Ban Mae Kaeng

Past Producer in Lampang, Thailand with commodity Fluorine-Fluorite
Sections on this page
  1. Identification information
  2. Geographic coordinates
  3. Site location context
  4. Geographic areas
  5. Commodities
  6. Materials information
  7. Host and associated rocks
  8. Nearby scientific data
  9. Economic information about the deposit and operations
  10. Links to other databases
  11. Bibliographic references
  12. General comments
  13. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10023865
MRDS ID I005027
Record type Site
Current site name Ban Mae Kaeng

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: 99.1665, 17.69984 (WGS84)

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Lampang(province)

Thailand(country)

Asia(continent)

Land(continent)

Geographic areas

Country State
Thailand Lampang

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Fluorine-Fluorite Critical Primary

Materials information

Materials Type of material
Fluorite Ore

Host and associated rocks

  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Metamorphic Rock > Metasedimentary Rock > Slate

Nearby scientific data

(1) 99.1665, 17.69984

Economic information

Economic information about the deposit and operations

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

Comments on the production information

  • FROM UNKNOWN TIME TO ABOUT 1981, 500 T OF 85% CAF2 WERE PRODUCED EACH MONTH.

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    PAUL F. SCHOLLA & ASSOCIATES, 1981, FLUORITE IN THAILAND: UNPUBLISHED REPORT

General comments

Subject category Comment text
Deposit FLUORITE BOULDERS OCCUR IN SOIL (WEATHERED SLATE/PHYLLITE). BOULDERS DO NOT APPEAR TO HAVE BEEN TRANSPORTED FAR AND ARE 0.01 TO 1.5 M IN DIAMETER. THE MAIN ORE BODY HAS NOT BEEN FOUND.

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 01-DEC-1994 Orris, Greta J. U.S. Geological Survey

Beyond USGS

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