Nam Pheo

Occurrence in Bolikhamxai, Laos with commodity Gold
Sections on this page
  1. Identification information
  2. Geographic coordinates
  3. Site location context
  4. Geographic areas
  5. Commodities
  6. Nearby scientific data
  7. Controls for ore emplacement
  8. Economic information about the deposit and operations
  9. Mining district
  10. Links to other databases
  11. Bibliographic references
  12. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10022261
MRDS ID DE02353
Record type Site
Current site name Nam Pheo

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: 105.13301, 18.1998 (WGS84)
Relative position NORTHEAST OF THAKHEK

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Bolikhamxai(province)

Laos(country)

Geographic areas

Country State
Laos Bolikhamxai

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Gold Primary

Nearby scientific data

(1) 105.13301, 18.1998

Economic information

Controls for ore emplacement

  • Older Metamorphic Rocks Surrounded By High Grade Metamorphosed Ordovician - Devonian Terrains Intruded By Carboniferous And Triassic Granite And Granodiorite

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Occurrence
Commodity type Metallic
Deposit size Medium
Significant No

Mining district

District name Nape-Rao Co Area

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.