Tchepone

Occurrence in Savannakhet, Laos with commodity Lead
Sections on this page
  1. Identification information
  2. Geographic coordinates
  3. Site location context
  4. Geographic areas
  5. Commodities
  6. Materials information
  7. Nearby scientific data
  8. Economic information about the deposit and operations
  9. Links to other databases
  10. Bibliographic references
  11. General comments
  12. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10022272
MRDS ID DE02366
Record type Site
Current site name Tchepone

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: 105.91633, 17.03324 (WGS84)

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Savannakhet(province)

Laos(country)

Geographic areas

Country State
Laos Savannakhet

Comments on the location information

  • IN THE NAM MENG VALLEY NORTHWEST OF TCHEPONE

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Lead Primary

Materials information

Materials Type of material
Pyrite Ore
Sphalerite Ore

Nearby scientific data

(1) 105.91633, 17.03324

Economic information

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Occurrence
Commodity type Metallic
Deposit size Medium
Significant No

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

General comments

Subject category Comment text
Deposit STRIKE LENGTH OF ABOUT 100 METERS; SIMILAR SHOWINGS WITHIN A RADIUS OF ABOUT 10 KM.

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.