Vientiane Plain

Producer in Laos with commodities Sodium, Gypsum-Anhydrite, Potassium
Sections on this page
  1. Identification information
  2. Geographic coordinates
  3. Site location context
  4. Geographic areas
  5. Commodities
  6. Nearby scientific data
  7. Economic information about the deposit and operations
  8. Links to other databases
  9. Bibliographic references
  10. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10022244
MRDS ID DE02331
Record type Site
Current site name Vientiane Plain

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: 102.66641, 17.99982 (WGS84)

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Laos(country)

Geographic areas

Country
Laos

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Sodium Primary
Gypsum-Anhydrite Primary
Potassium Primary

Nearby scientific data

(1) 102.66641, 17.99982

Economic information

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Producer
Commodity type Non-metallic
Deposit size Large
Significant No

Comments on the reserve resource information

  • IN THE VIENTIANE PLAIN, THE ESTIMATED RESERVES OF ROCK SALT TOTAL SOME 850 BILLION TONS, PLUS THE UNDERLYING GYPSUM ESTIMATED AT ABOUT 12 BILLION TONS --FROM ATLAS OF MINERAL RESOURCES OF THE ESCAP REGION, VOLUME 7, LAO PEOPLE'S DEMOCRATIC REPUBLIC, UNITED NATIONS ECONOMIC AND SOCIAL COMMISSION FOR ASIA AND THE PACIFIC, 1990, PAGE 9

Comments on development

  • ECON.COM: K PRODUCTION IS INACTIVE

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    ATLAS OF MINERAL RESOURCES OF THE ESCAP REGION, VOLUME 7, LAO PEOPLE'S DEMOCRATIC REPUBLIC, UNITED NATIONS ECONOMIC AND SOCIAL COMMISSION FOR ASIA AND THE PACIFIC, 1990

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 01-NOV-1993 Jenness, Jane E. U.S. Geological Survey

Beyond USGS

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