Tuff

Nearby scientific data

(1) 102.91642, 3.41792

Economic information

Ore body information

  • General form BOULDERS
    Length 9.14M
    Width 9.14M
    Depth to top 0M

Controls for ore emplacement

  • Mainly At Surface, But Also As Bands In Shale

Comments on the geologic information

  • TUFF AND SHALE SEEM TO BE THE MOST LIKELY ROCKS FROM WHICH THE MANGENESE ORIGINATED.

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Occurrence
Commodity type Metallic
Deposit size Small
Significant No

Mining district

District name Lake Chini Area

Comments on development

  • PRODUCTION OF 93,000 TONS BY 1965. NO FURTHER INFORMAITON AVAILABLE.

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    MACDONALD,S., 1970. GEOLOGY AND MINERAL RESOURCES OF THE LAKE CHINI-SUNGAI BERA, JERAM AREA OF SOUTH CENTRAL PAHANG. GEOL. SURVEY OF MALAYSIA. MAP BULLETIN, 1: 28-31.

General comments

Subject category Comment text
Deposit EXTENSIVE SURFACE COVER

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 01-JAN-1980 Pracejus, Bernard.M. Adelaide University

Beyond USGS

Supplemental information added by qvyshift.com. Not part of the original USGS MRDS record.